Last week, the Auto Care Association submitted comments urging the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to relist Alibaba and its family of e-commerce platforms including Taobao and Aliexpress as notorious markets that facilitate the sale of counterfeit auto parts. The letter was submitted as part of the USTR’s request for comments in identifying […]
Axalta Opens Regional Office, Plans Refinish Training Center in Dubai
Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) has formally opened its regional office in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (JAFZA). Designed to expand its regional sales and customer service capability, Axalta’s investment is in response to the region’s continued growth that is outperforming other global markets in automotive industry sales. In addition to this strategic milestone in […]
UK Competition Authority Opens Inquiry into LKQ Subsidiary’s Merger with Andrew Page
The United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an inquiry in the acquisition of Andrew Page Limited, a distributor of automotive parts in the UK, by the LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQ) subsidiary Euro Car Parts. On Wednesday, the CMA served an initial enforcement order under section 72(2) of the Enterprise Act 2002 on ECP […]
Nevada Attorney General Seeks Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging DOL Overtime Rule
Motion seeks to delay December 1st implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor’s controversial expansion of overtime eligibility. On Tuesday, Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt filed a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction and Request for Expedited Consideration on behalf of a coalition of 21 states in Nevada’s federal lawsuit challenging the United States Department […]
Elephant Auto Insurance Appraisers Achieve I-CAR Gold Designation
Elephant Auto Insurance today announced that they have achieved the Gold designation from Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) for its claim organization. “As cars become increasingly complex, it is critical that Elephant’s appraisers are trained in the latest procedures and techniques,” said Aldo Bonacasta, Director of Auto Physical Damage at Elephant. “Elephant’s investment […]
CARSTAR Performance Group Meeting Hosts 132 Stores
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts’ proprietary EDGE program continues to grow its advanced training and education program for collision repair shop owners and managers. At the latest CARSTAR EDGE Performance Group meeting, held last week in St. Louis, Mo., CARSTAR had 132 stores participating, its largest event to date. The program, now in its third […]
American Family Details 2015 Animal Crash Statistics
According to American Family, the auto insurance company’s customers in its 19 operating states submitted 30,023 claims for animal-vehicle crashes during 2015. The cost of the claims totaled $95,165,788, with the average claim costing $3,279. Wisconsin ($28,986,443), Missouri ($16,880,599) and Minnesota ($14,978,087) reported the highest numbers The chart below details the top 12 states among […]
Fix Auto Adds Collision Repair Center in Montreal
On October 6th, Carlos Salsa, Fix Auto owner-operator, celebrated the formal grand opening of his new collision repair center, Fix Auto Centre-Ville, during a cocktail event. The facility is located at 1840 Le Ber in Montreal. At the event Montreal personalities, such as Marguerite-Bourgeoys deputy Robert Poëti, actor Paul Doucet and President of the 2016-2017 […]
Texas State Technical College in Waco Auto Collision Program Celebrates New Equipment
The Auto Collision and Management Technology program at the Texas State Technical College in Waco celebrated Friday its selection as the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s 2015 Ultimate Collision Education Makeover school. The program received a $50,000 Dallas Makeover Grant, which is part of the initiative and awarded by the Collision Repair Education Foundation. “We saw […]
Safelite Opens Innovation Hub
The Safelite Group, which operates Safelite AutoGlass and Safelite Solutions announced it has opened a new innovation hub called Safelite Works. The lab consists of 6 to 8 technologists reporting to Vice President of Digital and Customer Innovation Bruce Millard tasked with developing innovative customer-facing solutions for both auto glass needs and insurance claims processing […]
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