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State Farm Returning $400 Million Dividend to California Auto Customers

March 11, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

State Farm announced that due to better than anticipated claim results, it is returning $400 million to California mutual auto insurance customers. The dividend applies to approximately 3.5 million private passenger auto policies in California. Through this dividend, customers can expect to receive a check of 18% of premium, or averaging about $100 per policy, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, State Farm

Classic Collision Acquires Multiple Collision Repair Shop Operator in California

March 9, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Company now has 12 locations in the state, 65 in five states. Classic Collision, LLC, the multi-site collision repair operator based in Atlanta, Ga., announced its third multi-shop acquisition in California with the acquisition of all three Signature Auto Collision locations in the San Bernardino market. Classic Collision now has 12 California locations and operates […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, California, Classic Collision

Forest Service Employee and Collision Repair Shop Operator Indicted for Kickback Scheme for No-Bid Auto Body Work in California

March 2, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

A United States Forest Service employee was arrested March 1 on a federal grand jury indictment charging him with illegally directing nearly $900,000 in no-bid Forest Service vehicle repair and maintenance work to a JP’s Collision and Auto Body Center, Inc. in Bloomington, Calif. that illicitly paid him more than $360,000 in bribes and kickbacks. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Department of Justice, Lawsuits

Autonomous Vehicle Permit Holders Reported Nearly 2 Million Test Miles in California

February 22, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Companies with a permit to test autonomous vehicles in California with a safety driver reported their technologies drove nearly 2 million miles on public roads during the most recent reporting period, a decrease of about 800,000 miles from the previous reporting cycle, according to disengagement reports recently submitted to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Autonomous Vehicles, California

ProColor Collision Announces First Three Collision Repair Shops Joined U.S. Network in Southern California

February 11, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Network World announced the opening of the first three ProColor Collison locations in its US network, less than five months after announcing the expansion of its ProColor brand into the American market in September. The first three shops, La Puente, Chino and Yucca Valley, are all located in Southern California. The three shops reflect the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Network Affiliations, ProColor Collision

Boyd Group Opens Collision Repair Center in Cathedral City, California

January 7, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. announced the opening of a new Gerber Collision & Glass collision repair center in Cathedral City, Calif. Cathedral City, also known as “Cat City,” is a desert resort city located between Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage and a primary municipality in the Colorado Desert’s Coachella Valley. This location is visible from […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Boyd Group, California, Openings

Classic Collision Acquires Collision Repair Centers in Florida and California

January 4, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Classic Collision, LLC, the Atlanta, Ga.-based collision repair facility operator headquartered in Atlanta, announced two acquisition transactions during the end of December. On December 19, Classic announced the acquisition of Collision Concepts in Delray Beach, Fla. Collision Concepts has served the Delray Beach area for over 40 years and meets the highest standard of craftsmanship […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, California, Classic Collision, Florida

IAA Expands in California and Massachusetts

December 18, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

IAA, Inc. (NYSE: IAA) announced it increased capacity at its IAA High Desert branch located in Hesperia, Calif. and the overall Boston, Massachusetts market. This investment will increase the IAA High Desert branch’s inventory space by more than 60 percent, adding capacity to the overall Los Angeles market. Additionally, the Boston market will see a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Insurance Auto Auctions, Massachusetts, Openings

Boyd Group Acquires 1st Certified Collision Centers in California

December 9, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Adds 10 collision repair facilities and one intake center in Southern California The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of 11 locations in California. Included in the acquisition are 10 repair centers and one intake center in the counties of Riverside and San Bernardino in southern California, east of Los Angeles. Originating with two repair […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 1st Certified Collision Centers, Acquisitions, Boyd Group, California

Crash Champions Completes Rebrand of Pacific Elite’s 23 Collision Repair Shops in California

December 8, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Crash Champions, LLC announced it completed the rebranding of Pacific Elite, formerly the largest family owned operator of collision repair shops in California. Crash Champions acquired Pacific Elite earlier this year and began transitioning its 23 collision repair centers to its nationally recognized brand in early November, with the final location changing its banner on […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, California, Crash Champions, Pacific Elite Collision Centers

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