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Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman to Step Down

February 17, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that the Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) Commissioner Jessica Altman will resign her position with the commonwealth on Friday, February 25. “Commissioner Altman has been a steadfast leader for Pennsylvanians throughout her tenure in state government including protecting access to high-quality, affordable health care by holding insurance companies accountable, ensuring adequate […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Commissioner, Pennsylvania, People

Federal Authorities Arrest Philadelphia Man Who Allegedly Imported Counterfeit Airbags

February 3, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Federal authorities arrested a suspect February 2 following a years-long investigation of counterfeit vehicle airbag inflators that included seizures by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in 2019. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is charging Emiliano Rodriguez, 44, a citizen of the Dominican Republic residing in Philadelphia, Pa., with […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Counterfeit Airbags, Counterfeit Parts, Customs and Border Protection, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Legislation Would Allow Self-Driving Cars to be Tested on Public Roads

January 13, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

ASA asks the repair industry to contact legislators to support addition of vehicle safety inspection requirements in AV legislation. The Pennsylvania State Legislature is currently considering S.B. 965, legislation that would allow companies to test self-driving vehicles on Pennsylvania highways without a driver available to take over in an emergency. This bipartisan bill, which was […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, Autonomous Vehicles, legislation, Pennsylvania, Safety Inspection

Crash Champions Acquires 11 Collision Repair Centers in Three States

January 5, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Crash Champions, LLC announced today that it has added 11 new locations as a result of three transactions in Pennsylvania, Florida and Missouri. The Company has acquired Legacy Autobody Group, consisting of seven shops in Eastern Pennsylvania, Premier Collision Repair, a single location in Ft. Myers, FL and three collision repair facilities previously operated by […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Crash Champions, Florida, Legacy Autobody Group, Missouri, Pennsylvania

ASA Texas and Pennsylvania Joins Forces with Midwest Auto Care Alliance

December 2, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Former ASA affiliates to become Texas Auto Care Alliance, Mid-Atlantic Auto Care Alliance. The Board of Directors for both the Automotive Service Association of Pennsylvania and ASA Texas have voted to join the Midwest Auto Care Alliance to serve its members in the independent automotive service industry. The moves come in response to all ASA […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ASA Pennsylvania, ASA Texas, Automotive Service Association, Delaware, Maryland, Midwest Auto Care Alliance, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas

Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Erie, Pennsylvania

September 30, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of a collision repair center in Erie, Pa. This new Gerber Collision & Glass repair center operated as Jensen’s Target Collision for the past 72 years. Erie is located on the south shore of Lake Erie, it is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the county seat […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Maaco Owner Retires After 46 Years

September 1, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

As the 112th franchisee of Maaco, Alan Troutman started his journey with Maaco back on July 16, 1975, at his shop in Bethlehem, Pa. Exactly 46 years later to-the-day he officially hung up his Maaco shirt and is excited to start his next chapter.   Troutman s tarted his journey with Maaco after he was […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: MAACO, Pennsylvania, People

Philadelphia Customs and Border Protection Seizes Nearly $300k in Counterfeit Auto Parts from China

July 23, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia, Pa. seized a counterfeit Chinese cache of vehicle parts on July 14 that were destined to an address in Feasterville-Trevose, Pa. The shipment arrived on June 4 and consisted of 5,657 pieces that included vehicle door locks, hinges, powered mirrors, steering wheel switches, headlights and taillights, grills, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: China, Counterfeit Parts, Customs and Border Protection, Pennsylvania

Signature Collision Centers Merges with Crash Champions

June 22, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Signature Collision Centers Merges with Crash Champions

Following transaction, Crash Champions will have 118 collision repair centers across the U.S. Crash Champions announced today that the Company has entered into an agreement with Signature Collision Centers, one of the largest family owned, independent collision repair companies on the East Coast, to add Signature’s 24 locations to the Crash Champions collision repair platform. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Crash Champions, District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Signature Collision Centers

Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Pittsburgh

June 18, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of a collision repair center in Pittsburgh, Pa. This new Gerber Collision & Glass location operated as Wolbert Auto Body & Repair and provided service in the community for 49 years. Pittsburgh is the second largest city in Pennsylvania, the county seat of Allegheny County, and the primary […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Boyd Group, Pennsylvania

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