Members of the Automotive Lift Institute (ALI), the trade association dedicated to vehicle lift safety, elected its 2019 board of directors at the annual meeting October 28 in Las Vegas. Jerome Lentz of Challenger Lifts in Louisville, Ky. was elected chairman. Buck Gasner of DEKRA North America in Marietta, Ga. was re-elected to a second […]
Axalta Opens Research & Development Center at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia
New 175,000 sq. ft. facility will become home for coatings company’s global research initiatives. Axalta (NYSE:AXTA) today celebrated the official opening of its Global Innovation Center, the largest coatings research and development (R&D) center in the world, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The 175,000-foot Global Innovation Center offers specialty labs, as well as office space. […]
Boyd Group Opens New Collision Repair Center in Georgia
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the November 5, opening of a Gerber Collision & Glass repair location in LaGrange, Ga. This center was originally home to a new car dealership. Located about 60 miles southwest of Atlanta, and 30 miles southwest of a Gerber location in Newnan, LaGrange is the county seat of Troup County. […]
ITW Evercoat Named SEMA Best New Collision Repair and Refinish Product Award Winner
The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) announced its Best New Products Award at the 2018 SEMA Show. These awards are given to the most innovative and cutting-edge automotive aftermarket products that will be consumable in 2019. In the Collision Repair & Refinish Product category, the winner was ITW Evercoat, for its OPTEX Color Changing Body […]
Copart Continues Germany Expansion with Auction Location Near Berlin
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) is opening a new location in the south of Berlin, Germany. The facility is located at Nobelstr. 10 Massen-Niederlausitz, Brandenburg, Germany. This is Copart’s first location in the proximity of Berlin, the capital of Germany. It is the company’s fifth location in the country. “Our patented online vehicle auction platform is one […]
AutoNation Partners with AAA on National Approved Auto Repair Program
AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) announced a new partnership with AAA where AutoNation is AAA’s first national Approved Auto Repair (AAR) program partner, with over 220 facilities now approved under the program. Being AAR certified signals to consumers that AutoNation facilities meet the highest of professional standards. Facilities in the AAR program have undergone rigorous qualifications in […]
Consumer Confidence Down Slightly in October
While below month and year ago levels, sentiment for the year is highest since 2000. Greater certainty over jobs and incomes support vehicle and home purchases. Consumer sentiment remained at very favorable levels in October, according to the latest University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The Sentiment Index has been higher thus far in 2018 […]
Abra Acquires Collision Repair Center in Maryland
Abra Auto Body Repair of America announced the addition of a new repair center in Aberdeen, Md. The acquisition of T&S Auto Body’s 9,800 sq. ft. collision repair center, located at 1110 S Philadelphia Blvd, closed yesterday. T&S has been operating in the same location for more than 40 years. “We look forward to introducing […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in South Carolina
CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR Spring Valley Auto Body in Columbia, S.C. Father-son duo Don Purcell Sr. and Don Purcell Jr., owners of CARSTAR Spring Valley Auto Body, are now the third CARSTAR location in South Carolina. Purcell Sr. first opened his facility in 1983 with only one employee. “Keeping our family values and […]
Nebraska Auto Body Association Conference December 1st in Lincoln
The 2018 Annual Nebraska Auto Body Association (NABA) Conference will be held Saturday, December 1st at the Hilton Garden Inn in Lincoln, Neb. This is the Annual Business Meeting for the NABA and will include education day that brings relevant up to date information on the industry to attendees. Details and registration information is available […]
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