Georgia Insurance Commissioner warns of 25% Allstate rate increase coming in September. The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) provided an update on catastrophe losses and its ongoing program to raise auto insurance rates to address rising costs during July. “Allstate will continue to implement significant rate actions in the second half of 2022 in response to […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Georgia
CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR Car Crafters, a 14,000 square foot facility located at 80 Scenic Drive in Blue Ridge, Ga. Jeff Beavers, owner of CARSTAR Car Crafters, began his career in the collision repair industry at the age of 18. However, he grew up around cars as his father spent his free time […]
Atlanta I-CAR Committee Strengthens Local School Collision Repair Programs Through CREF
Collision repair students at Paulding County High School (PCHS) in Dallas, Ga. sent handwritten notes to members of their program’s advisory board after the school’s second annual Small Car Race, an end-of-year project where students race the six-inch-long small cars they’ve built using recycled car parts. Some of the comments contained in the notes included: […]
CarLove Adds Paint Repair Franchise to Network in Atlanta
Total Car Franchising Corporation, the franchisor of Colors on Parade and CarLove mobile automotive paint and dent repair, announced the opening of its newest franchise unit in Atlanta, Ga. Servicing the Metro Atlanta area, the new franchise is owned and operated by Leonel Alcantara. Alcantara has over 4 years of experience in the automotive industry […]
U.S. Department of Labor Recovers Over $161,000 in Back Wages for 19 Georgia Auto Repair Shop Workers
In FY2021, the division recovered more than $4.3 million for more than 3,500 auto repair industry workers. A Canton, Ga. tire retailer and auto repair shop shortchanged 19 workers by withholding first paychecks and paying overtime at rates lower than required, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has determined. Investigators with the department’s Wage and […]
Ford Launches Technician Training Programs in Three New Schools
Ford is expanding the curriculum and adding locations to its premier training program designed to add more specially trained automotive technicians to the fast-growing field that now includes electric vehicles. The initiative, known as Automotive Student Service Educational Training (ASSET), is a collaboration between Ford Motor Company, Ford and Lincoln dealers and select community colleges […]
Wren’s Collision Group Acquires Ninth Collision Repair Center
Wren’s Collision Group announced the acquisition of a new 15,000 sq. ft. collision repair center on Monday, April 18, located at 1852 Josh Pirkle Road in Braselton, Ga. Established by Ray Wren, Wren’s Body Shop of Douglasville, Georgia first opened its doors to the public in 1954. With the latest acquisition, third-generation owners Phil and […]
GSB Industries Named Global Finishing Solutions Distributor in Georgia and Tennessee
Global Finishing Solutions (GFS) announced that GSB Industries has joined its automotive and truck refinish distribution team, bolstering GFS’ ability to provide extraordinary service to body shops and collision repair centers in Georgia and Tennessee. Founded in 2006, GSB Industries will supply, install and service a variety of automotive repair equipment. GSB Industries is the […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in Eatonton, Georgia
CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR Trice Paint and Body, a 5,000 sq. ft. collision repair center with 10 employees, located at 896B Oak Street, in Eatonton, Georgia. Sergio Monzalvo, owner of CARSTAR Trice Paint and Body, has been in the industry for over 20 years. His business partner, Mirko Alexander, has also been in […]
U.S. Department of Labor Sues Georgia Repair Facility Owner Who Paid Former Worker’s Final Wages in Oily Pennies
DOL Wage and Hour Division alleges A OK Walker Autoworks violated retaliation prohibition, overtime laws. The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, against a Peachtree City auto repair shop and its owner seeking $36,971 in back wages and liquidated damages after investigators […]
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