Ford Motor Company. announced it will relocate its world headquarters to a new facility on its Dearborn product development campus, with plans to demolish the iconic Glass House that has served as the company’s nerve center for nearly 70 years. The new headquarters, called the Henry Ford II World Center, will accommodate up to 4,000 […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center in Dearborn, Michigan
CARSTAR announced the addition of a collision repair facility in Dearborn, Mich., operated by a Ford dealership owner with four decades of automotive industry experience to its franchise network. CARSTAR Village Collision Center opened at 23601 Kean Street, marking the first CARSTAR location for Jim Seavitt, who has owned Village Ford since 1982. “We were […]
Two Charged in Michigan Chop Shop Operation
Two men have been charged for their alleged roles in operating a chop shop in Wayne, Mich. according to Attorney General Dana Nessel. Mohamad El-Hadi, 41, of Canton, and Dani Mourad, 44, of Dearborn Heights, were arraigned in 29th District Court in Wayne last week. El-Hadi, who owns Hadi’s Cash for Cars in Wayne, faces […]
Car Center Collision Partners with Fox Motors, Opens New Repair Center
Car Center Collision Repair announced it has entered into a partnership with Fox Motors in Grand Rapids, Mich to serve as the dealership group’s direct referral collision repair partner for eight brands: Acura, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, Nissan and Subaru. As part of the agreement, Car Center Collision purchased the former Fox Shine Car […]
Stellantis to Invest $388 Million in Michigan Parts Distribution Hub
Stellantis N.V. announced a $388 million investment to build a parts distribution facility in Van Buren Township, Mich. as the automaker consolidates its service parts operations in the Detroit area. The Metro Detroit Megahub, scheduled to open in 2027, will support approximately 488 United Auto Workers-represented jobs and feature automated storage and retrieval systems to […]
Michigan Man Charged with Selling Counterfeit Auto Parts
A New Baltimore, Mich. man has been charged with multiple felonies for allegedly selling counterfeit automotive restraint systems, including airbags, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced April 2. Dinas Kamaitis, 31, was arraigned on April 1 in the 37th District Court in Warren before Judge John M. Chmura. The charges represent the first case brought […]
Michigan State Senate Passes Bill Regulating Auxiliary Repair Shop Facilities
The Automotive Service Association reports that the Michigan State Senate passed Senate Bill (SB) 867 on a 38-0 vote last week. It now awaits consideration in the State House. State Senator John Cherry (D) originally introduced SB 867 earlier this year for the primary purpose of making it easier for auto repairers to operate auxiliary […]
CollisionRight Reaches 100 Collision Repair Facility Milestone with Michigan MSO Acquisition
CollisionRight has reached its 100th-location milestone through the three-shop acquisition of Tripp’s Collision in Michigan. As with each of CollisionRight’s 41 acquisitions to date, Tripp’s will continue to do business under its market-leading local brand while benefiting from the support and efficiency of a unified, large-scale organization. All of CollisionRight’s locations are corporate-owned and run […]
CIECA Conference Speakers and Sponsors Announced for September 24-25 Event
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) announced its lineup of speakers at the 15th annual conference, CONNEX 2024. The event is being held at the MGM Grand Detroit hotel in Detroit, Mich. on September 24-25. This year’s theme is “The Intersection of Data & Mobility” and will be emceed by industry veteran Bill Garoutte. […]
Penske Automotive Group Acquires Bill Brown Ford
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: PAG) has acquired Bill Brown Ford of Livonia, Mich. The Presidio Group LLC, an independent merchant banking firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and investments in the automotive retail and consumer mobility sectors, announced it advised the Brown family on the sale. The transaction included the Bill Brown […]
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