Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VWGoA) announced the grand opening of its new $6.8 million Pacific Northwest Parts Distribution Center (PDC) in Rocklin, Calif. The company also confirmed that it will invest an estimated $4.5 million to open a new training center in Eastvale, Calif., just outside of Los Angeles. These facilities, which represent an […]
BASF Hosts Ribbon Cutting at Houston Competence Center
Chris Toomey, BASF Senior Vice President, Coatings Solutions North America, welcomed guests and hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for BASF’s new Houston competence center along with members of the Lake Houston Area Chamber of Commerce and real estate developer Trammel Crow in Houston, Texas on June 7. The highlight of the open house was the […]
ABRA Launching Career Development Academy
ABRA Auto Body & Glass announced it is now enrolling students into its new Career Development Academy. The Academy, located in Eagan, Minnesota, is set to open later this summer. ABRA is launching the Career Development Academy in response to an industry wide shortage of auto body technicians. There is no cost to students attending […]
Axalta Expands European Technology Centre in Germany
Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE:AXTA) officially opened its newly expanded European Technology Centre (ETC) in Wuppertal, Germany today. The center will be home to the company’s liquid coating research facilities for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. “Axalta is making this considerable investment in its EMEA research and development facilities to expand, to upgrade […]
Copart Expands to the Republic of Ireland
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT), announce the opening of its first location in the Republic of Ireland. “We are really excited about expanding our presence in the European market. This location allows us to better serve our large international buyer base and clients,” said Vinnie Mitz, President of Copart. “We are pleased with the success of our […]
FCA US Invests $12.2 Million in New Parts Distribution Center in Virginia
FCA US LLC has started preliminary work on a new Mopar Parts Distribution Center (PDC) in Winchester, Va. The 400,000-plus square-foot facility, scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2016, expands the Mopar North American footprint to 22 PDCs. The facility will handle more than 50,000 part numbers distributed to over 200 FCA US […]
National Autobody Parts Warehouse Adds Expanded 2nd Location in Texas
National Autobody Parts Warehouse, Inc. in Grand Prairie, Texas expanded their inventory and presence in the Austin/San Antonio market with the addition of a new 50,000 sq. foot distribution warehouse located at 16221 Central Commerce Drive in Pflugerville, Texas. “With the expansion of our location in Pflugerville, Texas, we better serve the day to day […]
Largest Maaco Opens in Texas Today
They say that everything is bigger in Texas. At more than 20,000 square feet, Maaco McKinney is not just the biggest in Texas, it is the largest Maaco facility in the world based on square footage. The shop will hold a Grand Opening celebration today from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. They are located at […]
Copart Opens New Location in Colorado Springs
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT), a global online vehicle auction company, is proud to announce the opening of its second location in Colorado. The 20-acre location in Colorado Springs will hold its first auction today. The facility is Copart’s second location in Colorado and 153rd in the United States. “We are excited to announce the opening of […]
CARSTAR Fred Beans Adds Fifth Collision Repair Center in Flemington, NJ
The Fred Beans Family of Dealerships announced the opening of CARSTAR Fred Beans Flemington, located at 172 U.S. Hwy 202, Flemington, N.J. This increases the company’s reach to five locations throughout the region including CARSTAR Fred Beans and CARSTAR McCafferty facilities. “We’re proud to grow with the CARSTAR network,” said Fred Beans, owner. “Since joining […]