Sajid Javid MP, Secretary for Business, Innovation and Skills announced that the MOVE_UK project, which is led by Bosch, will receive a £5.5 million ($7.9 million) grant awarded by Innovate UK to support a trail of driverless technology in real world conditions on roads in Greenwich, London. Alongside Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), UK project partners […]
IIHS Reports Automatic Braking Reduces Rear-End Crashes 40%
According to the latest edition of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Status Report, if all vehicles had been equipped with autobrake, there would have been at least 700,000 fewer police-reported rear-end crashes in 2013. That number represents an overall reduction of 13 percent in police-reported crashes. IIHS conducted its first study of the feature’s […]
Solera Reports Second Quarter Revenue Up 9%
Solera Holdings, Inc. (SLH) reported results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2016. Revenue for the second quarter was $308.0 million, a 9.0 percent increase over the prior year revenue of $282.7 million. On a constant currency basis, revenue for the second quarter increased by approximately 16.3 percent over the prior year second quarter […]
FTC Settles with GM and Two Dealer Groups over Failure to Disclose Unrepaired Safety Recalls
General Motors (GM), Jim Koons Management and Lithia Motors Inc. have agreed to settle separate Federal Trade Commission administrative complaint allegations that each touted how rigorously they inspect their cars, yet failed to disclose that some of the used cars they were selling were subject to unrepaired safety recalls. Jim Koons Management, which has 15 […]
I-CAR Names New Training Program Coordinator
Mark Czvitkovits, I-CAR Australia CEO, announced the appointment of Gary Wood as Training Program Coordinator for Gold Class and Industry Training Alliance programs across Australia. Czvitkovits said, “Gary Wood has joined I-CAR’s staff and will operate from the office in Thomastown, Victoria. Gary has extensive experience at both the repair level and education level of […]
KBB Reports January New-Car Sales Down 3 Percent Year-Over-Year
Sales impacted by Blizzard on East Coast. New-vehicle sales are expected to decrease 3 percent year-over-year to a total of 1.12 million units in January 2016, resulting in an estimated 17.1 million seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), according to Kelley Blue Book, the only vehicle valuation and information source trusted and relied upon by both […]
Classic Collision Adds 16th Location in Georgia
Classic Collision Inc., a multiple shop operator with collision repair facilities in Northern and Central Georgia, has added its 16th location in the north Georgia Market. The facility is located in Douglasville, 25 miles West of Atlanta. Classic Collision’s Owner and President, Manfred Kammerer said, “As a family owned business we are very proud that […]
PARTS Act Hearing Scheduled for February 2 in U.S. House
The U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and the Internet has scheduled a hearing on H.R. 1057, the “Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act” commonly referred to as the PARTS Act. The hearing in Washington, D.C. is scheduled for February 2 at 2 p.m. in Room 2141 of the Rayburn House Office Building. […]
National AutoBody Research Launches Labor Rate Survey in Arkansas
National AutoBody Research (NABR) announced the launch of the Arkansas VRS Labor Rate Survey, sponsored by an anonymous Arkansas collision repairer. The online survey is free for all Arkansas collision repair shops and can be found on the NABR website. The Arkansas VRS Labor Rate Survey provides the state’s collision repairers with an independent, third-party, […]
Jonathan Rubinsztein appointed as CEO of Infomedia
The Board of Infomedia, the the Australia-based provider of online parts selling systems, announced the appointment of Jonathan Rubinsztein as Chief Executive Officer, effective March 14. Rubinsztein joins Infomedia from UXC Ltd where he has been the CEO of Red Rock Consulting for over six years. In August, Andrew Pattinson resigned as CEO of Infomedia […]
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