Nu-Look Collision Opens New Shop in New York
Company turns old dealership into state-of-the-art auto mall.
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts Names New Advisory Board Members
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts, now in its 23nd year of operations, has named new advisory board members and a new vice chair to help lead what the company says are “aggressive growth and expansion efforts” for 2012.
New York Body Shop Owner Prevails in Assignment of Proceeds Case
Nick Orso’s Body Shop in Syracuse, New York, is no stranger to "assignment of proceeds" cases – and no stranger to what owner Mike Orso terms "the bullying some insurance companies attempt to use to avoid paying claims." "From Syracuse to New York City, we’ve observed motions based on various legal opinions where [insurers] are
U.S. EPA Collision Repair Coordinator Among Speakers at CIC Meeting in New Jersey
Deborah Craig, an environmental scientist with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 Office that covers New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, will be the featured speaker at the March 17, 2011 Collision Industry Conference (CIC) meeting which will be held in conjunction with the Northeast Trade Show at the
Three Independent Shops Win Toyota’s New Techstream Lite Diagnostic Kit
Toyota has introduced a new Techstream Lite Diagnostic Kit, developed to make factory level Toyota Techstream Diagnostics more affordable, the company says. Demos of the new system were available at the recent CARS Expo in Las Vegas, and attendees were encouraged to enter a drawing to win one of three Techstream Lite Diagnostic Kits. Toyota
CARSTAR Names New Advisory Board Members
Three new franchisee members have joined CARSTAR Collision Centers’ national advisory board for a three-year term beginning this year. The new advisory board members include: Dean Fisher, owner of CARSTAR Yorkville, Yorkville, Ill., representing Chicago, Indiana and Michigan; Brett Bailey, owner of A&B CARSTAR of Riverside, Kansas City, Mo., representing Kansas, western Missouri and Texas;
New I-CAR Live Training Hybrid & Alternative Fuel Program Available
I-CAR’s live training program Hybrid Electric and Alternative Fuel Vehicles (ALT02), a follow-up to the Electric and Electric Hybrid Vehicles (ALT01) program, is being offered throughout North America in the coming months. This program prepares technicians to service and repair emergent new technologies on hybrid and alternative-fuel vehicles. Topics covered by the course include: •
New York Shop Seeking $30,000 from GEICO
Two lawsuits filed against GEICO in Syracuse, New York, by Nick Orso’s Body Shop are moving forward after a Syracuse City Court judge denied GEICO’s motion to dismiss them. The suits, filed on behalf of customers and covering eight claims, seek to collect shortages in completed repair allowances and legal costs totaling about $30,000. Mike
Judge Tosses Progressive’s Fraud Suit Against New York Body Shop
New York body shop owner Greg Coccaro can mark one in the industry’s “win” column after a New York state Supreme Court judge yesterday tossed out a fraud case filed against him by Progressive Insurance. Coccaro and his Mercedes-Benz certified collision repair facility – North State Custom Auto in West Chester County, NY – were
Investigative Report Highlights Alleged Steering in New York
New York City CW affiliate WPIX-TV Channel 11 recently aired an investigative report about insurance companies’ alleged steering tactics, highlighting a lawsuit between Greg Coccaro – owner of North State Custom body shop in Bedford Hills, N.Y. – and Progressive Insurance, and a drop in business experienced by Personal Touch Autobody owner Mike Trinagel of