Assured Performance Collision Care Announces Board of Directors
Directors will help Assured Performance set objective certification requirements, drive consumer awareness programs, and ensure consistent communications and coordination within the group to identify, certify and promote body shops across North America.
New Report Lays Out Likely Evolution of Self-Driving Car Market
Report elaborates on the technological and market evolutions that must occur for self-driving vehicles to become commercially viable.
Sherwin-Williams Renews as ‘Official Paint of NASCAR’
Newly signed extension will designate Sherwin-Williams as the “Official Paint of NASCAR” through 2017.
Consulting Group Says Self-Driving Vehicle Features Could Represent $42 Billion Market By 2025
Partially autonomous vehicles are likely to hit the roads in large numbers by 2017; one-fifth of U.S. drivers say they would pay more than $5,000 extra for features such as highway or urban autopilot.
Average Age of Vehicles on the Road Remains Steady at 11.4 Years
U.S. vehicles in operation hits record level at more than 252 million; scrappage rate declines significantly.
Auto Care Association Releases Digital Auto Care Factbook 2015
New value-added content in this year’s edition includes updated BodyShop Business Industry Profile and extended industry forecast by IHS Automotive, driven by Polk.
Automotive Aftermarket Projected for Future Growth
The U.S. automotive aftermarket is expected to grow on a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.4 percent until 2017, according to the “2014 Joint Channel Forecast Model” produced jointly by the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) and the Auto Care Association. The 2014 Joint Channel Forecast Model also predicts that the total aftermarket sales
Auto Manufacturers Announce Support of EPA’s New Fuel Standards
New Tier 3 rule would cut sulfur levels in fuel and strengthen vehicle emissions equipment requirements.
The Future of Paint Looks Bright
Unique sparkles, color changing pigments, mile-deep clears and no-gloss clears promise to make the next decade in auto body even more challenging than the last. But I predict we’ll take it in stride.
Nissan to Expand Use of Advanced High Tensile Strength Steel in Vehicle Parts
With goal of reducing vehicle weight, automaker will increase use of AHSS in up to 25 percent of parts installed in new production models.