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CARSTAR Chicago Business Group Supports Local Fisher House

November 30, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

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A friendly wager between the CARSTAR store owners in Chicago and St. Louis turned in a great benefit for the Hines Fisher House in Chicago when the Cubs beat the Cardinals in the playoffs. CARSTAR store owners from the CARSTAR Chicagoland Business Group gathered on Veterans Day to present the check to Hines Fisher House. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CARSTAR, Chicago, donation, Fisher House

NAIC Elects 2016 Officers

November 30, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) on November 22 elected its 2016 officers: President: Missouri Insurance Director John M. Huff President-Elect: Kentucky Insurance Commissioner Sharon P. Clark Vice President: Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel Secretary-Treasurer: Tennessee Insurance Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak The newly elected officers will assume their duties on Jan. 1, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: NAIC, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Officers

GM MyPriceLink Going Live December 1

November 24, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

MyPriceLink

GM (NYSE:GM) Customer Care and Aftersales (CCA) announced its real-time collision repair parts list pricing initiative, MyPriceLink, will be going live on December 1st with integrations from major estimating platforms. As CollisionWeek reported earlier this year, GM worked with major estimating system suppliers to develop an integrated solution to improve workflow. GM announced last summer […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AudaExplore, CCC, Collision Repair Parts, Comp-Est, Estimating Systems, General Motors, GM, List Pricing, Mitchell, MyPriceLink, Web-Est

Progressive Insurance Data Shows Spike in Thanksgiving Week Wrecks

November 24, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

As families prepare to hit the road this Thanksgiving week, new data from Progressive Insurance (NYSE:PGR) details potential accident risks from the day before Thanksgiving, known as Black Wednesday, through Cyber Monday. Progressive pulled claims data from the week of Thanksgiving, dating back to 2010. When compared to the data from the two weeks before […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Accident Statistics, Black Friday, Black Wednesday, Progressive Insurance, Thanksgiving

Copart Reports Lower Sales, Earnings in Fiscal 2016 First Quarter

November 24, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) yesterday reported its financial results for the quarter ended October 31. For the three months ended October 31, 2015, revenue was $288.8 million, a decrease in revenue of $1.5 million, or 1.5 percent from the same quarter last year. Gross margin was $120.9 million, a decrease in gross margin of $1.4 million, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Copart, Earnings

Axalta Becomes Mercedes-Benz Aftermarket Premium Partner in China

November 24, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) has been certified as a “Premium Partner” by Mercedes-Benz aftermarket in China. Under the terms of the partnership designation, Axalta will provide its Spies Hecker Permahyd Hi-TEC waterborne coating products to Mercedes-Benz in China to support its collision repair business. Axalta also will provide color formulas to Mercedes-Benz dealer shops and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Axalta Coating Systems, China, Mercedes-Benz

Chief Recognizes Leading Distributors

November 24, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

Seven Chief distributors from across North America were recognized for their sales performance at the company’s annual distributor meeting Nov. 2 in Las Vegas, Nev. Chief presented awards to its 2014 overall sales leaders, and also recognized distributors in several other categories. “Our extensive distribution network plays a significant role in Chief’s success,” says Bob […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awards, Chief Automotive, Distributor

AAA Predicts an Increase in Road Trips for Thanksgiving Holiday

November 23, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

AAA Thanksgiving Travel Forecast 2015 Infographic

Nearly 42 million Americans will take a holiday road trip this Thanksgiving, an increase of 0.7 percent over last year. AAA Travel is forecasts 46.9 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving holiday, a 0.6 percent increase over the 46.6 million people who traveled last year and the most […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, Thanksgiving, Travel Forecast

ABRA Expands in Missouri and Illinois

November 23, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

ABRA Auto Body & Glass expanded in both Missouri and Illinois with the opening of a new repair center in Maryland Heights, Mo. and the acquisition of West Loop Auto Body’s two collision repair facilities in Chicago, Illinois. The company now has 10 locations in Missouri and 42 in Illinois. With the announcements ABRA’s nationwide […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ABRA, Acquisitions, Chicago, CollisionMax, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Loop Auto Body

Honda Asks for Independent Repairer’s Help Identifying Vehicles with Airbag Recalls

November 23, 2015 By CollisionWeek Editor

American Honda Motor Co, Inc. is reaching out to independent mechanical repair and collision repair shops to help identify vehicles with faulty airbags subject to recall and communicate with customers. If an independent repair facility identifies a vehicle that may need to have a recalled airbag igniter replaced, American Honda is asking repairers to let […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acura, Airbag, American Honda Motor Company, Honda, Igniter, Recall, Takata

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