eBay Motors Kicks Off Inaugural New York Auto Parts Show
In the face of unprecedented supply chain challenges, the show debuts a line of “Re-Concept cars,” assembled in partnership with some of the industry’s top builders and biggest stars.
New York Body Shop, GEICO Donate Recycled Ride to Needy Family
Ken Barrett Collision Center and GEICO recently donated a refurbished vehicle to a needy Oakfield, N.Y., mother through the NABC Recycled Rides program.
CARSTAR New York Locations Join Progressive in Donating Vehicles to Military Families
CARSTAR Eastern Hills in Williamsville, N.Y., CARSTAR Northeast – Blasdell in Blasdell, N.Y., and CARSTAR Collision of Amherst in Amherst, N.Y., joined forces Nov. 7 with Progressive to present vehicles to two deserving veterans in the communities.
Gerber Collision & Glass Acquires 16-Store MSO in New York
The Boyd Group Inc. announced it has acquired a multi-store operation consisting of 16 collision repair centers located in New York that previously operated as Nu-Look Collision Centers.
New York Bill Would Require Shops to Follow OEM Procedures
A new bill was recently introduced in the New York State Assembly that would require auto body shops to adhere to OEM repair procedures but would let current alternative parts laws that don’t mandate an OE part stand.
New York Post Reports Rash of Sideview Mirror Thefts
The New York Post reported there were 19 incidents of thieves swiping hi-tech sideview mirrors on luxury vehicles between March 1 and April 26 in Manhattan.
New York Lawmakers Considering ‘Textalyzer’ to Enforce Distracted Driving Laws
With this new law, when someones gets in a crash, police would be able to use a device to pull information from their phone to determine if they were using it at the time of the accident.
New York Auto Body Shop Donates Equipment to Local Vo-Tech School
According to Spectrum News Buffalo, Collision Masters has donated its old frame machine to the auto body class at Ormsby Educational Center in East Aurora as a way of giving back to the collision repair industry.
Symposium to Examine Deploying Autonomous Vehicles in New York City
The New York City Symposium on Connected and Autonomous Vehicles to be held Oct. 23-24 will discuss the implications in New York for government policy, land use, taxi fleets, pedestrians and everyday drivers and passengers.
Nichols Brothers Body Shop of New York Closes After 55 years
After 55 years, Nichols Brothers Body Shop in Rochester, N.Y., owned by cousins Jay and Rick Nichols and founded by their fathers, has closed up shop.
