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U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Overtime Rule

September 24, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rule will raise standard salary level from $455 to $684 per week on January 1. The U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule to make 1.3 million American workers eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). “For the first time in over 15 years, America’s workers will have an update […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Overtime, Regulations, U.S. DOL

Mitchell Announces Collaboration with Qualcomm to Bring Extended-Reality Smart Glasses to Collision Repair Centers

September 24, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mitchell has developed a proof-of-concept Extended Reality (XR) smart glasses solution for collision repair facilities, in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Mitchell CEO Alex Sun and Qualcomm Technologies’ Hugo Swart will discuss the solution and showcase the proof of concept at Mitchell’s mPower Conference next week. Through use of extended reality, repair technicians save time […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Augmented Reality, Inc., Mitchell International, OEM Repair Procedures, Qualcomm Technologies

Boyd Group Currently Sees No Meaningful Impact on Parts Supply from GM Strike

September 24, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Warns prolonged strike could disrupt parts supply. The Boyd Group Income Fund (TSE: BYD.UN) yesterday commented on the potential impact of a prolonged General Motors (GM) labor strike on parts supplies.. “To date, the Strike has had no meaningful impact on our ability to source GM collision parts required to complete collision repairs on GM […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Boyd Group, General Motors, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts, Recycled Parts

Carl Warren & Company Partners with ACD

September 24, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

ACD today announced that Carl Warren & Company will be integrating ACD’s AutoLink technology to manage and streamline the company’s national physical damage appraisal process. Carl Warren & Company is a nationwide third-party administrator with over 75 years of experience and currently works with public and private sector entities, self-insureds and insurers.  “Carl Warren & […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ACD, Agreements Signed, Carl Warren & Company

PPG-Sponsored Track Walk Raises $32,000 for Speedway Children’s Charities

September 24, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced that the recent Track Walk fundraising event for the New Hampshire chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities (SCC) generated more than $32,000 to help fund the organization’s educational, medical, social and financial efforts for children in need. PPG has served as the event’s sole sponsor for more than 10 years. The 2019 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: PPG Industries, Speedway Children's Charities

Delaware Court Dismisses Aquila Suit Against Solera

September 23, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, a Delaware judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Tony Aquila, the former chief executive of Solera Holdings Inc., against the company that alleged it breached the terms of his separation agreement. According to the report, the dispute is being reviewed and will be resolved by arbitrators […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Lawsuits, Solera Holdings, Tony Aquila

CARSTAR Celebrates its 30th Anniversary by Giving Customers the Star Treatment

September 23, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

As part of its ongoing 30th anniversary celebrations, in September CARSTAR will thank 30 customers with a “star treatment” experience. CARSTAR locations across the U.S. and Canada are surprising 30 customers throughout September at the time of their vehicle return by registering stars from the nights sky in customer names. After going through the trials […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CARSTAR

PPG Names Knavish, Liebert Executive Vice Presidents

September 23, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Tim Knavish assumes responsibility for global automotive refinish business. PPG (NYSE:PPG) announced that Tim Knavish and Rebecca Liebert will be appointed executive vice presidents and join the company’s Executive Committee, effective Oct. 1. Knavish currently serves as PPG senior vice president, architectural coatings, and president, PPG Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Liebert currently […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: People, PPG Industries

Tradiebot and Motor Trades Association of South Australia Announced Innovation Hub

September 23, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Motor Trade Association of South Australia (MTA), in partnership with Tradiebot Industries, has announced the launch of an Automotive Innovation Hub. The Hub will be based at the MTA’s Training and Employment Centre at Royal Park and will focus on delivering automotive skills through new training programs and will be the space for the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Australia, Motor Trades Association of South Australia, Tradiebot Industries

IAA Holds Grand Opening Event at New Lexington, S.C. Facility

September 20, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

IAA, Inc. (NYSE:IAA) celebrated the grand opening of its Lexington, S.C. facility. IAA Lexington is the fourth branch in the state and will help accommodate increased customer capacity demands. Honored guests at the September 11 event included the President of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce Otis Rawl and staff from South Carolina Representative Joe Wilson’s […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Auto Auctions, Openings, South Carolina

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