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Fix Auto USA Adds Heavy Hit Collision Repair Center to Network in Anaheim, California

March 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto Anaheim North

Fix Auto USA announced the launch of a collision repair center designed and constructed to meet changing market conditions. Located in Orange County, California, Fix Auto Anaheim North is owned and operated by industry veteran David Caulfield. Fix Auto Anaheim North’s principal objective is to repair that segment of damaged vehicles that are otherwise burdensome […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Fix Auto USA, Network Affiliations, Openings

1Collision Adds Collision Repair Centers in Minnesota and California to Network

March 14, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The 1Collision Network announced the addition of Pearson’s Auto Body in Shakopee, Minn. and Body Best Collision Center in Suisun City, Calif. to its collision repair network. The addition of Pearson’s increases the 1Collision footprint in the Minneapolis-St Paul marketplace to seven locations. The addition of Body Best Collision in Suisun City, is the second […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 1Collision Network, California, Minnesota, Network Affiliations

California Regulator Orders Access Insurance Company to Stop All Business Operations

March 8, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

California  Insurance Commissioner Jones issued a Cease and Desist Order against Access Insurance Company, which requires the company to immediately stop transacting, soliciting, negotiating, or administering and writing any new or renewal insurance business of any kind in the state of California. According to the insurance company’s website it is licensed to provide auto insurance […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance, California

Axalta Acquires Manufacturing and Distribution Site in Sacramento

March 7, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Facility will expand Axalta’s West Coast presence and support growth of industrial and refinish businesses Axalta (NYSE:AXTA) announced that it has acquired a state of the art manufacturing and distribution facility in Sacramento, Calif. to support growth in its North American Industrial and Refinish businesses. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Axalta has […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Axalta Coating Systems, California

California DMV Targets Unlicensed Vehicle Dismantlers in Los Angeles County

March 1, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Strike team issues 29 citations in Sun Valley and Pacoima Investigators with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) conducted an enforcement operation in Los Angeles County on February 22, 2018, aimed at combating unlicensed vehicle dismantlers. DMV investigators targeted 40 locations in Sun Valley and Pacoima and issued 29 misdemeanor citations for offenses such […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Dismantlers

Mike’s Auto Body Opens Aluminum Repair Annex in San Ramon, California

February 28, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mike's Autobody logo

Mike’s Auto Body announced it recently added its second aluminum facility in San Ramon, Calif. in a 13,000 sq. ft. building that is located nearby its existing collision repair shop. In 2017, Ford sold nearly 900,000 F-Series trucks in the U.S. with bigger numbers forecasted for this year, so Mike’s is ready to deal with […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Mike's Auto Body, Openings

AutoNation Settles $3.38 Million Environmental Lawsuit with California District Attorneys

February 27, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Settlement the result of District Attorneys’ undercover operations examining store waste streams. A judge in San Jose has ordered more than $2 million in civil penalties to be paid by the operators of 57 dealerships and collision repair centers in California belonging to AutoNation, the country’s largest retailer of new automobiles. The fines are part […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AutoNation, California, Hazardous Waste

Legislation to Change Collision Repair Labor Rate Survey Regulations Introduced in California

February 15, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

California 2018 Assembly Bill 2276

Legislation would modify requirements for insurers that conduct collision repair labor rate surveys from those introduced in California in 2017.   New legislation was introduced in California on Tuesday to modify collision repair labor survey regulations and remove restrictions against an insurer requiring a collision repair shop to pay for a rental vehicle and towing […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: California, Labor Rates, legislation

Service King Acquires Collision Repair Center in California

February 6, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Service King Collision Repair Centers announced the company has acquired Izzie’s Body and Frame in West Sacramento, California. The repair center is located at 1120 Shore St. and, as part of the deal, will transition operations to Service King immediately. “We are proud to continue our steady growth across the state of California and particularly […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, California, Service King Collision Repair Centers

Insurance Associations Send Joint Letter to State Insurance Commissioners on Federal Tax Changes Impact on Insurance Rates

February 5, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The American Insurance Association (AIA) and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) issued a letter to state insurance commissioners responding to the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and the Center for Economic Justice’s (CEJ)  claims about the federal Tax Cut and Jobs Act and how it may impact insurance rates. In a letter sent […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: American Insurance Association, California, Department of Insurance, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America

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