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TechForce Foundation and Collision Repair Education Foundation Announce Scholarships

May 28, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The TechForce Foundation and the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) awarded three collision repair students with scholarships funded through a TechForce Foundation FutureTech Success Grant. Winners were selected from a pool of students who demonstrated a passion for learning and an affinity for the collision repair industry based on their participation in the scholarship’s selection […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, Scholarships, TechForce Foundation

Boyd Group Using Arity Virtual Assist Technology

May 28, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Allstate announced that the Boyd Group is using Virtual Assist technology developed by its Arity subsidiary. The Boyd Group will use the communications technology at its Gerber Collision & Glass locations in the U.S. as well as its Boyd Autobody & Glass shops across western Canada and its Assured Automotive shops in eastern Canada. The […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Allstate Insurance, Arity, Boyd Group

asTech Announces Agreement with Fix Auto USA

May 28, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

asTech announced it has signed an agreement with Fix Auto USA to offer vehicle diagnostic and calibration services to the Fix Auto organization in the United States. Through this partnership, Fix Auto USA franchise locations will be able to utilize asTech as an approved vendor to offer customers and insurance partners vehicle electronics diagnostic and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, asTech, Diagnostics, Fix Auto USA

AAA Forecasts Record Number of Road Trips During Memorial Day Holiday

May 23, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

AAA Memorial Day 2019 Travel Forecast

Holiday road trips up 3.5 percent to 37.6 million people. Despite a rising national gas price average that is inching closer to the $3 per gallon mark, the vast majority of holiday travelers will drive to their destinations this holiday weekend according to AAA. For these motorists, INRIX, a global transportation analytics company, expects travel […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, Holiday Travel

Copart Reports Fiscal Third Quarter Revenue Up 15.7%

May 23, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) reported that for the three months ended April 30, revenue, gross profit, and net income were $553.1 million, $251.6 million, and $192.7 million, respectively. These represent an increase in revenue of $74.9 million, or 15.7 percent; an increase in gross profit of $32.5 million, or 14.8 percent; and an increase in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Copart, Earnings

Fix Auto UK Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Sandhurst

May 23, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto UK announced it strengthened its network within London and the Home Counties with the addition of Perfect Paint in Sandhurst. Operating as Fix Auto Sandhurst, the 12,000 sq. ft. collision repair center is owned by Martin Weller and managed by Adrian Brimicombe. The latest addition takes the number of Fix Auto UK repair […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fix Auto UK, Network Affiliations, United Kingdom

Women in Auto Care, AIA Canada Announce Joint Women’s Leadership Conference Aug 7-8 in Detroit

May 23, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Women in Auto Care, a community of the Auto Care Association, and Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA Canada) announced registration is open for the 2019 Women’s Leadership Conference. The conference will take place Aug. 7-8 in Detroit, Mich. at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center. More information about the Women’s Leadership Conference and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Care Association, Automotive Industries Association of Canada

Recycled Rides Go To Three Moms With Military Ties

May 23, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

GEICO, Caliber Collision and Enterprise know how to show their appreciation for those in the military and those with close ties to someone who is. The three companies combined their efforts to present three military moms with vehicles that were refurbished to like new conditions and filled with good wishes from everyone connected with the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Caliber Collision Centers, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, GEICO, National Auto Body Council, Recycled Rides

U.S. Property/Casualty Insurers Preliminary First Quarter Results Show 24% Underwriting Income Increase

May 22, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

AM Best logo

While AM Best analysis of interim financial reports shows improvement in income, loss and loss adjustment expense increased during the quarter. The U.S. property/casualty (P/C) industry posted net underwriting income of $4.2 billion in first-quarter 2019, according to preliminary financial results, a 24.0 percent increase from the first quarter of 2018. This financial review is […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: A.M. Best, Earnings, Property Casualty Insurance

Consumer Reports Says Tesla AutoPilot Needs Immediate Changes, Calls for NHTSA Defect Inquiry

May 22, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Consumer Reports is calling for changes to Tesla’s Autopilot driver assistance system in the wake of a preliminary report May 16 from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on the fatal March 2019 crash of a Tesla Model 3 with a semi-trailer in Delray Beach, Fla. The report indicated that the Autopilot driver-assist system was […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Autonomous Vehicles, Consumer Reports, National Transportation Safety Board, Tesla

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