AASP/NJ Holds Sixth Annual Lou Scoras Memorial Golf Outing
More than 100 golfers turned out for the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ)’s sixth annual Lou Scoras Memorial Golf Outing last week. The event took place at the prestigious Bamm Hollow Country Club in Lincroft, N.J. “Everything fell into place to make this our best outing yet,” says AASP/NJ Executive Director
Mass. Shop Holds Drawing for Safe Driving Course
Plymouth, Mass.-based King Collision Centers, along with Plymouth Police Department, Plymouth Public Schools and Commerce Insurance, awarded two local high school students with a free safe driving course through its community service partnership, the Plymouth Safe Driving Campaign. Plymouth South High School sophomore Thomas Cipriano and Plymouth North High School junior Nicholas Tosi were recently
Chevy Camaro Wins BASF-Sponsored World Car Design of the Year Award
School of Industrial Design, at Academy of Art University, San Francisco. Previously, Matano managed the Mazda Chief Designers group that created the entire Mazda car line designs. The experts observed that the new Camaro leans on its heritage but does so in an artful, modern fashion. “Although it borrows some of its styling cues from
Body Shop Helping Provide Tech Students with Vehicle to Repair, Resell
Plymouth-Mass.-based King Collision Centers is using its Safe Driving Campaign to provide area collision repair students the opportunity to repair and resell a crash-damaged car. King, along with program sponsors Commerce Insurance, Plymouth Public Schools and Plymouth Police Department, are donating a 2005 Mazda6 and parts to repair it to Plymouth South High School’s technical
DEG Offers List of Conditions of OEM Bumper Covers when Shipped
The Database Enhancement Gateway (DEG) has developed a matrix of major vehicle manufacturers (OEs) and the condition in which their bumper covers are shipped. DEG says it has received several inquiries regarding the varying condition in which OEs ship bumper covers (Raw, Primed, In Color, etc.) and related questions as to whether database labor reflects
Most 2010 Vehicles to Have Standard Side Airbags
Though often optional in past model years, most automakers will make side airbags standard on 2010 vehicles, which are rolling into dealerships this month. As part of an agreement made in 2003, models from GM, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Isuzu, Kia, Mazda, Daimler AG, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Suzuki, BMW and Volkswagen will feature standard
Midsize Bumpers Disappoint in IIHS Crash Tests
None of the six popular midsize sedans recently studied by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) earned the top rating of good in a recent series of tests designed to assess how well bumpers resist damage in everyday fender-benders. Bumpers on the 2009 Chevrolet Malibu and 2010 Ford Fusion did worse than earlier models
Keenan Auto Body East Shows Local TV Anchor the Body Shop Ropes
A Clifton Heights, Pa., body shop tested a local TV anchor’s repair skills for NBC Channel 10’s “Take This Job” segment. Anchor Aditi Roy visited Keenan Auto Body’s Clifton Height’s to tape the segment, which will air Thursday morning. “This type of event doesn’t happen every day so to say we were excited about Aditi’s
DCR Systems Partners with Gallery Automotive Group
Mentor, Ohio-based DCR Systems (www.dcrsystems.net) has reached an agreement with Gallery Automotive Group (www.gallerygroup.com) in Norwood, Mass., to convert its existing body shop to DCR’s patent-pending, lean-based collision repair process. This agreement preceded DCR’s exclusive arrangement with Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. DCR took over operations of Gallery’s existing shop on Jan. 6, 2009 – becoming
Mercedes Signs NASTF Service Information Standards Agreement
The National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) announced that Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC has signed the NASTF Service Information Standards Agreement, joining 13 other auto manufacturers agreeing to make service and training information and tools accessible to all vehicle repairers on an equal basis. Much of the standards embody the practices that have been in place