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Women’s Industry Network Announces Recipients of 2018 Most Influential Women in Collision Repair Award

March 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) announced this year’s honorees for the Most Influential Women (MIW) of the collision repair industry for 2018.  After reviewing nominations and interviewing a number of talented women, four industry leaders were selected to receive MIW honors: Shelley Bickett – Director, Co-Founder of Fix Auto USA and Owner of nine Fix […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Training Coordinators, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Fix Auto USA, Most Influential Women Award, Women's Industry Network

Fix Auto USA Adds Heavy Hit Collision Repair Center to Network in Anaheim, California

March 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto Anaheim North

Fix Auto USA announced the launch of a collision repair center designed and constructed to meet changing market conditions. Located in Orange County, California, Fix Auto Anaheim North is owned and operated by industry veteran David Caulfield. Fix Auto Anaheim North’s principal objective is to repair that segment of damaged vehicles that are otherwise burdensome […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Fix Auto USA, Network Affiliations, Openings

1Collision Adds Collision Repair Centers in Minnesota and California to Network

March 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The 1Collision Network announced the addition of Pearson’s Auto Body in Shakopee, Minn. and Body Best Collision Center in Suisun City, Calif. to its collision repair network. The addition of Pearson’s increases the 1Collision footprint in the Minneapolis-St Paul marketplace to seven locations. The addition of Body Best Collision in Suisun City, is the second […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 1Collision Network, California, Minnesota, Network Affiliations

Registration Open for April 4 NABC Golf Fundraiser in Dallas, Texas

March 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Registration is now open for sponsors and golfers for the National Auto Body Council’s Collision Industry Golf Fundraiser April 4 in Dallas, Texas. The event will be held at the Texas Star Golf Resort in Euless. Title Sponsor Enterprise Rent-a-Car leads a roster of industry leaders already committed as event sponsors, including Berkshire Hathaway Automotive, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Golf Outing, National Auto Body Council

Small Business Optimism Increased in February

March 13, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

NFIB Optimism Index February 2018

Optimism, capital spending, compensation, job creation – all up, according to the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends survey Small business owners are showing unprecedented confidence in the economy as the optimism index continues at record high numbers, rising to 107.6 in February, according to the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends Survey. The historically high numbers […]

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

AirPro Diagnostics Named Preferred Provider for Maaco and CARSTAR

March 13, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

AirPro Diagnostics logo

AirPro Diagnostics announced today that Maaco Auto Painting and Collision Repair and CARSTAR North America in the US and Canada named AirPro Diagnostics preferred provider for pre-and post-repair scan services.    “We are proud we’ve earned this designation and look forward to servicing CARSTAR and Maaco franchisees with our superior diagnostic scanning and OEM safety system […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, AirPro Diagnostics, CARSTAR, MAACO

Copart Acquires Finnish Salvage Auto Auction Company

March 13, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) announced that it has acquired Autovahinkokeskus Oy, a salvage auto auction company based in Finland doing business as AVK. “We are thrilled that AVK and its team members have joined the Copart family. We look forward to growing the business by providing outstanding results and service to our customers,” said Copart’s Chief […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Copart, Finland

Ron Coan Joins Spanesi Americas as Spray Products Specialist

March 13, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Spanesi Americas announced the addition of Ron Coan to its team in the role of Spray Products Specialist. Coan comes to Spanesi with over 35 years of experience spent mostly inside of spray booths. His expertise in the automotive coatings industry has provided him multiple opportunities to paint concept vehicles (including the Cadillac 16), one-of-a-kind […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: People, Spanesi

Pedestrian Fatalities in Motor Vehicle Accidents Remain High

March 12, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Marijuana laws

Growth in smartphone usage and marijuana legalization correlated with higher fatalities The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) projects nearly 6,000 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. in 2017, marking the second year in a row at numbers not seen in 25 years. GHSA’s annual Spotlight on Highway Safety provides the first […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Traffic Fatalities

Toyota Partners with Avis Budget Group on Connected Cars

March 12, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Toyota Connected North America, the global technology strategy business unit for Toyota, today announced a multi-year partnership with Avis Budget Group that will add 10,000 Toyota vehicles to Avis Car Rental’s expanding fleet of connected cars. Avis Budget Group will utilize Toyota’s proprietary Mobility Services Platform (MSPF) to enable greater operational and rental fleet efficiency […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Avis, Telematics, Toyota

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