Mitchell Issues Fourth Quarter 2016 Industry Trends Report
Latest report examines total loss trends, shares insights from Mitchell’s 2016 P&C Conference, and highlights challenges facing the third-party auto claims market.
BASF Announces Winner of 2016 Middlecott Sketchbattle Experiment Los Angeles
John Frye, a principal designer and digital modeling group leader for Honda R&D Americas, Inc., was named the winner of the event known as the “Fight Night of Design.”
Axalta’s Global Automotive 2016 Color Popularity Report Shows Strong Preference for Neutrals
Report confirms that white is still the dominant color globally, while hints of colorful hues enliven traditional neutral colors to bring color back into the mainstream.
Property Casualty 360 Lists Top 9 Insurance Fraudsters of 2016
List includes Philadelphia mobster and body shop owner Ron Galati, who staged bogus deer hits in an attempt to soak up $5 million from auto insurers for trumped-up injury and damage claims.
H&V Collision Center Joins with Marines for Toys for Tots 2016 Holiday Collection
H&V has stationed Toys for Tots collection boxes at all seven of its locations throughout upstate New York, including Troy, Queensbury, Colonie, Saratoga, Kingston, Schenectady and Clifton Park.
BASF-painted Show Cars Earn High Praise at 2016 SEMA
Vehicles painted with Glasurit and R-M lines won the Chevrolet Design Award, Ford Motor Company Design Award, Battle of the Builders Finalists and Mothers Shine Award Finalists.
Average Age of Light Cars and Trucks in U.S. Rises Again in 2016
Average age climbs to 11.6 years, the key driver being the quality of new vehicles, according to Mark Seng, director, global automotive aftermarket practice at IHS Markit.
Garmat 2016 Sharp Shooter Contest Winners Announced
The contest was designed to recognize quality paint techs and shop owners who use Garmat equipment, and judging was based on the shop owner and paint techs’ dedication to providing quality paint jobs, superior customer service, attention to safety and overall equipment knowledge.
Celette Announces Fixture Set Raffle Winners from SEMA 2016
Four collision repairers from all over North America walked away with Ford-model Fixture Sets.
Silver Hammer & Northwest CARSTAR Receive a 2016 “Silver Award of Distinction”
This award recognizes organizations in metro Omaha that have demonstrated ethical practices with key stakeholders including customers, employees and community at large, rather than a company’s growth, profitability or popularity.
