The New Mexico House Consumer & Public Affairs Committee at a hearing on Tuesday recommended passage of House Bill 156 (HB 156). As CollisionWeek reported Monday, the legislation would make it a felony to dismantle unlawfully obtained motor vehicles, sell or purchase illegally obtained components. The legislation is supported by both the National Insurance Crime […]
New Mexico Chop Shop Bill a Top NICB Priority
Legislation would make it a felony to dismantle unlawfully obtained motor vehicles, sell or purchase illegally obtained components. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) is supporting legislation to address New Mexico’s auto theft problem. Since 2016, the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has ranked, per capita, number one on the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s annual […]
Group 1 Automotive Acquires Two BMW/MINI Dealerships in New Mexico
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI) announced the acquisition of two BMW/MINI dealerships. The dealerships are located in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, and represent the only BMW and MINI franchises in the state of New Mexico. Also included in the acquisition are BMW Motorrad franchises in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, making Group 1 the exclusive seller […]
Maaco Opens New Location in New Mexico
Maaco Collision Repair and Auto Painting announced that franchise owner Jeff Schultz has opened a new center at 2101 1st Street NW, in Albuquerque, N.M. This is the second Maaco center to open in Albuquerque this year, the first one at 6147 Zuni Road SE opened in January and is also owned by Schultz. Schultz, […]
Repairify Acquires Three Mobile Diagnostic Companies
Repairify, Inc., owners of the asTech device, completed its acquisition of PNR Inc. doing business as TRS Theft Replacement Services, LLC, Replace My Stuff (RMS) LLC, and The Airbag Guy, LLC. The acquired companies provide mobile electrical automotive diagnostic services in Texas, New Mexico, Maryland and Virginia and will continue operating under the asTech brand. […]
Safelite Call Center Opens in New Mexico
Safelite AutoGlass officially opened its fifth contact center on February 9. The facility, located at 4300 Sprint Blvd NE, Rio Rancho, N.M., has seats for up to 1,000 customer service representatives – more than 500 of the people who will fill those seats have been hired. The new facility was announced at a public ceremony […]
Safelite Expanding in New Mexico, Creating 900 Claim Processing Jobs
Today, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez joined state and local leaders to announce that Safelite AutoGlass will create 900 new insurance claims processing and support jobs in Rio Rancho over the next four years. The new facility will be Safelite’s fifth contact center. Safelite currently operates four contact center operations: two in Columbus, Ohio; one in […]
Certified Collision Group Adds New Mexico MSO to its Network
The Certified Collision Group (CCG) announced the addition of Car Crafters Collision Centers in Albuquerque, N.M. to its network. Owned and managed by CEO Jim Guthrie, Car Crafters provides collision repair, mechanical and auto glass services from their five locations in Montano and Carmony in the North Valley. “CCG provides Car Crafters a unique and […]
Performance Tool & Equipment Under New Ownership
Car-O-Liner announced that Eddie Gutierrez is the new owner and president of Performance Tool & Equipment Inc., its distributor in Albuquerque, N.M. Gutierrez, who spent 25-years in commercial banking, took over the company from Ben Padilla earlier this year. Gutierrez chose to purchase Performance Tool and Equipment after concentrating on the business’s financials. “My parents […]
National AutoBody Research Launches Labor Rate Survey in New Mexico
NABR announced the launch of the New Mexico VRS Labor Rate Survey, sponsored by an anonymous New Mexico collision repairer. The online survey is free for all New Mexico collision repair shops and can be found on the NABR website. New Mexico becomes the most recent state to launch the VRS survey technology. Other states […]