NADA Reports Drop in Dealership Body Shops
NADA Industry Analysis estimates that 33 percent, or roughly 6,100, of new-vehicle dealerships had body shops in 2010, down from 2009.
Norfolk, Va., Dealership Acquires Hank’s Old Dominion Auto Body
Bay Automotive, a Norfolk, Va., dealership selling Kia and Saab vehicles, recently acquired Hank’s Old Dominion Auto Body at 42nd Street and Colley Avenue in Norfolk. The shop’s name will change to Bay Old Dominion Collision and Service Center. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The shop becomes part of Bay Automotive’s AC Delco
PPG Conducts Lean Six Sigma Training for Toyota Dealerships
PPG’s Business Solutions Group led the instruction of its MVP Green Belt Training for a class of 12 Toyota collision center managers in the southeast region, Nov. 8-11. Hosted by Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC, the training was held at its Vehicle Processing Center in Jacksonville, Fla. Southeast Toyota is the world’s largest independent distributor of
Detroit-Area Dealership Body Shop Converts to Waterborne
Fresard of Ferndale, a Detroit-area automotive dealership and collision repair facility, successfully transitioned its shop to waterborne basecoat from solvent-based systems in anticipation of new air quality regulations. The collision shop is now using the AWX Waterborne Basecoat System from Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes, according to its president, Doug Fresard. Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes implemented AWX, a
Debate: Do Dealership Body Shops Perform the Lowest Quality Repairs? No.
Bob Flanigan, manager, O’Daniel Motor Sales Body Shop, Ft. Wayne, Ind., argues that dealership shops perform quality repairs.
Debate: Do Dealership Body Shops Perform the Lowest Quality Repairs? Yes.
Danny Wyatt, owner, Collision Service Investigators, Salisbury, N.C., argues that dealership shops perform the worst repairs.
AkzoNobel to Serve Third-Largest U.S. Chevrolet Dealership
AkzoNobel Car Refinishes Americas announced it has again advanced its relationship with General Motors and the Chevrolet brand. Karl Chevrolet of Ankeny, Iowa, the third-largest Chevrolet dealership in the U.S., as well as the largest Chevrolet dealership in the state of Iowa, has chosen AkzoNobel as its preferred supplier. In a move to expand its
Man Cites Ideal Location, Proximity to New Dealership in Opening Shop
The economy be damned, Bob Gorman is opening up a new 10,500-square-foot collision center in Monroe, Ohio, based on what he calls an ideal location, easy access to a major interstate and adjacency to a brand-new Honda dealership. “I’ve been looking in Monroe since 2006 for a building that was in the proper zoning, and
Independent Shops Capitalizing On Consumer Worry Over Dealership Closings
A Michigan body shop’s advertising campaign is spinning the uncertainty created by dealership closings into a new way to draw customers. Crain’s Detroit Business reported that Campbell Collision in Brighton, Mich., has launched a campaign emphasizing that although dealership shops may not be able to honor repair warranties in the future, Campbell’s Collision – in
Nissan North America Selects OEConnection’s Online Technology for Dealerships
OEConnection announced today that Nissan North America, Inc., has selected OEConnection’s CollisionLink Internet-based parts ordering and fulfillment solution for Nissan and Infiniti dealerships and their collision shop customers nationwide. This agreement includes CollisionLink’s Parts Marketing Administration (PMA) advanced program marketing technology, which automates and manages automaker parts programs. PMA allows dealerships and collision repairers to