Last week, RMI Bodyshops, the UK’s trade association for vehicle collision repair sector, unveiled its new name: National Body Repair Association (NBRA). In July 2015, the Retail Motor Industry Federation’s (RMI) National Association of Bodyshops (NAB) and the Vehicle Builders and Repairers Association (VBRA) announced an agreement to merge forming RMI Bodyshops. The combined group […]
AAA Survey Shows Consumers Concerned About Gas Prices as Summer Approaches
A new AAA survey reveals that nearly a quarter of consumers believe the price of gasoline is already too high. AAA projects the national average for a gallon of gasoline to increase 40 cents this summer, peaking near $2.70. To offset the increase in gas prices, about a 70 cent increase from last year at […]
ABPA Supports West Virginia Collision Repair Parts Legislation
The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA), the association representing non-OEM parts suppliers, announced its support for collision repair parts legislation in the West Virginia (SB 544) that would eliminate the OEM parts requirement on newer vehicles and change consumer notification language. As CollisionWeek reported earlier this month, SB544 seeks to revise a current West Virginia […]
Automotive Management Institute Honors Class of 2017
The Automotive Management Institute (AMi) held its annual graduation ceremony March 4 at the Overland Park Convention Center in Overland Park, Kan. The ceremony honored the 23rd class of Accredited Automotive Managers (AAMs). The graduating class of 2017 includes 3 automotive service and collision repair professionals who earned the Institute’s prestigious AAM designation by successfully […]
I-CAR Honors Chuck Sulkala With Lifetime Achievement Award
Chuck Sulkala, past chairman of the I-CAR International Board of Directors, was awarded the Lifetime Contribution Award in recognition of his years of dedicated leadership and service to I-CAR, and his passion and commitment to excellence in the collision industry. This award was presented at the recent 2017 I-CAR Volunteer and Instructor Conference held in […]
AASP/NJ Reports Over 5000 Attendance at NORTHEAST Trade Show
As an early week snowstorm hit the Northeast region of the country, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) prepped for what might have been a tough road for its NORTHEAST 2017 Automotive Services Show. But there was no need to worry as the skies cleared and the show turned out to […]
Service King Acquires MSO with Four Collision Repair Centers in Pennsylvania and Delaware
Service King Collision Repair Centers announced it acquired True Collision, a Pittsburgh, Pa. based multiple shop operator with three locations in the Pittsburgh market and one in Delaware. The Delaware location is the first for Service King in the state. They now operate collision repair centers in 24 states. “This is certainly a significant and […]
Uber Temporarily Suspends Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Following Crash in Arizona
Uber Technologies Inc. temporarily suspended its pilot autonomous vehicle (AV) program following a crash in Arizona on Friday. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, another vehicle failed to yield to the Uber vehicle. The pilots restarted Monday. The move will have the ride-hailing company suspend its pilot AV project in Arizona, California […]
Auto Sales Expected to Increase in March
J.D. Power and LMC Automotive predict retail sales rise of more than 2 percent for only second time in thirteen months. The auto industry will see its first year-over-year monthly increase of 2017 as March retail sales are expected to increase 2.4 percent, according to a forecast developed jointly by J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. […]
XPEL and 3M Settle Patent Infringement Lawsuit
XPEL Technologies Corp., a supplier of automotive paint protection and window protection films, and 3M, announced they have reached a settlement agreement in a patent infringement lawsuit that was filed in December 2015. “I am pleased we have been able to resolve this matter and look forward to continuing to deliver high-quality products and services […]
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