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Spanesi Americas Announces Distributor Awards

January 30, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Spanesi Americas recently recognized individual distributors for their 2016 contributions and accomplishments during its ‘2017 Kick Off’ Distributor Meeting at its North American Operations Center in Illinois this month. Among those recognized, Steve Smith, owner of Automotive Collision Equipment of Florida got the prestigous “Top Distributor of the Year” award for his activities in the […]

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First of a Dozen Collision Repair Education Foundation Spring Career Fairs Around the U.S. Kicks Off in Iowa on February 3

January 30, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation will kick off their spring career fair schedule on Friday, February 3rd in Des Moines, Iowa, which will be followed by at least 11 additional events currently schedule across the U.S. To ensure the best student participation possible at these events, the Education Foundation will be partnering with ASE and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career Fair, Collision Repair Education Foundation

Association Seeks Donation to Send Georgia Collision Repair Student to SkillsUSA Conference

January 30, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

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The Georgia Collision Industry Association is organizing a fundraising drive to help a student attend the 2017 SkillsUSA Championships being held June 19-23, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky. The GCIA is donating $500 to help sponsor a representative from Maxwell High School to attend the conference and competition and is asking for […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Donations, Georgia Collision Industry Association, SkillsUSA

NADA Economist Projects Sustained New-Vehicle Sales

January 30, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Forecast calls for slight decline in 2017 sales to 17.1 million vehicles. The strong economic growth that propelled new-vehicle sales to back-to-back record years in 2015 and 2016 is on pace to continue into 2017, said Steven Szakaly, chief economist of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) at a press briefing during the NADA Convention […]

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

AAPEX Announces 2017 Dates

January 27, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

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AAPEX 2017 will take place Tuesday, Oct. 31 through Thursday, Nov. 2, at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas, N.V. Online registration will be available in May 2017. Buyers who would like to be notified when registration opens can sign up on the AAPEX website, aapexshow.com/reginq. AAPEX 2017 is expected to feature more than 2,200 […]

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Canadian Collision Repair Shop Accreditation Program Breaks the 300 Shop Mark

January 27, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Canadian Collision Industry Accreditation Program (CCIAP) announced that since its launch in October 2016, over 300 collision repair facilities from across Canada have registered with CCIAP.  As of January 1st, over 20 of those registered have scheduled their accreditation audit for the coming months. Program administrators hope to see these shops join the ranks […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Accreditation, Automotive Industries Association of Canada, Canada

Collision Repair Education Foundation School Makeover Grant Applications Now Available

January 27, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Deadline for schools to apply is June 1. The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced that the application for their Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school grant is now available for high school and post-secondary collision school programs. The Makeover grant program is in its ninth year. Instructors are advised to begin the application early and industry […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Makeover Grant

KBB Projects January New-Car Sales Down 3 Percent Year-Over-Year Following Record 2016

January 27, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

KBB January 2017 Auto Sales

Kelley Blue Book estimates new vehicle sales at 1.13 million units for the month, a 17.4 million seasonally adjusted annual rate. New-vehicle sales are expected to decrease 3 percent year-over-year to a total of 1.13 million units in January 2017, resulting in an estimated 17.4 million seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), according to Kelley Blue […]

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Copart Opens its 13th Location in Florida

January 26, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) announced the addition of its Orlando North location in Apopka, Florida. The location is Copart’s 13th location in the Sunshine State. “We have been steadily growing our footprint for months now, and I’m pleased to continue that trend into 2017 with this being the third new location we have announced in the […]

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Collision Repair Education Foundation Sets $100,000 Fundraising Goal to Help Chicago High School and College Collision Programs

January 26, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced a goal of raising $100,000 for Chicago Public School and City Colleges of Chicago collision school programs by the NACE Automechanika Chicago show being held this July. Over the next the next 6 months, the Collision Repair Education Foundation will be gathering support and donations from individuals and businesses […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Chicago, Collision Repair Education Foundation, NACE Automechanika

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