BASF Refinish Coatings received General Motors Global Refinish approval for its Glasurit and R-M paint brands. BASF hosted the GM Paint Engineering Team at its North American Coatings Headquarters in Southfield, Mich. During the review the Glasurit & R-M refinish systems met or exceeded all the refinish standards established by GM. Both BASF’s premium paint […]
SEM Obtains 52 Recommendations from GM
SEM Products, Inc. announced that General Motors (GM) had awarded the company 52 recommendations spanning 218 SKUs. Recommended product categories include adhesives, foams, panel bonding adhesives, plastic repair materials, seam sealers, stone guard coatings, and undercoatings. SEM’s specialty coatings, such as interior refinish products, are recommended for out of warranty repair scenarios. A full list […]
GM Launches Car-Sharing Service
General Motors announced today a new car-sharing service called Maven, which combines and expands the company’s multiple programs under one single brand. Maven’s mission is to give customers access to highly personalized, on-demand mobility services. The global Maven team includes more than 40 employees from the connected car technology industry as well as ride- and […]
General Motors Invests $500 Million in Lyft
Vehicle manufacturer and ride-hailing service envision on-demand autonomous vehicles. General Motors (NYSE:GM) and Lyft, the ride-hailing service, today announced a long-term strategic alliance to create an integrated network of on-demand autonomous vehicles in the U.S. GM will invest $500 million in Lyft to help the company continue the rapid growth of its successful ridesharing service. […]
GM Approves Spanesi Structural Repair Systems in North America
General Motors (NYSE:GM) has approved Spanesi-America’s Benches and the Superstar Universal Jig system for structural repairs for the all-new Cadillac CT6. In addition to GM’s approval for the CT6, GM has approved Spanesi Benches to repair all GM vehicle models throughout the United States and Canada. GM requires that all facilities to use an approved […]
MyPriceLink Launches Today for General Motors Collision Repair Parts
OEConnection anticipates other OEMs using MyPriceLink to provide real time list part pricing to the collision repair industry. OEConnection LLC (OEC) launched its much-anticipated MyPriceLink system to provide real-time dynamic list pricing on original equipment (OE) collision repair parts based on timing and local market conditions. Estimating system users will use the patent-pending technology to […]
GM MyPriceLink Going Live December 1
GM (NYSE:GM) Customer Care and Aftersales (CCA) announced its real-time collision repair parts list pricing initiative, MyPriceLink, will be going live on December 1st with integrations from major estimating platforms. As CollisionWeek reported earlier this year, GM worked with major estimating system suppliers to develop an integrated solution to improve workflow. GM announced last summer […]