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Toyota Pilot Testing Car Sharing Platform in Hawaii

August 17, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

New suite of software and services designed to enable dealers and distributors to launch car share programs in local markets Toyota and Servco Pacific Inc. have partnered to test a new car-sharing technology in Honolulu, Hawaii. The suite of software and services is an important part of Toyota’s Mobility Services Platform (MSPF) which will offer […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Car-Sharing, Hawaii, Servco Pacific Inc., Toyota Motor Sales

UTI Expands Welding Technology Program to Arizona Campus

August 17, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) announced the expansion of its new Welding Technology program to the UTI-Avondale campus in the Phoenix area. Classes are scheduled to begin in January 2018. “UTI-Avondale will be the second UTI campus to offer the Welding Technology program, and more will follow,” said Michael Romano, UTI-Avondale campus president. “This is an […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Technical Training, Universal Technical Institute, Welding

Service King Acquires Collision Repair Center in Pennsylvania

August 17, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Avondale repair facility is MSO’s 17th in the Commonwealth Service King Collision Repair Centers announced the acquisition of Abernethy’s Auto Body located at 834 Gap Newport Pike in Avondale, Pa. 40 miles southwest of Philadelphia. The facility is Service King’s 17th location in Pennsylvania. With this latest acquisition, Service King operates 330 collision repair centers […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Pennsylvania, Service King Collision Repair Centers

Fiat Chrysler Joins with BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye on Autonomous Driving Platform

August 16, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

FCA Automobiles logo

Goal is to bring highly automated and fully automated driving solutions to market by 2021. BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye announced today that they have signed a memorandum of understanding with the intention for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) to be the first automaker to join them in developing an autonomous driving platform for global deployment. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, BMW, FCA, Intel, Mobileye

Texas Auto Body Trade Show August 25-26 in Dallas

August 16, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Auto Body Association of Texas and the Houston Auto Body Association will hold their third Annual trade show on August 25-26 at the Hurst Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. Details about the Texas Auto Body Trade Show, including a schedule of events, are available online.  “This is what our associations are all about, sharing […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Body Association of Texas, Houston Auto Body Association, Texas, Trade Show

Former CARSTAR Training Center in Kansas Now Locally-Owned and Operated Collision Repair Center

August 16, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR announced that CARSTAR Metcalf in Stillwell, Kan., its former corporate training center, is now locally-owned and operated. “We have direct repair relationships with more than 20 insurance partners,” said Steve Hahn, CARSTAR Metcalf owner. “Now that this location is locally owned, I want to be even more involved in the community.” Hahn said he […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CARSTAR, Kansas, Network Affiliations

IAA Expands Facilities in Six States Across U.S.

August 16, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit of KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE:KAR), announced the expansion of facilities in six states across the U.S. The more than 50 acres of additional land are located in strategic markets where customer demand is rapidly increasing and projected to continue. “We partner very closely with our customers, […]

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

Service King Adds Collision Repair Center in California

August 16, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Service King Collision Repair Centers announced it acquired Valley Motor Center Auto Body located at 14954 Oxnard St. in Van Nuys, Calif. The facility is Service King’s 30th in the region and 42nd in California. “Valley Motor Center has a long, rich history of providing premier collision repair service to San Fernando Valley motorists,” said […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, California, Service King Collision Repair Centers

National Safety Council Sees Decline in Motor Vehicle Deaths

August 15, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

NSC Fatality Projection Table

Motor vehicle deaths projected to drop slightly in first half of 2017 but remain 8 Percent higher than at the two years ago. Preliminary estimates from the National Safety Council indicate motor vehicle deaths in the first six months of 2017 are 1 percent lower than they were during the same six-month period in 2016. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: National Safety Council, Traffic Fatalities

National Auto Body Council Opens Nominations for Board of Directors 

August 15, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Auto Body Council (NABC) announced it is now accepting nominations for seven open seats for its Board of Directors. Deadline for nominations is Friday, September 1. Board candidates may be self-nominated or an industry professional nominated by three members of the NABC.  To qualify, the nominee must be either an individual member of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Board of Directors, National Auto Body Council, People

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