AkzoNobel Recaps 2017 Financial Results, Business Highlights in Digital Report
The report provides, among other things, details about the company’s new strategy and separation into two businesses: Paints and Coatings, and Specialty Chemicals.
Nitroheat Announces New Sales Strategy in Advance of SEMA Show
Manufacturer of nitrogen spray painting product line will sell its products directly to the end user at a significant discount off its current MSRP.
Mascari Auto Center: Much More than a Collision Repair Business
Mascari’s bread and butter is a 45,000-square-foot body shop that can accommodate 88 cars. But the shop also enjoys a steady stream of income from a full-service gas station and convenience store that sells – among other things – bread and butter.
Ridesharing Used to Supplement, not Replace, Personal Vehicles, Finds Strategy Analytics
A new report from the Automotive Connected Mobility (ACM) service at Strategy Analytics has found that ridesharing usage may not negatively impact the future vehicle purchase intention of current vehicle owners.
CIECA Shifts Conversation from ‘Bits and Bytes’ to ‘Business Solutions’
CIECA hosted a Top-2-Top MSO Summit, which the association said was “the first of many meetings to create a higher-level platform for the industry.”
Andreas Hecht Joins CCC to Lead New OEM Business Unit
Hecht joins CCC from Inrix, a leading provider of traffic information, connected car services and geo analytics that focuses on the automotive, enterprise and public sectors.
Axalta Coating Systems to Acquire Business of Ellis Paint Company
Ellis Paint Company is a prominent manufacturer of industrial and automotive refinish paint in North America.
LKQ Corp. Agrees to Sell OEM Glass Manufacturing Business to Vitro SAB
Divestiture allows LKQ to focus on its aftermarket glass distribution operations and the synergies that exist with its core North American auto parts distribution business.
Business Management: Electronic Avenue
A lot of body shops are still ordering parts via the phone or fax, but electronic parts procurement is slowly but surely gaining ground.
Mitchell International Appoints New General Manager of Auto Physical Damage Business Unit
Debbie Day has over 19 years of technology strategy and operations experience, including previous executive positions at ACTIVE Network and CCC Information Services.