Hollywood’s Portrayal of Skilled Trades Unflattering at Best
A new video asserts that Hollywood’s portrayal of blue-collar workers creates a stigma that discourages people from entering the skilled trades.
Mike Rowe on Skills Gap: ‘To Make America Great Again, We Have to Make Work Cool Again’
The only way to solve the skills gap in trades such as collision repair is to change America’s fundamental perception of the skilled trades, TV personality Mike Rowe recently told Congress.
On the Ninth Day, God Made a Body Shop Owner
Rob Grieve, co-owner of Nylund’s Collision Center in Englewood, Colo., created a YouTube video titled “So God Made a Body Shop Owner” to celebrate the men and women of collision repair.
Google Spinoff Waymo Accuses Uber of Stealing its Driverless Vehicle Technology
Waymo claims that Uber and Otto – a self-driving-truck startup that Uber acquired in August 2016 – stole Waymo’s intellectual property to avoid the “risk, time and expense of independently developing their own technology.”
Tech Students Go Where the Jobs Are: Collision Repair
The Erie Institute of Technology in Pennsylvania gave the green light to construction of a new auto body lab after the school saw that there are plenty of career opportunities in the field to justify the investment.
Wise Beyond Her Years, 23-Year-Old Maaco Owner Katie Inge Follows Her Passion
Katie Inge got involved in her father’s Maaco franchise at a young age, and she’s never looked back.
Personal Touches Give Action Collision Staying Power
Action Collision in Troy, Mich., has a simple formula for success: Delight your clientele with high-quality work, and deliver personal touches that shatter expectations – and turn customers into friends.
Sherwin-Williams to Host EcoLean Level 1 Workshop for Collision Repairers
The EcoLean program is designed to help collision repair shops incorporate lean production strategy into their day-to-day operations.
Axalta Lets Trade Journalists Feel the ‘WOW’ Factor of Spraying Waterborne Paint
Journalists from BodyShop Business and other media outlets got to see how easy it is to produce a great paint job using an Axalta waterborne coating.
New York Body Shop Owner Facing Possible Prison Time After Fraud Indictments
The owner of two Nassau County, N.Y., collision repair shops has been indicted on charges of tax fraud and insurance fraud, according to the New York State Attorney General’s Office.
CREF Collision Student of the Year Chose Collision Repair over Cosmetology
Collision Repair Student of the Year Anna Michalski sees the award as a validation of her decision to enter the auto body profession.
U.S. DOT Picks 10 Proving Grounds to Test Autonomous Vehicles
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that it has designated 10 pilot sites to encourage testing of autonomous vehicle technology.
