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Mitchell Second Quarter 2017 Industry Trends Report Examines OEM and Non-OEM Collision Repair Part Pricing

June 13, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mitchell ITR Q2 2017

According to Mitchell data, from 2010 to 2016, the average price difference between OEM and aftermarket parts declined by almost eight percent for domestic vehicles. Issue also examines how insurance industry is using artificial intelligence. Mitchell today released its Industry Trends Report (ITR) for the second quarter of 2017. In this edition, Mitchell executives take […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Industry Trends Report, Mitchell International, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts

Dent Wizard Promotes Matt Boyd to Director of Operations for Canada

June 13, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Dent Wizard International announced it recently promoted Matt Boyd to the position of director of operations – Canada. Boyd previously served as the company’s national sales manager in Canada. In his new role, Boyd will apply his extensive automotive knowledge and experience to Dent Wizard’s continued growth in the Canadian market. Boyd will report directly […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Canada, Dent Wizard, People

CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Houston

June 13, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced the opening of CARSTAR Champions at 13650 Schroeder Rd., in Houston, Texas.  The new franchise is owned and operated by Kevin and Blanca Williams. “Joining CARSTAR was an easy business decision for us,” said co-owner Kevin Williams.  “We can now leverage the benefits of being part of the CARSTAR […]

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

San Jose Collision Repair Shop Owner Among 18 Charged with Felony Insurance Fraud

June 13, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The owner of a San Jose, California collision repair shop, his wife, and sixteen others have been charged with an insurance fraud scam during which they staged 15 car accidents to collect about $150,000 in fraudulent claims. According to allegations by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, the auto insurance fraud ring intentionally damaged […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Insurance Fraud

CIECA Project to Incorporate Collision Repair Diagnostic Scans into Data Standards Starts June 19

June 13, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Standards will enable communication of scan results between collision repair shops and insurers. The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA), the collision repair industry data communications standards developer, today announced it will begin work June 19 on a new project to implement the exchange and transmission of scanning diagnostics results within the Business Message Suite (BMS). […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association, Diagnostics, Standards

State Attorneys General Promise Legal Fight to Keep 2022-2025 Vehicle Emission Standards

June 12, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, leading a coalition of 13 Attorneys General and the PA Department of Environmental Protection, warned the Trump Administration that any effort to roll back key vehicle emission standards would be met by a “vigorous” court challenge. In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt, the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fuel Economy, Regulations

Nissan to Offer standard Automatic Emergency Braking on One Million U.S. vehicles in MY2018

June 12, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Nissan AEB infographic

More than doubles the number of AEB-equipped Nissan vehicles versus 2017 model year. Nissan announced that it is making Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) standard on a projected one million vehicles sold in the United States for model year 2018, including seven of the company’s most popular models – Rogue/Rogue Sport, Altima, Murano, LEAF, Pathfinder, Maxima […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AEB, Crash Avoidance, Nissan

NADA Reports Light Trucks Account for 63% of New-Vehicle Sales through May 

June 12, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

NADA May 2017 Vehicle Sales Chart

According to the National Automobile Dealers Assocation (NADA) May edition of Mark Beat, sales of new crossovers, SUVs and pickup trucks continued to gain market share through the first five months of 2017 in the U.S.  “While May traditionally is a good month for selling cars, light-vehicle sales came in below expectations,” said NADA Chief […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: National Automobile Dealers Association, Vehicle Sales

Registration Open for 2017 CIECA Symposium

June 12, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Registration for the Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) 9th Annual Conference is now open and available online. The event takes place September 18-20 at the Metropolitan at the 9 hotel in Cleveland, Ohio The annual CIECA Implementation Conference is the only industry event where business and technical personnel involved with application systems can get […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association

Christen Battaglia Named Director of Strategic Partnerships at Collision Repair Education Foundation

June 12, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) announced that Christen Battaglia has joined the Foundation as Director of Strategic Partnerships. Battaglia, who reports to Clark Plucinski, Executive Director of CREF, will assist in growing the organization’s financial supporters and assist the organization in ensuring high school and college collision programs are fully engaged with support opportunities. Over […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, People

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