Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit of KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE:KAR), announced the expansion of facilities in six states across the U.S. The more than 50 acres of additional land are located in strategic markets where customer demand is rapidly increasing and projected to continue. “We partner very closely with our customers, […]
Copart Opens New Location in Andrews, Texas
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) announced the opening of a new location at 1975 South West 860 in Andrews, Texas. “With the addition of Andrews, we now have 16 locations in Texas, which is the most of any state to date,” said Jay Adair, CEO of Copart. “Another Copart location in the Lone Star State allows us […]
PPG Opens New Refinishing Training Center in Argentina
PPG (NYSE:PPG) announces the opening of the Automotive Refinishing Training Center in Argentina. The premises, equipped with state-of-the-art technology, are prepared to train more than 300 professionals per year. The expectation is that 200 technicians, painters, workshop owners and counter staff experts will be trained at the Center during 2017. Now, in addition to the […]
IAA Adds Over 500 Acres in Preparation for Severe Weather Season
Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA), a business unit of KAR Auction Services (NYSE:KAR), announced it has secured 22 real estate locations in ten states to prepare for the weather event season and potential catastrophic events. “Strategically expanding our presence helps meet demands for catastrophe (CAT) services in areas where our customers will most urgently need […]
CARSTAR Canada Adds Satellite Appraisal Location at Ford Dealer in Cambridge, Ontario
CARSTAR announced that CARSTAR Cambridge Appraisal has officially launched, located at 272 Hespeler Road, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. The store will be a satellite location in the Ridgehill Ford dealership, with all service going to CARSTAR Cambridge. CARSTAR Cambridge Appraisal and CARSTAR Cambridge are owned by the LC Group, which is comprised of Ian Ladd, Peter […]
Axalta Opens New Training Center in Western Australia
Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) recently opened a new training facility in Bentley, Perth, Australia. The center will become the key training destination for refinishers from the Western Australian region, focusing on the use of Axalta’s refinish and industrial products to help maximize refinishers’ skill-sets and keep them up-to-date with latest technology and techniques. “Axalta’s new […]
Toyota Opens North American Headquarters in Texas
New headquarters is part of the company’s $10 Billion U.S. Investment over the next five years. Will add up to 4,000 jobs to North Texas by the end of 2017 Toyota Motor North America, Inc. celebrated the official opening of its new North American headquarters in Plano, Texas with a gala event last week. “The […]
Fix Auto Canada Announces New Expanded Collision Repair Facility in Oakville, Ontario
Fix Auto Canada announced the opening of the newly relocated and expanded Fix Auto Oakville Central to its new home, located next to Kennedy Ford Sales Limited. Kennedy Ford Sales has been a fixture in the Oakville area for more than 50. Eight years ago, brothers and owner/operators Scott and David Nourse made the strategic […]
FinishMaster Opens Greenfield Location in Nashville
FinishMaster, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Uni-Select Inc. (TSE:UNS), announced it has opened its first location, a greenfield branch, in Nashville, Tenn. The Nashville opening marks FinishMaster’s fifth location in the state and supports its strategic plan to expand in major metropolitan areas. With the addition of Nashville, FinishMaster now operates 216 branches in 33 […]
Axalta Opens Coatings Manufacturing Facility in Argentina
New facility, Axalta’s first manufacturing plant in Argentina, will support automotive, refinish and industrial markets. Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE: AXTA) celebrated its first production and logistics center in Argentina in the municipality of Escobar in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Axalta Chairman and CEO Charlie Shaver met with employees and toured the new facility […]