LKQ Corporation Acquires Goody’s Truck Parts Business
LKQ Corporation has acquired the assets of Goody’s Truck Parts, Inc., a heavy duty truck recycled parts business based in Toledo, Ohio. "The acquisition of a heavy duty truck recycled parts operation in Toledo, Ohio, adds a key distribution point to LKQ’s growing network of heavy duty truck recycled parts locations," stated Joe Holsten, president
PPG Hires Shop Management Expert as Senior Manager of MVP Solutions
PPG Industries has hired David Knapp as senior manager of its MVP Business Solutions group. Knapp has more than 15 years of process improvement, business development and strategic marketing experience in the collision industry. His experience includes nearly every aspect of collision repair center management including finance, marketing, process consulting, parts control and strategic planning.
DuPont Performance Coatings Offering Lean Training
DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC) has announced a training initiative focused on lean process implementation. “We’ve created a multi-tiered approach to lean implementation for collision shops,” said Jim Evans, DPC national training manager. “We understand that each shop has individual needs, so this program is designed to provide lean information and tools appropriate for each shop’s
California Associations At Odds Over Labor Rate Surveys
The California Autobody Association (CAA) announced that it supports the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) performing a survey of the automotive repair industry that would include labor rates. The Collision Repair Association of California (CRA), however, opposes the BAR’s inclusion of labor rates in its survey. The CRA opposes the survey because of pending changes
Allstate Suing Florida Shops for Alleged Fraud
Allstate Insurance has filed a lawsuit against a group of Florida policyholders and 13 companies, including body shops, tow truck operators and chiropractic clinics, accusing them of staging 17 car accidents and filing fraudulent claims. The suit, filed this month in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, seeks around $1.5 million
Collision Repair Market Grows 5 Percent to $41.5 Billion in 2007
Total collision repair industry sales grew 5 percent from 2006 to 2007 and currently stand at $41.5 billion, according to the 2008 Collision Repair Trends: Industry Statistics Analysis published by the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA). Independent paint and body repair shops accounted for more than half of the collision repair market at $23.5 billion.
ASA Partners with EPA to Help Shops Comply with New Rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Collision Repair Campaign, which aims to help shops comply with new regulations meant to reduce auto body emissions and human and environmental exposure to air toxics from auto body shops, has partnered with the Automotive Service Association (ASA). The EPA’s new auto refinishing regulations include several new equipment and
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PPG Seminars to Focus on Color Accuracy, Improved Shop Operations
PPG Automotive Refinish will present four seminars to help attendees improve on matching OE color variations and learn steps to improve their repair process at NACE in Las Vegas. “Demystifying the Source of OE Color Variances,” Nov. 5, 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m. – A seminar led by Mike Henry, PPG manager, color print tools, will cover
Hunter Engineering Training Earns ASE Certification and CASE Accreditation
Hunter Engineering’s training program achieved ASE-certified status from the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence. Hunter earned the accreditation through the Continuing Automotive Service Education (CASE) program after an extensive evaluation by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF). As an ASE-certified training provider, Hunter is now included with top accredited public and private educational
CSi Complete Newest ASA Member Benefit Provider
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) has announced another new member benefit agreement – a customer satisfaction indexing service through CSi Complete. CSi Complete offers traditional phone-based CSi market research, and CSi Communicator offers automated but personalized phone-based technology. “The live personal calls have traditionally worked well for collision repairers,” said David Merrell, vice president of
DuPont Hot Hues Featured on Two New Custom Vehicles at SEMA
Two never-before-seen custom vehicles will debut Nov. 4 at the DuPont Hot Hues booth at the SEMA show in Las Vegas. The vehicles – a 1956 Chevrolet Nomad and a 1951 Henry J – are finished in DuPont Hot Hues, a line of custom finishing products that includes special two- and three-stage basecoat colors, concentrated