ASRW 2010 Names NACE, CARS Event Chairmen
The third annual Automotive Service & Repair Week – ASRW 2010 – announces that Jerry Burns, president and owner of Automotive Impressions, Inc., will return as the event chairman for the International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE), and Mitch Schneider, owner and operator of Schneider’s Automotive, will serve as the event chairman for the Congress
PPG Appoints New VP of Automotive Refinish
PPG Industries announced that John R. Outcalt has been appointed vice president, automotive refinish, and will assume global responsibility for PPG’s automotive refinish business effective March 1. Outcalt is currently vice president, automotive refinish, Americas. He will continue to be based at PPG’s automotive refinish business headquarters in Strongsville, Ohio, and to report directly to
AMI Leadership Conference to Feature Business Ethics Expert
The Automotive Management Institute (AMI) in conjunction with the Automotive Service Association (ASA) will offer a Leadership Conference on May 11 in Washington, D.C. Two three-hour workshops focusing on ethical leadership will be presented by Frank Bucaro, ethics expert. Bucaro has spent 20 years researching, speaking, training and writing on the topic. His presentations blend
AIAC to Manage I-CAR Training in Canada
I-CAR and the Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) have announced that the management of the delivery of I-CAR products and services in Canada will be undertaken by AIAC via a licensing agreement. The target date for the transition is May 1, 2010. Until the transition of activities is completed, I-CAR will continue to provide
CA Insurance Commissioner’s Cousin Charged with Insurance Fraud, Embezzlement Totaling $300,000
Auto insurance claims adjuster Paul Poizner, cousin of California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, has been charged with 60 counts of auto insurance fraud and embezzlement, the Los Angeles Times reported. Paul Poizner, an adjuster for California Casualty Management, is accused of submitting auto claims totaling more than the repair cost and pocketing the difference –
Ohio Technical College to Showcase Custom Paint and Graphic Program to High School Students
Ohio Technical College (OTC) has partnered with Championship Auto Shows’ Student Career Day program to encourage high school students to consider jobs in the automotive industry. Championship Auto Shows – producers of the World of Wheels, AutoRama and Cavalcade of Customs car shows throughout North America – started Student Career Day as an initiative to
CIC Panel Lists Vehicle Complexity, Training as Top Challenges
Vehicle complexity and training were the two main challenges members of a panel discussion held at the Collision Industry Conference last week in Palm Springs, Calif., said lie ahead for the collision repair industry. Members of the panel included: Guy Bargnes of Bargnes Associates; Randy Hanson, auto director for Allstate; John Edelen, president and CEO
Featheredge, Prime and Block is Not a Body Procedure
The EPA’s new 6H Rule proves that Featheredge, Prime and Block (FPB) is a paint procedure, not a body procedure. Here’s how the 6H Rule applies to FPB and what the possible penalties are for failing to comply.
Martin Senour Offering Lean, Waterborne Training in Coming Months
The Martin Senour Company has announced that it will offer more than 20 classes designed to provide hands-on lean and waterborne training, painter certification, estimating and other topics to automotive collision management and painting professionals in the first quarter of 2010. Training sessions include an emphasis on sustainable practice offerings, both business and technical, to
PPG’S Spring MVP Conference to Focus on Bringing Out Best in Employees
PPG will host an MVP Business Solutions Conference for collision center owners and managers at the Paradise Point Hotel in San Diego, Calif., March 28-30. Centering on the theme “Beyond Tomorrow,” the conference agenda will focus on helping attendees shape their collision centers’ business plans to deal effectively with today’s business realities while leveraging tomorrow’s