Private Equity Partnership Purchases Sullair Corporation
The Carlyle Group and BC Partners to oversee management of the business.
ASA, Coalition Send Letter in Opposition to PARTS Act
The Automotive Service Association (ASA), along with 10 additional automotive industry organizations, sent a letter July 31 to the chairman and a ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet stating their collective opposition to H.R. 3889, the Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade and Sales (PARTS) Act, sponsored by Rep. Darrell
LKQ Announces Winner of GetGreen Sweepstakes
Parts manager at Fender Mender in Charleston, S.C., wins new Chevy Cruze.
Automotive Management Institute Now Accepting Scholarship Applications
The Automotive Management Institute (AMI) is accepting applications for the following six scholarships to be awarded this year: the Emil Stanley Merit Award, the BodyShop Business Magazine Scholarship, the Gale Westerlund/Richard Cossette Memorial Scholarship, the Tom B. Babcox Memorial Scholarship, the Automotive Video Inc. (AVI) Educational Scholarship and the Zurich “High Octane” Scholarship. The deadline
New Network of Body Shops Created to Compete with Corporate Chains
1Collision Network to market specific brand to insurers and consumers as well as improve shop performance in group environment.
Mitchell Examines Parts Price Inflation in Latest Industry Trends Report
Mitchell has announced the availability of its Industry Trends Report (ITR) for the third quarter of 2012. Mitchell’s quarterly publication has served the auto physical damage collision and casualty industries with emerging industry trend highlights and key performance indicators for more than a decade. The Auto Physical Damage edition of the third quarter
I-CAR Announces New Enhancements to Welding Qualification Training
Materials with different thicknesses will now be used in Steel GMA (MIG) Welding Qualification Series, and new online Steel GMA (MIG) Welding Theory course launched.
Florida Autobody Collision Alliance Reveals Results of Labor Rate Survey
Survey shows insurance company reimbursement rates lagging behind collision center costs.
Survey of Nebraska Collision Repairers Indicates Parts Bidding as Top Concern
Telephone survey conducted by Nebraska Auto Body Association indicates steering and insurer reimbursements are also high on repairers’ list of concerns.
AkzoNobel Recognizes Most Influential Women in Collision at Special Ceremony
Industry’s most notable women honored in San Antonio during annual I-CAR Industry Event and Collision Industry Conference.
Lancer Insurance Named Ward Top 50 Performing Company
For the second consecutive year, Lancer Insurance Company has been named one of Ward’s Top 50 performing companies in the U.S. property casualty insurance industry. In the July 17 announcement, Ward Group Partner Jeff Rieder noted that the 50 companies selected, which include Chubb Group, Progressive Insurance Group, USAA Group and The Travelers Insurance
GAINSCO Auto Insurance Selects Mitchell as New Provider of Physical Damage Claims Solutions
GAINSCO Auto Insurance has selected Mitchell as its new long-term provider of auto physical damage claims processing solutions. Under the terms of the multi-year agreement, GAINSCO will implement Mitchell WorkCenter Total Loss, developed in conjunction with customer satisfaction and vehicle pricing expert J.D. Power and Associates, as well as Mitchell’s repairable estimating and reporting solutions.