Two Oregon Fix Auto Franchisees Add New Locations
Three-store owner purchases two existing franchises, while owners of Fix Auto Portland East open second metro Portland location.
Oregon House Committee Holds Hearing on Right to Repair Legislation
A hearing was held yesterday in Salem, Ore., before the Oregon House Committee on Business and Labor involving right to repair legislation. The Right to Repair Act (HB 3243) was introduced into the Oregon legislature earlier this month. According to proponents of the bill, HB 3243 would ensure that the state’s motorists and independent repair
Right to Repair Introduced in Oregon
Right to Repair legislation has been proposed in the Oregon House of Representatives. The bill would require manufacturers of motor vehicles to make tools, information, software and wireless capabilities available to owners, owners’ designees and vehicle repair shops. This also includes any other means to activate, code or program electronic controls, and modules used to
Oregon Shops Rate State Farm Top Insurer; Give Allstate Lowest Grade
Oregon collision repair shops say that State Farm and two smaller Northwest-based auto insurers continue to be among the best at taking care of their customers after an accident, while GEICO, Allstate, Farmers Insurance and Safeco are among the worst. That was the finding of a new survey conducted by the Northwest Automotive Trades Association
Oregon Shop First to Receive Western Region’s Audi Authorized Aluminum Collision Repair Facility Award
Precision Body and Paint announced it’s the first shop to receive the Western Region’s Audi Authorized Aluminum Collision Repair Facility Award in recognition of its ongoing five-year commitment to the aluminum collision repair program. In attendance at the presentation Dec. 17, 2010, was Stan Ford, Audi Western Region After-Sales manager; Scott Story, Audi regional manager;
Precision Body and Paint Opens Second Location in Oregon
Precision Body and Paint of Beaverton, Ore., has announced the opening of a new 10,000-square-foot location in Bend, Ore., that it says will have "strong curb appeal in a high traffic area." The Bend location is an environmentally friendly store using waterborne/low-VOC basecoats and featuring an employee incentive recycling program and paperless office practices. It’s
Fix Auto Oregon Gives Local Family a Recycled Ride
Fix Auto Collision Centers of Oregon has participated for the second consecutive year in NABC’s national vehicle donation program, Recycled Rides. Already supporters of Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Fix Auto found the family of Alex Smith, a patient at Doernbecher, an easy choice for this year’s donation. The 19-month-old Alex was diagnosed with infant leukemia in
Oregon Shops Collaborate to Restore Iraq Soldier’s Beloved Pickup
Oregon Army National Guard Spec. Chris Robertson had always hoped to fix up the 1977 Ford F-150 he acquired as a teenager, but college and service with the National Guard meant he had to leave the truck to sit and rust at his parents’ home in Medford, Ore. But thanks to the work of several
Oregon Shop Switches to Waterborne with BASF
Lents Body Shop Inc. announced it’s the first Portland-Vancouver-area auto body and paint shop to use the BASF Glasurit 90 Line waterborne paint system. Lents, owned by Randy Dagel, also has earned recognition as a Certified Eco-logical Automotive Business by meeting requirements set by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, the City of Portland Environmental
New Oregon Law Mandates Estimates, Repair Authorizations
Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski has signed H.B. 2268, which requires vehicle repair shops to prepare a cost estimate before beginning repair work, into law. The bill also requires repairers to obtain repair authorization from the vehicle owner if the estimate is more than $200 and gives the vehicle owner the right to waive a repair