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Wholesale Used Vehicle Prices Continued to Rise in November 2016

December 15, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Wholesale Used Vehicle Price Trends November 2016

Prices up both compared to October and November 2015. According to ADESA Analytical Services’ monthly analysis of wholesale used vehicle prices, trucks continue to drive overall average wholesale prices upward, while car price softening more directly reflects supply growth for the used vehicle market in general. Lower used vehicle prices increase pressure on the number […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ADESA Analytical Services, Wholesale Used Vehicle Price Trends

AkzoNobel Completes Acquisition of BASF’s Industrial Coatings Business

December 15, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

AkzoNobel announced it has finalized the acquisition of BASF’s global Industrial Coatings business that was announced in February. The industrial coatings business supplies a range of products for industries including construction, domestic appliances, wind energy and commercial transport. The transaction includes relevant technologies, patents and trademarks, as well as two manufacturing plants in the United […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AkzoNobel, BASF, Industrial Coatings

Spanesi Expands Distribution in the Plain States with Tri-State Collision Equipment

December 15, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Spanesi Americas announced it expanded its collision repair equipment distribution network in North America, adding Tri-State Collision Equipment to provide distribution and customer support to North and South Dakota and other Plains States. “We are very excited to have Tri- State Collision Equipment join the Spanesi Americas team,” stated Timothy Morgan, Managing Director of Spanesi Americas. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Distributor, North Dakota, South Dakota, Spanesi

NHTSA Proposes Rules for Connected Vehicle Technology

December 14, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Regulator touts technologies ability to prevent hundreds of thousands of crashes. Proposed rule would mandate vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication on light vehicles, allowing cars to ‘talk’ to each other to avoid crashes On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a proposed rule that would advance the deployment of connected vehicle technologies throughout the U.S. light […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Avoidance, NHTSA

Fix Auto Entering German Collision Repair Market

December 14, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto World appoints Roy de Lange as Head of Business to lead German operations in 2017 David Lingham, Head of Business for Fix Auto World, announced Fix Auto’s upcoming entry into the German collision repair market, along with the appointment of Roy de Lange to the role of Head of Business, effective February 1st, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Europe, Fix Auto, Germany

National General Acquires Renewal Rights for Nationwide Non-Standard Auto Business

December 14, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

National General Holdings Corp. (NGHC) on December 8 announced that it has entered into a renewal rights transaction with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company for its personal and commercial non-standard vehicle in-force policies.  National General will partner with Nationwide’s exclusive and independent agent force to sell its policies to their non-standard auto customers. National General Chief […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, National General, Nationwide Insurance

Toyota’s Saxonberg Elected NASTF Chair

December 14, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mark Saxonberg, Manager of Alternate Fuel Vehicles and the Environment for Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. has been deeply involved in the development of the National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) for much of its 17-year history. NASTF members have now, elected Saxonberg to serve as the organization’s 2017 Chair of the Board. Elections also […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Board of Directors, National Automotive Service Task Force, People

Ron Doerr Appointed Chairman of the Assured Performance Board of Directors

December 14, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Assured Performance announced today the appointment of Ron Doerr as Chairman of the Assured Performance Collision Care Board of Directors. Assured Performance Collision Care, Inc. is a non-profit, consumer advocacy organization that was created to provide a joint-effort platform for OEM Certification of body shops. The Board is made up numerous Automakers participating in the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Assured Performance Collision Care, People

California Adopts New Collision Repair Anti-Steering Regulations

December 14, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

California Anti-Steering Regulation

According to Insurance Commissioner new rules prevent illegal steering and ensure unfettered consumer choice of repair shops and more timely damage inspections. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones yesterday issued new anti-steering regulations covering insurance company interactions with consumers in need of collision repair that increase protections to prevent consumers from being misled or claims delayed when a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Insurance Department, Regulations

Mitchell Examines Total Loss Trends in Fourth Quarter Industry Trends Report

December 13, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mitchell ITR cover

Average total loss vehicle age is trending newer. Latest Industry Trends Report also shares insights from Mitchell’s 2016 P&C Conference and collision repair industry data. Mitchell International today released its Industry Trends Report (ITR) for the fourth quarter of 2016. In this latest edition, experts discuss Mitchell’s annual P&C Conference, total loss trends and the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Industry Trends Report, Mitchell International

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