Macaluso, group president of Driven Brand’s Paint, Collision & Glass segment, details the Fix Auto USA acquisition and how it benefits the franchise group’s collision repair strategy, insurance and vendor relationships. With last week’s announcement that it was acquiring the franchise operations of Fix Auto USA along with ten Auto Center Auto Body (ACAB) company […]
Interview: Dan Risley, CCC Information Services
Collision repair facility operators are facing widespread changes in how they operate as a result of the pandemic. CCC’s Dan Risley details near and long-term trends facing the industry and what collision repair professionals are doing today to prepare. With collision repair facility operators across the U.S. facing an unprecedented downturn in demand in the […]
Interview: Dan Risley, CCC Information Services
Risley discusses how the information provider is addressing industry needs in the face of evolving privacy and security regulations. With the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) coming into effect this year, and concerns over security and privacy issues growing generally across the U.S., the need for the collision repair industry to employ data security and […]
Interview: Mario Dimovski, TradieBot Industries and Plastfix
Australia-based innovator has developed virtual reality programs to help train entry-level painters, augmented reality technical information systems and a robotic 3-D printing headlight Repairbot. Longtime readers of CollisionWeek are familiar with Australia-based TradieBot Industries. Over the past few years, the company has launched a project to develop a robotic 3-D printing Repairbot to fix damaged […]
Interview: Burl Richards, Auto Body Association of Texas
Richards discusses collision repair industry issues that led to founding of association. Highlights Texas Auto Body Trade Show that starts today. The Texas Auto Body Trade show starts today at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The annual two-day event, sponsored by the Auto Body Association of Texas (ABAT) includes an education […]
Interview: Ken Park, Volvo Cars USA
Park details the Volvo Certified Collision Facility program requirements, Volvo Accident Advisor and other enhancements to the program designed to benefit vehicle owners needing collision repair. Over the last few months, Volvo Cars USA, has announced several initiatives to support vehicle owners and its collision repair certification program including structural parts restrictions, an Accident Advisor […]
Rhode Island Passes Legislation Clarifying Need for Physical Inspections on Collision Repair Claims Exceeding $2500
Rhode Island amends its unfair claims practice regulations. Jina Petrarca from Auto Body Association of Rhode Island details legislation in interview. The Rhode Island legislature passed House and Senate companion bills that amend and expand the definitions of unfair claims practices committed by insurers with regard to physical inspection, performance of appraisals, retail valuation and […]
Interview: Jack Rozint, Mitchell International
Rozint discusses the information provider’s work administering the General Motors Collision Repair Network, how technology trends such as artificial intelligence, are influencing the industry and ADAS recalibration. In yet another sign that the role of information providers in the collision repair industry is changing, last year, General Motors announced that it had chosen Mitchell International […]
Interview: Ray Fisher, Automotive Service Association
Fisher, who was named executive director of ASA in December, details 2019 initiatives and provides an update on the MSO Symposium and the future of NACE. In our video interview, Ray Fisher, executive director of the Automotive Service Association (ASA) explains that with the incredible pace of change facing both the mechanical and collision sides […]
Interview: Aaron Lowe, Senior Vice President, Regulatory & Government Affairs for the Auto Care Association
In our telephone interview, Lowe discusses the factors driving legislation to revamp Massachusetts Right to Repair law. In 2012, Massachusetts passed a Right to Repair law governing independent repairer and supplier access to the information necessary to repair consumer’s vehicles. As a result of that law, vehicle manufacturers and supporter of the Right to Repair […]
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