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NY Attorney General Announces Conviction of Long Island Towing and Repair Facility for Tax Evasion

March 29, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

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Businesses underreported sales by more than $8 million over 10 year period. New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Michael Schmidt announced March 26 the guilty pleas of two Long Island auto repair shops and their owner for tax evasion. Broadway Towing, Inc. and Broadway Auto & Towing, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Attorney General, Lawsuits, New York State, Sales Tax

Five Collision Repair Shops Charged with Operating Insurance Fraud Ring in New York State

December 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The District Attorney in Westchester County, New York, Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr., announced the takedown of “Operation Sledgehammer”, an alleged insurance fraud enterprise operating in lower Westchester and the Bronx, following a nearly two-year long investigation. Five registered automotive repair businesses and nine defendants were charged with Enterprise Corruption for defrauding insurance companies by enhancing […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Fraud, Lawsuits, New York State

LKQ Parts Donation Benefits Collision Repair School in Southwestern New York State

December 9, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

LKQ Donates Parts to CA BOCES

Students in the Collision Repair and Auto Body Technology programs at CA BOCES in Belmont, Ellicottville, and Olean, N.Y. recently benefitted from a donation from LKQ Corporation. Several times a year, the LKQ location in Cheektowaga donates outer body panels and various automotive parts that are delivered to CA BOCES centers for student hands-on learning […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Donations, LKQ Corporation, New York State

New York Department of Financial Services Fines Allstate, State Farm, AIG, and Tri-State Insurance Companies $2.1 Million

November 5, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

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Allstate and State Farm also pay $10.6 million in restitution to consumers. New York State Superintendent of Financial Services Linda A. Lacewell announced that the Department of Financial Services (DFS) has fined Allstate Insurance Group, State Farm Insurance Group, AIG Property Casualty Company, and Tri-State Consumer Insurance Company a combined $2.1 million for violations of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AIG, Allstate Insurance, Fines, Insurance Department, New York State, State Farm, Tri-State

IAA Expands Branches in Alabama, Florida, Montana and New York State

June 18, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

IAA, Inc. (NYSE: IAA), a leading global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers, today announced branch capacity expansions across four key markets in Miami, Fla., Long Island, N.Y., Birmingham Ala. and Missoula, Mont. These expansions increase storage inventory by more than fifty percent total acres across the four branches.  “These expansions provide much-needed capacity […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alabama, Florida, Insurance Auto Auctions, Montana, New York State, Openings

IAA Announces Five Branch Relocations and Expansions

June 12, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

IAA, Inc. (NYSE:IAA) announced branch relocations and expansions in five key markets in California, Texas, New Jersey, Virginia, and South Dakota. The five locations now provide significantly more inventory storage in addition to updated branch facilities.  “We strive to ensure that our extensive facility footprint is consistently meeting the needs of our buying and selling […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Insurance Auto Auctions, New York State, Openings, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia

New York State Includes Automotive Repair, Insurance as Essential Business Enterprise

March 20, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Guidance issued by the New York State Department of Economic Development, known as Empire State Development, includes both auto repair services and insurance as essential businesses not covered by Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order 202.6 on March 18 that requires businesses to reduce its in-person workforce by 75% from pre-state of emergency employment levels. A complete […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Coronavirus, New York State

CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in New York

November 6, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

CARSTAR announced the continuation of its East Coast expansion with its 25th store in New York, CARSTAR Enterprise, a 10,000 sq. ft. collision repair center, located at 19825 Jamaica Ave.  in Hollis, Queens. Eddie Kusayev, owner of CARSTAR Enterprise, has been in the automotive industry his whole life. First working at his uncle’s mechanic business, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CARSTAR, Network Affiliations, New York State

Boyd Group Acquires 16 Collision Repair Centers in New York State

July 23, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Majority of MSO locations in Rochester market. The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of a multi-store operation consisting of 16 collision repair centers located in New York. The new Gerber Collision & Glass locations, which include a dealer intake center and another specializing in the repair of large commercial vehicles, previously operated as Nu-Look […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, New York State

Copart Opens New Location in Buffalo

July 19, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) announced the opening of its new location in Buffalo, New York, the second largest city in the state. The Buffalo facility is the sixth in the state and will complement Copart’s Rochester location in providing capacity for operations in the western part of New York. “Expanding our business to Buffalo is another […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Copart, New York State, Openings

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