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Tom Hudd Named Operations Manager at Thatcham Research’s Repair Technology Centre

August 11, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Tom Hudd has been appointed as Operations Manager for the UK-based Thatcham Research’s Repair Technology Centre (RTC). He joins on 22 August and will report directly to Dean Lander, Head of Operations. Hudd will lead a team of 32 technical repair experts with a focus on continuing to offer customers unrivalled technical information and expertise […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: People, Thatcham Research, UK

Toyota Invests $22 Million with University of Michigan to Accelerate Artificial Intelligence Research, Autonomous Vehicles

August 11, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Investment to begin research collaborations focused on autonomous vehicles and advanced robotics projects Research focused on artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomous driving at the University of Michigan (U-M) will get a major boost thanks to an initial $22 million commitment from the Toyota Research Institute (TRI), announced today by TRI-CEO Gill Pratt in an address […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, Toyota, University of Michigan

DCR Systems and Nexsyis Collision Launch Cloud-Based Electronic Claims Package

August 11, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

DCR Systems, the network of dealer-based collision repair centers, and Nexsyis Collision, the collision repair management software developer, have unveiled a secured, cloud-based electronic claims processing package that will be utilized by DCR’s six accident repair centers. The electronic claims package bundles a variety of vital multi-media data files including invoices, video, audio, photo files […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: DCR Systems, Nexsyis Collision

Fix Auto USA Adds Six Franchise Locations

August 11, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto USA announced the addition of six new franchise locations to its collision repair network. These six Franchise Locations expand the geographical reach of the Fix Auto brand in Chicago, IL; Elko, NV; Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Diego, California; and Seattle, Washington. The new locations include: Fix Auto Countryside (Countryside, IL), formerly Countryside […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fix Auto, Network Affiliations

I-CAR and ASE Announce Collaboration

August 10, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

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Training and Certification organizations seek to eliminate redundancy. The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) announced a collaboration that aligns and builds on I-CAR’s training and curriculum plus ASE’s testing and certification program. I-CAR CEO & President John Van Alstyne and ASE President & CEO […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ASE, I-CAR

NSF Certifies First 70 ABRA Auto Body & Glass Collision Repair Centers

August 10, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

NSF International announced it has certified 70 ABRA Auto Body & Glass Repair Centers via the NSF Collision Repair Shop Certification program.  ABRA is the first company to earn NSF collision repair shop certification and plans to certify all its centers. ABRA’s Executive Vice President of Operations, Scott Krohn, said, “We are pleased to have […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ABRA, Certification, NSF International

Safelite Glass to Cease Manufacturing Operations

August 10, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Safelite Glass Corp., a division of Safelite Group, announced it  will close its Enfield, N.C. glass manufacturing plant by October 10. The facility employs 210 people responsible for manufacturing approximately one million replacement windshields annually. “Today, as we focus our investments on achieving our vision to become the greatest, most trusted and admired service brand, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Safelite

ACD Autolink Now Connects to Insurance Auto Auctions

August 10, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

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ACD announced an agreement with Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit of KAR Auction Services (NYSE:KAR) to integrate total loss claims data between the two companies, creating a seamless claims management process for both organizations’ customers. “We are very excited to be integrating IAA’s data seamlessly into our AutoLink® platform for our shared […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ACD, Insurance Auto Auctions

Overall Parts Solutions Partners With Southeast Toyota Distributors

August 10, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

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Overall Parts Solutions (OPS), the provider of parts procurement management systems to the auto collision repair industry, announced a partnership with Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) to provide its proprietary suite of technology tools for this area’s franchise dealerships and body shop customers. Branded PartsEdge 2.0 by SET, it is expected to be operational by […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Overall Parts Solutions, Southeast Toyota Distributors

Mitchell Releases Third Quarter 2016 Industry Trends Report

August 9, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

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Latest Report Features President and CEO, Alex Sun, Providing Insights into Current and Emerging Trends; Key Findings of Mitchell’s Collision Parts Price Index; Five Qualities of an Effective Workflow Solution Mitchell International today released its Industry Trends Report (ITR) for the third quarter of 2016. The report can be viewed online, or downloaded as an Adobe […]

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

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