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Sugato Chattopadhyay Named Director of IT at UpdatePromise

February 2, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

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UpdatePromise announced the recent addition of Sugato Chattopadhyay, who will act as the company’s new Director of IT. Chattopadhyay joins the UpdatePromise team with over 25 years of Global IT experience with Companies such as HP, Apple, Cognizant and Accenture. Chattopadhyay will leverage his knowledge and experience in areas such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: People, UpdatePromise

People’s Insurance Company of China Provides Its First CAPA Certified Collision Repair Parts

February 2, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) announced that the People’s Insurance Company of China Limited (Group – PICC Property & Casualty Ltd.), the largest property and casualty insurer in China, recently made over 150 CAPA Certified part numbers available. PICC concurrently announced the establishment of their e-commerce platform to facilitate distribution of these parts in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Certified Automotive Parts Association, China Automotive Maintenance and Repair Association, Intertek, Non-OEM Parts, People’s Insurance Company of China Limited

Iowa Insurance Commissioner to Speak at Midwest Auto Body Trade Show

February 1, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Iowa Insurance Commissioner, Doug Ommen, has accepted the invitation to speak Saturday, February 17 at the General Session at the Midwest Auto Body Trade Show. This will be the first time, Commissioner Ommen will have the opportunity to meet many Iowans from the automotive aftermarket industry.  Scott Weiser, Iowa Collision Repair Association Lobbyist, facilitated Commissioner […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Commissioner, Iowa, Iowa Collision Repair Association, Midwest Auto Body Trade Show

AASP/NJ Board Member William “Billy” Aiello Passes Away

February 1, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

William “Billy” Aiello, 47 of South Plainfield, N.J. passed away surrounded by his family January 30, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Aiello was elected to the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers on NJ (AASP/NJ) Board of Directors in October 2017. Aiello is survived by his wife Kara (Kaskiw) Aiello, his daughter Brooke, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Board of Directors, Obituary, People

Refinish Distributors Alliance Adds New Member in Utah

February 1, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Refinish Distributors Alliance (RDA) announced it has added a new member, Ogden Auto Parts & Glass Co., with headquarters in Ogden, Utah. Ogden Auto Parts & Glass Co. was founded in 1929. They are a family owned business with the fifth generation still actively involved in managing the business. Bret Thorpe, the COO/CEO, and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Network Affiliations, Refinish Distributors Alliance, Utah

PPG Foundation Funds Refinish Scholarships through Collision Repair Education Foundation

February 1, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The PPG Foundation has provided $20,000 in funding for the Collision Repair Education Foundation that will be awarded to students who have demonstrated a career interest in automotive collision repair and refinish. The scholarships, $5,000 each, are awarded annually to full-time students attending a post-secondary school with a focus on degree programs in collision repair. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, PPG Industries, Scholarships

SEM Products Announces Collision Repair Approvals from FCA

January 31, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

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SEM announced that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) now officially recommends 14 SEM products for use in collision repair facilities in accordance with FCA repair procedures.  Outlined below, these products can be used as dictated by brand and part # or “equivalent” on repair procedures outlined by FCA Technical Service Bulletins (TSB). Adhesives 40202 Dual-Mix Quick […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Approvals, FCA, SEM Products

IIHS and HLDI Announce Board Election Results

January 31, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

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Nationwide’s Windsor elected IIHS chairman, Amica’s Petrarca elected HLDI chairman The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced the election of William L. Windsor Jr. as chairman of its Board of Directors. Windsor is associate vice president, Office of Consumer Safety, Nationwide Insurance. He succeeds Floyd M. Yager, senior vice president and chief data officer, Allstate […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Board of Directors, Highway Loss Data Institute, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, People

Spanesi Collision Repair Equipment Approved by Tesla

January 31, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

On January 16, Tesla, Inc. announced they have added three new Spanesi structural repair benches and the Touch Measuring System to their OEM approved equipment list, for Tesla Approved Body Shop program.  “Spanesi is excited to be a part of approved list of collision repair equipment recognized in the Tesla Approved Body Shop program,” states […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Approvals, Spanesi, Tesla

AASP-MN Automotive Scholarship Applications Open

January 31, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) will be awarding scholarships to select students enrolled in post-secondary mechanical or collision repair programs. Scholarship awards will be $1,000 per student and can be applied towards tuition or tool purchases. Recipients must be entering their first or second year of a two-year NATEF-certified automotive program […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP-MN, Scholarships

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