Largest collision repair center operator details efforts it took to navigate through pandemic. As promised, landlords to receive deferred payment at end of month. Projects it will add 100 new locations this year. Caliber Collision, in communications with its landlord partners dated August 31, detailed the steps it took to maintain a strong financial position […]
Next Year’s Australian Auto Aftermarket and Collision Repair Expo Rescheduled to 2022
The Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA) announced the decision to reschedule the Australian Auto Aftermarket and Collision Repair Expo, that was to be held 29 April 29 to May 1, 2021, until 2022. The Expo, the largest aftermarket trade show of its kind in Australia, will now take place April 7-9, 2022 at the Melbourne […]
NSC Estimates U.S. Saw a 20% Jump in Motor Vehicle Death Rates in First Six Months of 2020 Despite Quarantines
Preliminary estimates from the National Safety Council (NSC) based on the first six months of data from all 50 states tell an erratic story about the nation’s driving behaviors and the impact of COVID-19 on roadway safety. The U.S. experienced an estimated 20% jump in the death rate – an indicator of how safely drivers […]
Department of Labor Revises Regulations to Clarify Paid Leave Requirements under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) today revisions to regulations that implemented the paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The revisions made by the new rule clarify workers’ rights and employers’ responsibilities under the FFCRA’s paid leave provisions, in […]
UK Motor Claims Fell 48% in the Second Quarter Compared to First
The average claim value reached a record high. As expected, the number of motor insurance claims notified to insurers in the second quarter of the year fell significantly according to figures out today from the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The fall largely reflected the lockdown period, when far fewer vehicle journeys were made. Claim […]
NBRA Calls for UK Government to Extend Job Retention Scheme Through December
The National Body Repair Association (NBRA), the trade association for the UK’s vehicle body repair shops is calling on the government to extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) through the end of December. The program is currently to expire at the end of October. Despite body shops being permitted to remain open during the […]
Automechanika Dubai Rescheduled to June 2021
Messe Frankfurt Middle East confirmed Automechanika Dubai’s 18th edition, which was originally postponed to run in October 2020, will instead take place from June 7-9, 2021 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The three-day event in 2019 featured 1,880 exhibitors from 63 countries, while drawing in 32,750 trade visitors from 146 countries, underlining its international […]
AAPEX Show To Be Virtual Experience This Year
The organizers of the AAPEX show, scheduled for Nov. 3-5, at the Sands Expo and Caesars Forum Conference Center in Las Vegas, will not be held as an in-person event this year due to the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic and related governmental prohibitions and restrictions on gatherings, businesses, and travel. Instead, AAPEX will […]
SEMA Cancels 2020 Show
Uncertainty due to COVID-19 forces cancellation of this year’s Las Vegas event. Will determine interest in possible virtual event this fall. The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) announced that due to COVID-19 and concerns that event facilities and services will be unavailable, the SEMA Show will not be taking place this year. According to a […]
USAA to Return an Additional $270 Million to Auto Insurance Policyholders
USAA, the country’s fifth largest property-casualty insurer, announced it is returning an additional $270 million dividend to auto insurance policyholders. This follows earlier announcements that USAA would provide dividends totaling $800 million to its members as a 20% credit on three months’ worth of premiums. This new, additional dividend will reflect 10% of up to […]