Addition of Maserati-certified center adds to Los Angeles market presence. Fix Auto USA announced the addition of Maserati-certified Fix Auto Walnut in Los Angeles, Calif. to its collision repair center network. Fix Auto Walnut is locally owned and operated by brothers Salvador and Juan Carlos Sanchez, and managed by Danny Provenza. “It’s an absolute pleasure […]
California Towing Company Owners Alleged Part of Insurance Fraud Scheme
Towing company owners Bandar “Charlie” Albadawi, 57, and Sleiman “Slim” Zeinaty, 59, along with their employee Shelley Blowers, 50, were arrested on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and filing false documents after allegedly altering tow records to further a client’s false insurance claim. Albadawi and Zeinaty are co-owners of All Desert Towing, a commercial […]
Colors on Parade Adds Mobile Reconditioning Franchise in California
Colors on Parade, the mobile onsite auto repair services franchise, announced the opening of its newest franchise location in Riverside, California. Servicing the Riverside County area, the new franchise is owned and operated by Donald Basile-Gregg. Working alongside Area Developer, Steve Vines, Donald will bring EcoSmart mobile automotive reconditioning services to the Riverside community at […]
Crash Champions Acquires Two Collision Repair Centers in Southern California
Crash Champions, LLC announced the acquisition of Fountain Valley Bodyworks, Inc., the largest family owned MSO with two locations in Orange County, Calif. With the addition of Fountain Valley Bodyworks, Crash Champions now has 25 shops in Southern California. Crash Champions has 47 total locations across Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Missouri, and California. Founded in 1974 […]
Wesco Group Acquires Sacramento Distributor
The PBE distributor now has 71 stores in the western U.S. and Canada. The Wesco Group, the paint, body and equipment distributor in the western U.S. and Canada, is announced that Jim’s Color Corner has joined the Wesco family of companies. Jim’s Color Corner has been serving customers in the Sacramento area since 1959. “We […]
Industrial Finishes & Systems Opens Distribution Center in California
Industrial Finishes & Systems Inc. announced the opening of a distribution center in Escondido, California. “Escondido is a very strategic market from both a geographic and business standpoint. Escondido’s position just south of our current California locations allows us to provide exceptional service to customers in the area. We look forward to bringing our broad […]
IAA Opens New Location in Los Angeles Market
IAA, Inc. (NYSE: IAA) announced a new branch location in the Los Angeles, California market. Increasing IAA’s significant footprint in the area, this new location will serve the expanding needs of local selling clients. “The new IAA Los Angeles South branch provides needed additional storage inventory space in this key market,” said Tim O’Day, President […]
NADA and SEMA Among Groups Raising Concerns on California Gas-Powered Car Phaseout
Both the National Automobile Dealers Association and the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) raised concerns with the announcement last week of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order to require all new vehicles to emit zero-emissions by 2035. The California New Car Dealers Association and Alliance of Automotive Innovators had previously raised concerns about the impact […]
California Governor Announces Plan to Phase Out Gasoline-Powered Cars by 2035
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he will aggressively move the state further away from its reliance on climate change-causing fossil fuels while retaining and creating jobs and spurring economic growth – he issued an executive order requiring sales of all new passenger vehicles to be zero-emission by 2035 and additional measures to eliminate harmful […]
California Color Source Approved for Spies Hecker Field Certifications
California Color Source, the independent PBE distributor servicing Northern California, announced that Jeremiah Montoya and Alex Castillo both completed the Spies Hecker Field Certification trainer program. “Becoming only 2 of 5 people in California qualified to deliver Field Certifications for our clients is extremely important while training centers are running at limited capacities due to […]