PGW Auto Glass launched a new ordering website June 9 designed to streamline the purchasing process for automotive glass installers and repair facilities. The platform includes auto-suggest functionality for part searches, detailed product information with images and videos, and enhanced account management features. Users can track orders and returns, download receipts and access dealer part […]
State Farm to Test Mitchell Estimating in Ohio
Some of State Farm’s Select Service collision repair centers in the state will test the Mitchell platform for estimating and source parts. State Farm announced in an email May 7 to its Select Service collision repair centers in Ohio that it will begin testing the use of the Mitchell estimating platform for writing estimates and […]
PartsTrader and Infomedia Partner to Streamline Quoting & Ordering for Toyota and Lexus
PartsTrader announced a partnership and integration with Infomedia that streamlines the quoting and ordering process for Toyota and Lexus dealers by providing dealers with the benefits of Microcat Partsbridge, including: Direct access to price matching programs, for fast, competitive quoting. New Auto-Quoting functionality based on the profiles configured by the dealer, with price matching automatically […]
Solera Makes $443 Million Bid for Australia’s Infomedia
Infomedia Ltd (ASX:IFM) announced June 20 that it has received an offer from Solera Holdings LLC to acquire 100% of Infomedia for a price of AU$1.70 per share payable in cash that values the company at AU$638.8 million ($443 million). Founded in 1987, Infomedia supplies solutions to the parts and service sector of the automotive […]
PartsTrader Partners with LKQ North America to Provide Data for SurePart
PartsTrader announced a partnership with LKQ North America to provide access to LKQ North America’s broad range of alternative parts and services via SurePart, PartsTrader’s new parts pricing platform for carrier-written/IA estimates. SurePart allows appraisers to write more accurate estimates by providing instant market pricing and leveraging industry-leading filtering to remove invalid parts. Rather than […]
PartsTrader Launches SurePart Instant Parts Pricing Platform
PartsTrader today launched SurePart, their new instant parts pricing platform. “SurePart’s a real game changer. Inaccurate initial estimates have been a significant cost to the industry” SurePart allows appraisers to write more accurate estimates by providing instant market pricing and leveraging industry-leading filtering to remove invalid parts. The result is a more accurate estimate […]
Infomedia Acquires Auto E-Commerce Platform SimplePart
Infomedia Ltd (ASX:IFM), the software provider in parts, service and data insights solutions to the global automotive industry, announced earlier this month that IFM Americas Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Infomedia Ltd, has entered into an agreement to acquire US-based e-commerce platform, SimplePart. SimplePart designs, implements and manages consumer-facing e-commerce programs in the US […]
CCC Reports on Parts eCommerce and Marketing Adoption
CCC Information Services Inc. (CCC) reported today significant growth in the adoption of its parts eCommerce and marketing capabilities, signaling a shift in how collision parts are promoted and purchased within the industry. The volume of electronic parts orders through its system by collision repairers has grown nearly 20x over four years. The company also […]
Mopar Masters Guild Endorses OEC CollisionLink
OEConnection LLC (OEC) announced that the Mopar Masters Guild (MMG), comprised of parts professionals from Fiat Chrysler dealerships, endorsed its CollisionLink solution. The Guild met with OEC last week to learn about upcoming product enhancements, and to discuss how the continued relationship between the Guild and OEC can benefit both parties. OEC and the Mopar […]
Diamond Standard Rolls Out Parts Reference Tool for Step Bumper Assemblies
Collision repair and insurance company estimators have a new resource to help identify step bumper assembly components. Diamond Standard announced that its DS PartsPath, provides photos and descriptions of all assembly component included in their Full Assembly Step Bumper Systems with OEM reference numbers for comparison and evaluation. In addition, over 1600 other Diamond Standard […]