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Fix Auto World Names Stuart Faid to Lead Asia-Pacific Region

May 1, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto World announced the appointment of Stuart Faid to the role of Regional Head of Business, Asia-Pacific Region, effective today. Faid brings to Fix Auto World more than 25 years’ experience across every facet of the automotive industry. Having started his career as a management graduate at Volkswagen Group, where he served for seven […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Asia, Fix Auto World, People

AkzoNobel and Mercedes-Benz China Announce Supplier Agreement

May 1, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

AkzoNobel has become the recommended supplier of automotive refinishes for Mercedes-Benz China, the country’s leading luxury auto brand. The agreement means the company has become a certified supplier of vehicle refinishes to more than 50 auto companies in China over the last 20 years. “Becoming the recommended supplier of automotive refinishes for Mercedes-Benz China shows […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, AkzoNobel, Approvals, China, Mercedes-Benz

Federal Legislation Introduced to Address Career and Technical Education Teacher Shortage

May 1, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rob Portman (R-OH), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently introduced the Creating Quality Technical Educators Act, (S. 2737). The bill would establishes a grant program to address the shortage of career and technical education (CTE) teachers impacting programs all across the country. The bill would add a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, legislation

New Vehicle Sales Pace to Decline Again Despite Higher Discounts

April 30, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

J.D. Power LMC Automotive April 208 Auto Sales Projection

J.D. Power and LMC Automotive project declines in auto sales in April versus last year. Retail SAAR to reach lowest level for the month of April since 2012 The new vehicle retail sales pace in April is expected to fall from a year ago, according to a forecast developed jointly by J.D. Power and LMC […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: J.D. Power, LMC Automotive, New Vehicle Sales

Fix Auto Canada Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Ontario

April 30, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto Stratford

Fix Auto Canada announced the addition of Fix Auto Stratford, located in Stratford, Ontario to its network. The brother and sister team of Andrew and Kate Tapley are carrying on their family tradition as second generation owner/operators. Their father founded the family’s first location back in 1979, acquired a second facility in 2000 and then […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Canada, Fix Auto Canada, Network Affiliations, Ontario

Subaru of America Holds Grand Opening of New Headquarters in New Jersey

April 30, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Subaru of America Headquarters

Announces 9 million vehicle milestone in U.S. Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) on Friday conducted a grand opening of its new home in Camden, NJ. Following several years of sustained business growth, Subaru of America announced plans in 2014 for a new headquarters campus to be located in Camden. Next month, more than 550 employees […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: New Jersey, Openings, Subaru

Service King Welcomes 400th Veteran in its Mission 2 Hire Program

April 30, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Service King Collision Repair Centers welcomed its 400th U.S. Military veteran to the family as part of the organization’s ongoing Mission 2 Hire initiative. With the recent milestone, the company remains ahead of its original goal to successfully recruit and hire 500 U.S. Armed Forces veterans and family members in five years. “This is yet […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Service King Collision Repair Centers, Veterans, Workforce Development

IAA Opens Location in Casper, Wyoming

April 30, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Salvage auto auction now has facilities in all 50 states Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit of KAR Auction Services (NYSE:KAR), announced it opened its newest branch in Casper, Wyoming. According to the company, with its Casper branch opening, IAA is the only salvage auto auction with locations in all 50 states. “We […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Auto Auctions, Openings, Wyoming

ASA Raises Concern on Vendors Sharing or Selling Collision Repair and Service Shop Customer Data

April 27, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

ASA Data Privacy Agreement

Association creates data privacy agreement for collision repair and mechanical facilities to use with vendors The Automotive Service Association (ASA) issued a warning that some third-party vendors that collision and service repair shops do business with might be reselling their customers’ data in detail, or as an aggregate, to third parties, without the repair facilities […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, Data Access

Axalta Reports Sales Up 15.7% in First Quarter

April 27, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Refinish sales up 6.2 percent after benefit from currency conversion Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE:AXTA) announced first quarter net sales of $1.165 billion increased 15.7 percent year-over-year, driven by volume growth of 8.6 percent primarily from acquisition contribution, 0.8 percent higher average selling prices and a 6.3 percent foreign currency benefit. First quarter net sales […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Axalta Coating Systems, Earnings

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