PPG-Painted Corvette Wins ‘Street Machine of the Year’ at Goodguys Nationals
A PPG-painted 1962 Corvette got unanimous approval of the judges at the Goodguys PPG Nationals to take the “Street Machine of the Year” award at the 12th annual event held recently in Columbus, Ohio. While the car looks like a Corvette and would be easily identified as one, it retains very few original components. Known
Collision Repairers Convene on Capitol Hill to Call for Insurance Reform
). David A. Sampson, president and CEO of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), has said the group opposes the bill, which PCI believes takes advantage of the AIG controversy to punish the entire insurance industry. “The McCarran-Ferguson Act does not hinder competition among insurers,” Sampson said. “In fact, it promotes competition in
Obama Administration Proposes Office of National Insurance
The Obama Administration has sent legislation to Congress that would create an Office of National Insurance (ONI), a proposed department of the Treasury that would “monitor all aspects of the insurance industry, including identifying issues or gaps in the regulation of insurers that could contribute to a systemic crisis in the insurance industry of the
Shop First in Delaware to Go Solar as Part of ‘Green Initiative’
A New England shop will harness the sun to power its facility in a move it says will generate a profit in about five years. Keenan Auto Body is installing a solar power system at its Middletown, Del., location as part of the Pennsylvania-based multi-site operator’s “Green Initiative,” Keenan Vice President and COO Michael LeVasseur
Tucson Shop Switches to Waterborne with BASF
Tucson, Ariz.-based Spectrum Ina Road Auto Collision has switched from a solventborne system to the R-M Onyx HD waterborne refinish system by BASF. Spectrum Ina Road Auto Collision‘s goal is to protect the region’s air, water and soil by reducing hazardous waste and air pollution, shop owner Javier Avalos says. BASF says it applauds Spectrum
Indiana Shop Switches to Waterborne with Sherwin-Williams
Jordan Automotive Group, a northern Indiana collision repair facility, announced it has transitioned its shop to waterborne basecoat from solvent-based systems. The shop is now using the AWX Waterborne Basecoat System from Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Corporation (SWAFC), said Craig A. Kapson, Jordan Automotive Group president. SWAFC recently introduced AWX, an innovative waterborne basecoat system that
Canada Passes New Rules Requiring Use of Waterborne Automotive Finishing Products
Canada recently finalized the Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration Limits for Automotive Refinishing Products Regulations, which covers consumer and commercial products used in automotive refinishing, including paints, varnishes, adhesives and cleaners. Beginning June 18, 2010, the regulations will prohibit the manufacturing or importing of products that do not meet specified VOC limitations, and the sale
NY Bills Take Aim at Steering to Rental Car Companies
Companion bills introduced in the New York Legislature earlier this year A.B. 4916 and S.B. 4691 aim to prevent a type of steering not always discussed in the collision repair industry: referral to certain rental car companies by insurers during the claims process. The bills’ authors said they created the legislation, which would ensure that
Shop Switches to Waterborne with Martin Senour Paints
Burkeville Body Shop, based in Burkeville, Va., has switched to waterborne basecoats using Vortex Waterborne Basecoat System from Martin Senour Paints, according to Bobby Wright, Burkeville Body Shop owner. Martin Senour says it recently introduced Vortex, a waterborne basecoat system that uses a proprietary resin technology that allows it to behave like the solventborne systems.
PCI Testifies Before Senate on Aftermarket Parts
The availability of aftermarket parts for use in collision repair keeps auto replacement parts prices competitive and saves consumers billions of dollars in insurance costs, according to testimony delivered today by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). Testifying before a Senate Judiciary Committee staff briefing today on alternative collision repair parts, PCI Senior
Rhode Island Appraisal Bill Moves to Senate
Last week, the Rhode Island House passed H.B. 5892, which would make it an unfair claims practice for an insurer to fail to have an independent vehicle appraisal when damage exceeds $2,000. It would also make it an unfair claims practice for an insurer to fail to perform a supplemental appraisal inspection of a vehicle
Federal Bill Would Loosen Restrictions on Crash Part Patents
Aftermarket parts proponents are again pushing for repair clause legislation that would loosen patent laws for visible crash parts. Legislation introduced in Congress June 25 would amend U.S. patent code so that it wouldn’t be an act of design patent infringement to manufacture or distribute alternative repair parts for the purpose of repairing a vehicle