DuPont Performance Coatings Partners with The Body Shop @ for Future Lean Curriculum Development
DuPont Performance Coatings (DPC) is partnering with The Body Shop @, leading industry experts on “lean” collision repair. The agreement between the parties covers the sharing of The Body Shop @’s Star-Link Collision Repair System, a Kaizen-centered lean business model that was developed by BodyShop Business Contributing Editor John Sweigart and Brad Sullivan over the
‘Cash for Clunkers’ Bill Moves to Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the "Cash for Clunkers” bill on Tuesday, sending the legislation to the Senate. The $4-billion bill would provide consumers with cash vouchers to purchase new, more fuel-efficient vehicles after getting rid of less-efficient “clunkers.” To be eligible, the bill states a “clunker” must get 18 mpg or less in
AAPEX Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX), slated for Nov. 3-5 at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nev. This year’s event will feature a live, multimedia AAPEX Demo area on the show floor, electronic interactive “You Are Here” kiosks, a record number of seminars and many more new additions.
Legislative Lowdown
Federal – The U.S. Department of Justice recently released the final rules for the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS), created by a 1992 law to prevent title washing. The rules, which were effective April 1, require insurers to report vehicles that have been declared total losses under state law and by their own
BASF Launches Foose Signature Colors in R-M Diamont
BASF launched its new Foose Signature Line of automotive refinish colors during the SEMA show in Las Vegas last week. The 12 Foose-inspired paint colors combine BASF’s coating technology with colors formulated personally by the car designer. Chip Foose was on hand to introduce his new BASF color collection during a press conference at BASF’s
The Joke’s On You at Smiley’s
Jeff Smiley usually has a fake grin on his face as he walks around his shop in New Castle, Ind. But it’s not the typical fake grin worn by someone who’s trying to look happy when he’s really pissed. Rather, it’s a “smile-on-a-stick” prop, one of several hundred gag gifts he has collected over the
Market Like an Insurer
Progressive’s Concierge program is the boldest action ever
taken by an insurer to mitigate the role a shop plays with the consumer. But what might the possibilities be if repairers employed some of these same strategies?
