Mitchell AutocheX Honors Top-Performing Shops at Annual Awards Ceremony
AutocheX, Mitchell International’s customer experience management group, honored collision repair facilities from throughout the U.S. and Canada for achievements in customer service and satisfaction at a special 20th anniversary celebration of the annual Premier Achiever Awards ceremony. Mitchell celebrated the event with top-performing shops at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas in conjunction
New Animated TV Spot
PreFab Ads has introduced a new animated TV commercial called "Stuff Happens." It shows many ways a car can be damaged, then shows it all coming together again in a perfect repair. "Stuff Happens" is the 13th collision repair commercial by PreFab Ads. Call (415) 391-5030 or visit www.prefabads.com.
No Airbag Supplements
Simplify airbag repairs and reduce cycle time with Airbag Solutions. It provides photos displaying the most accurate information for replacing and servicing airbag systems. Using pictures from every vehicle rather than drop-down screens or sketches, you can see immediately which components are required and where they’re located. Visit www.airbagsolutions.com.
AMI to Provide Completion Certificates Online Only
The Automotive Management Institute (AMI) Certificate of Completion now is accessible from the Institute’s web site, www.amionline.org, for students to download after successfully completing AMI-approved courses. AMI will no longer mail the Certificate of Completion to students. Certificates are located under the Current Students section of the AMI Web site. Within the Current Students section,
‘Xtreme’ Filter Cleaning
The Attix series of industrial vacuums by Nilfisk ALTO is equipped with ergonomic, user-friendly features like the Xtreme Clean filter-cleaning system. Xtreme Clean automatically re-moves caked-on auto body dust from the filter, improving performance and minimizing interruptions. Visit www.nilfisk-alto.us or call (800) 645-3475.
New Tool Box Products
Kresto heavy duty hand cleaner is the professionals’ choice and, according to Stoko, by far the best hand cleaner on the market. It’s engineered to be tough on grease but easy on hands. Pure Performance continues with Kresto Skin Repair’s non-greasy formula to help heal hard-working hands, while Kresto Kwik Wipes provide quick cleaning of
Factory-Correct Repair Information
ALLDATA Collision delivers factory-correct repair information, including: sectioning procedures, weld types and locations, hybrid technology, new material identification, current TSBs, monitoring reset procedures and more. Expedite vehicle processes, manage critical key performance indicators, and enhance relations with customers and insurance part- ners. Call (800) 697-2533. .
CCC Uses Viral Marketing (and Humor) to Spread Message
The collision repair industry is serious business, but it can be pretty funny, too. And the team at CCC Information Services has captured some of the best stereotypes and inside jokes and turned them on their head in a series of humorous videos called “The Shop,” which it’s billing as a series on “how NOT
Launch of Mitchell RepairCenter Leads to Record Sales at NACE
Mitchell International, Inc., announced a record-breaking 35-percent increase in NACE trade show sales of its collision repair solutions, including the new Mitchell RepairCenter Shop Workspace and ClaimTools, Mitchell’s digital camera photo management solution. Mitchell RepairCenter, unveiled at NACE 2009, is the first of a new class of software from Mitchell – the Shop Workspace –
PPG MVP Training Earns I-CAR, AMI Accreditation
PPG Automotive Refinish has announced that its new MVP training courses centered on developing people and organizations in collision repair have earned accreditation from I-CAR and the Automotive Management Institute (AMI). According to PPG, the set of three interrelated MVP courses – Job Relations, Job Instruction and Job Methods – are designed to develop the