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Guidewire Announces Partnership with FICO to Fight Insurance Claims Fraud

April 27, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Guidewire Software, Inc. (GWRE), a provider of software products to Property/Casualty (P/C) insurers, announced a strategic relationship with FICO, an analytics company, to help insurers identify and prevent personal auto claims fraud in the U.S. and Canada. FICO’s models for detecting fraud throughout the claim lifecycle will be a key component of the Guidewire’s planned […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, FICO, Guidewire, Insurance Fraud

California Color Source Client Luncheon Featured Toyota

April 27, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

California Color Source logo

California Color Source, Inc., the single-line Axalta paint distributor serving the greater San Francisco Bay Area in California, hosted the first of an ongoing Client Luncheon series on April 4 with guest speakers from Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. The focus of the discussion was the importance of OEM collision repair training for collision repair […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California Color Source, Toyota, training

Boyd Acquires Ohio Collision Repair Center

April 26, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. (TSE:BYD.UN) announced the acquisition of a collision repair center in Hudson, Ohio, that previously operated as Clarke Collision Center. Hudson is in northeast Ohio about 28 miles south of Cleveland and 15 miles north of Akron. The facility will operate under the Gerber brand. “This location will complement our centers in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Gerber, Ohio

SEM Releases Plastic Tab Repair Standard Operating Procedure

April 26, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

SEM Products has released a standard operating procedure (SOP) for plastic tab repair that details how to efficiently repair most automotive plastic tabs for bumpers, mirror housings, and more. The video below details how to complete plastic tab repairs correctly every time. Repairing bumper tabs instead of replacing the bumper can save several hours and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: SEM, Standard Operating Procedures

Automotive Body Parts Association and NSF International Expand Parts Distributor Certification

April 26, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

NSF International is partnering with the Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) to expand NSF International’s Parts Distributor Certification Program. The partnership will include joint efforts such as education, marketing and promotions around the program which will be highlighted by NSF International’s Global Managing Director of Automotive Certification Programs, Bob Frayer, during the ABPA annual convention […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ABPA, NSF International

BASF Refinish Names Employee and Salesperson of the Year

April 26, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

BASF’s Automotive Refinish Business named Richard Oster the 2015 North America Employee of the Year and Robert Alvarado as 2015 North America Salesperson of the Year. The awards were presented at the first annual Coatings Impact Awards presentation in Whitehouse, Ohio. Oster, Strategic Account Manager, was recognized for not only exceeding his sales goals but […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Award, BASF

J.D. Power Reduces Light Vehicle Retail Sales Forecast

April 25, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Light Vehicle Retail Sales Chart April 2016

April sales projection from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive flat on selling day basis. Revised full-year forecast calls for modest growth over 2015. Fleet sales projected to increase. New-vehicle retail sales in April are expected to reach 1,195,000 units, the same level as a year ago on a selling-day adjusted basis, according to a monthly […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: J.D. Power, LMC Automotive, New Vehicle Sales

Audatex and Driven Brands Announce Strategic Relationship

April 25, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Audatex, a Solera Company, announced today its strategic relationship with Driven Brands, the automotive franchise company and parent of CARSTAR and Maaco. This new relationship will enable every franchise location to have the Audatex solution with integrated estimating support and a branded customer app for estimate appointments. Driven Brands’ CARSTAR North America group currently has […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Approvals, Audatex, Driven Brands

Insurance Auto Auctions Collaborates with New York State DMV

April 25, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit of KAR Auction Services (NYSE: KAR), has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) on February 22, 2016. The Memorandum provides the New York State DMV with daily electronic file transfers of information associated to each salvage […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Auto Auctions

AASP/NJ Sponsored SkillsUSA Competition Successful

April 25, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

On Saturday, April 16, nine of New Jersey’s top collision repair students put their talents to the test in the state’s annual SkillsUSA competition. The contest, held this year at Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School, set the students to work on a variety of tasks associated with collision repair, including estimating, bumper repair, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, SkillsUSA

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