White, Silver Most Popular Car Colors in the World, DuPont Says
White/white pearl has emerged as the fastest-growing color to tie with silver as the world’s leading automotive color choices, according to the 2011 DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report.
1-800-Radiator & A/C Helps Recycled Rides Program Provide Vehicles to Disadvantaged Families
The NABC (National Auto Body Council) held a Recycled Rides luncheon at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas on Nov. 3, where 14 families were presented with keys to their refurbished cars.
AkzoNobel Reports 10,000 Downloads and Counting for iMatchColor App
iMatchColor, the smartphone app that provides access to the Sikkens Mixit Online color retrieval system of AkzoNobel Automotive & Aerospace Coatings (A&AC), recently passed the milestone of 10,000 downloads in one year’s time, the company announced. A&AC added that it has launched iMatchColor versions for more mobile operating systems and has introduced French, Dutch, Swedish
Northwest MSO Adds Five Collision Facilities in 12 Months
Precision Collision Auto Body, a family-owned and operated multiple-location operation, started with only one collision center in Bellevue, Wash., in 1985, but owners Scott and Christy Hensrude now operate 18 collision centers, having acquired five repair facilities in the past 12 months. Scott started out in the industry by sweeping floors at a local dealership
Registration Champions Named from ASRW 2011
Automotive Service & Repair Week (ASRW) announced I-CAR and R.M. Andress as the overall winners of a new exhibitor marketing initiative launched earlier this year, which encouraged all exhibitors to send invitations to attend ASRW to their customers and prospects. A total of 51 exhibitors participated in the program called Exhibitor Invites. Among the participating
Valspar Launches De Beer WaterBase 900+ Series
Valspar Automotive has introduced the latest addition to its waterborne refinish product platform with the De Beer WaterBase 900+ series. This new system features 13 additional mixing colors that have higher coverage and require fewer undercoats than the current system, according to Valspar, providing increased productivity and cost savings to the body shop, while meeting
Keenan Auto Body Hosts First Responder Training
Keenan Auto Body Vice President and COO Michael LeVasseur announced that the nine-store collision repair chain hosted a First Responder training program on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at Keenan Auto Body East in Clifton Heights, Pa., and on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at Keenan Auto Body South in West Chester. With roughly 6 million car crashes per
Collision Shops Can Now Benefit From ALLDATA Market Customer Communication Tool
ALLDATA LLC, a provider of manufacturers’ vehicle repair information and solutions for the professional automotive service and collision repair industries, has announced that its ALLDATA Market is now available to collision repair shops. ALLDATA says its Market product can provide collision repair shops an Internet presence and help improve their marketing efforts. "ALLDATA Market gives
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Repair Standards Advisory Committee Enters Next Phase of Feasibility Study
The Advisory Committee will present an overview of its work, including the next steps necessary to complete the study, at the CIC meeting to be held at the Las Vegan Hilton Nov. 2-3.