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IMI and Automechanika Announce Global Skills Partnership

September 13, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

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The UK-based Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) announced today it will be working together with trade event organizer, Messe Frankfurt, whose Automechanika events are dedicated to improving the automotive supply chain and aftermarket. Bringing together thousands of automotive supply and aftermarket companies on an international platform, the IMI will be partnering with Automechanika as […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automechanika, Institute of the Motor Industry, Messe Frankfurt

Service King Opens 35th Collision Repair Center in Dallas-Fort Worth Market

September 13, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Service King Collision Repair Centers announced today it officially opened the doors to newest collision repair center located in The Colony, Texas. The repair center is Service King’s 35th location in its home market of Dallas-Fort Worth. “This is a proud moment for the entire Service King family as we continue to grow our team […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Openings, Service King Collision Repair Centers, Texas

Autonomous Vehicles May Reduce US Auto Insurance Premiums by More than 40% by 2050

September 12, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

According to the annual Global Insurance Market Opportunities report by Aon Benfield, premiums will shrink due to the adoption of autonomous vehicles. Forecast assumes an 81 percent reduction in claims frequency, increase in severity. Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc (NYSE:AON), has launched its annual Global Insurance Market Opportunities […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance, Autonomous Vehicles

Boyd Acquires Florida Collision Repair Center

September 12, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. announced the September 7, opening of a Gerber Collision & Glass collision repair center in Sebastian, Fla. The center previously operated as Riverside Auto Body and is well located on Florida’s Route 1 east coast highway. “This location complements our four other centers in the Melbourne area and will allow us […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Florida

Texas Auto Body Trade Show and Education Days Friday and Saturday

September 12, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

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The Texas Auto Body Trade Show and Education Days will be held this Friday, September 16 and Saturday September 17 at the Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center in Richardson, Texas. This event will be the first industry event in Texas since NACE was held in the state in 2002. In addition to over 50 display booths, […]

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

Tesla Upgrading AutoPilot to Rely More on Radar

September 12, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

In a blog post yesterday, Tesla Motors announced it will be releasing an upgrade to its Autopilot software. According to Tesla, version 8 of its software will use more advanced signal processing of its onboard radar. According to the post, “The radar was added to all Tesla vehicles in October 2014 as part of the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Crash Avoidance, Tesla

NHTSA Publishes Recall Notification Proposal

September 12, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reports that the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), released a proposed rule that would require manufacturers to notify consumers of outstanding recalls by electronic means in addition to first-class mail. By not specifying the exact method of notification, the rule allows for flexibility in the method of delivery. According […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recall, Regulation

Career and Technical Education Associations Urge Congress to Reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Act

September 8, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

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The Perkins Act provides important funding for career and technical education programs including collision repair technology. The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) and Advance CTE released a joint statement urging Congress to act on the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins) in the final months of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, legislation

Fix Auto Canada Raises $10,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada

September 8, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

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Carl Brabander, Vice President, Marketing for Fix Auto Canada, announced that Fix Auto made a donation in the amount of $10,000 to Ronald McDonald House Charities Canada (RMHC), following Fix Auto Ontario’s 9th Annual Masters Golf Tournament, which was held on August 31st, 2016 at The Club at Bond Head. “We are very proud to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Donations, Fix Auto Canada

ASE Announces Consumer Education Efforts, Video Contest

September 8, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) has launched a new consumer education initiative, along with a video contest to help answer the question “what is ASE and why is it important to drivers?” To help better educate the motoring public, ASE has launched a new webpage that explains ASE certification in a consumer-friendly […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ASE

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