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Bodyshop Revolution Announces Distributors in Canada

February 21, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Bodyshop Revolution logo

Bodyshop Revolution North America Inc., the collision repair facility supplier Greentech gas catalytic drying technology, announced it has established local distribution within the whole of Canada. The TED Group and AutoQuip are the latest distributors to adopt distribution rights for the technology and processes to provide local sales and service support to their customers from […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Bodyshop Revolution, Canada, Distributor

IHS Markit Predicts Global Auto Sales Set to Reach 93.5 Million in 2017

February 21, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

IHS Global Auto Sales Projection February 2017

While global sales are projected to increase, North America is projected to have a slight decline. Report cautions of risk of downtown in mature markets. According to the most recent forecast from IHS Markit (NASDAQ:INFO), total 2017 global light vehicle sales will reach 93.5 million units, a growth rate of 1.5 percent over 2016. However, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Sales, IHS Markit

Spanesi Americas Adds Specialized Products Supply as Distributor in Colorado

February 21, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Spanesi Americas Welcomes Specialized Products Supply

Spanesi Americas announced the addition of Specialized Products Supply as its new distribution and customer support partner in Colorado. “Specialized Products Supply is a great addition to the Spanesi Americas team,” stated Tim Morgan, Managing Director of Spanesi Americas. “As we have continued to grow market share, Alan Squier and his group are already an […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Distributor, Spanesi

Post-election Small Business Optimism Sustained in January

February 16, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

January 2017 Small Business Optimism Index

National Federation of Independent Business monthly survey shows another gain in small business optimism Small business optimism rose again in January to its highest level since December 2004, suggesting that the post-election surge has staying power, according to the monthly National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Index of Small Business Optimism.  “The stunning climb in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: National Federation of Independent Business, Small Business Optimism Index

IAA Announces New COO, Staff Appointments

February 16, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

 Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit of KAR Auction Services (NYSE:KAR),  announced that Tim O’Day has been named the company’s chief operating officer, reporting to IAA CEO and President, John Kett. (Editor’s Note: Mr. O’Day is not the Tim O’Day who serves as president of the Boyd Group collision repair facility chain.) “Tim […]

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

AAA Research Shows Young Millennials Worst Behaved Drivers

February 16, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Driver Dangerous Behavior

New study shows that 88 percent of young millennials engage in risky behavior behind the wheel. A report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety yesterday found that 88 percent of young millennials engaged in at least one risky behavior behind the wheel in the past 30 days, earning the top spot of worst behaved […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, Distracted Driving

Auto Body Association of Texas Announces New Executive Director

February 16, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Auto Body Association of Texas (ABAT), formed in 2014, announced Jill Tuggle has been appointed as the association’s full-time Executive Director. “We are very excited to welcome Jill as the Auto Body Association of Texas Executive Director,” states ABAT President Burl Richards. “We knew we had reached a point where we needed someone to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Body Association of Texas, People

BASF Teams up with Driven to Cure Cancer Charity

February 15, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

BASF launches Paint with a Purpose to benefit rare cancer charity At its automotive refinish team meeting earlier this month, BASF presented Andrew Lee, president & CEO of Driven to Cure (DTC), and his father Bruce Lee, chairman, treasurer & secretary of DTC, with a check for $10,000. Immediately following, BASF announced its new DTC […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: BASF, Donations

Safelite Call Center Opens in New Mexico

February 15, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Safelite AutoGlass officially opened its fifth contact center on February 9. The facility, located at 4300 Sprint Blvd NE, Rio Rancho, N.M., has seats for up to 1,000 customer service representatives – more than 500 of the people who will fill those seats have been hired. The new facility was announced at a public ceremony […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: New Mexico, Openings, Safelite

University of Michigan Reports Vehicle Ownership on the Rise Again 

February 15, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

After years of declines, the rate of vehicle owners per person and per household has started to rise again. Miles driven per person also on the rise. While the rate of ownership of cars and light trucks has steadily declined since its peak a decade ago, it is starting to climb, says a University of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Traffic Volume, UMTRI, Vehicle Ownership

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