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CIECA Announces Award Recipients at SEMA Show

CIECA announced its 2022 award recipients during the Collision Industry Red Carpet Awards Breakfast on Nov. 2 at the SEMA Show.

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Mike Kaufmann Inducted into AASP/NJ Hall of Fame

Mike Kaufmann of the Mike Kaufmann Dealer Group has devoted his career to automotive parts distribution and is well-known throughout the Garden State for his work. 

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VIVE Collision Acquires Vinart Collision Center

VIVE Collision announced it has successfully completed the acquisition of Vinart Collision Center from the Vinart family of automobile dealerships. 

VIVE Collision announced it has successfully completed the acquisition of Vinart Collision Center from the Vinart family of automobile dealerships. 

Vinart Collision Center will be renamed and continue operating as VIVE Collision of Lehigh Valley. Vinart dealerships will retain ownership of their name and all other aspects of their retail automobile business. The transaction includes a long-term partnership agreement whereby Vinart dealerships and VIVE Collision will work together to support each organization’s operational activities in the region. 

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Association news from the week of May 29.

Top 5 Stories of the Week

A recap of the top five stories on bodyshopbusiness.com during the week of May 29.

Driven Brands Collision Holds Multi-Brand EDGE Meeting

More than 100 locations from the CARSTAR and Abra networks were represented at the event, including franchise owners, managers, repair professionals, vendors and corporate team members.

Hunter Engineering Participates in West Africa Automotive Show

Hunter was among the more than 150 exhibitors taking part in the show at Landmark Centre in Lagos, Nigeria, May 16-18.

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BendPak Completes East Coast Expansion

New building nearly doubles size of Alabama logistics and distribution center.

Driven Brands to Kick Off Third Shine Season Summer Fundraiser

Driven Brands collision companies CARSTAR U.S., CARSTAR Canada, Fix Auto USA and Abra will kick off the summer fundraising initiative Shine Season on June 1, 2023.

NHTSA Proposes AEB Requirements for New Vehicles

The proposed rule is expected to dramatically reduce crashes associated with pedestrians and rear-end crashes. 

CIECA Announces Speakers for 2023 CONNEX Conference

This year’s theme is “Connected Car, Connected Industry”, and the event will be emceed by industry veteran Bill Garoutte.