Evergreen AutoWorks Earns Assured Performance Certification
Evergreen AutoWorks of Bothell, Wash., has earned Assured Performance certification.
Lawsuit By Three Kenosha, Wis., Body Shops Against State Farm Gets Green Light
The original multi-part complaint alleged State Farm had engaged in “wrongful conduct” that harmed the three shops, with the two main counts being breach of contract and tortious interference.
Sherwin-Williams Gets Green Light to Complete Valspar Deal
Federal regulators in the United States and Canada have given Sherwin-Williams the go-ahead to complete its previously announced acquisition of Valspar.
New York Governor Gives Green Light to Autonomous Vehicle Testing
As part of a yearlong pilot program, the state is accepting applications from companies seeking to test or demonstrate autonomous vehicles on public roads.
Repair Shops Can Get Up to $7,200 to Disclose Green Score in New Green Garage Challenge Campaign
Green Score Campaign will pay automotive service and repair shops $200 per month, for up to three years, in cooperation with the U.S. PACE Nation program to promote climate pollution prevention.
Refinish: The Green Scene
An update on the low-VOC/waterborne product market and how collision repairers are integrating “green” into their shops.
Fix Auto Canada to Support Green Standards for Customers
Daryll O’Keefe, Fix Auto Canada, will take over the active role of participation for Steve Leal, president of Fix Auto World, following the 2015 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
Green Service Standard Committee Adds to Team
Committee headed by Tony Passwater adds Hampden Kuhns, Ph.D., who specializes in energy efficiency, and Kevin McCartney, a specialist in automotive diagnostic procedures for OEMs.
Tony Passwater Named Director of Green Service Standard Committee
Forty-year industry veteran will head committee that was launched last year in Las Vegas to organize an industry standard for shop operators to certify vehicles according to the fueleconomy.gov rating system.
S/P2 Partners with Green Garage Challenge to Offer Sustainability Training
S/P2 will roll out 12 courses over the next year to help shops save money and go green.