Axalta Coating Systems Announces Celebrity Lineup at SEMA
Axalta Coating Systems has announced its celebrity lineup for this year’s SEMA Show, which includes a motorsports champion, a motorsports crew chief champion, TV hosts, lowrider artists, car builders, and custom automotive painters and pinstripers. The Axalta booth, no. 22391 in Central Hall, will feature autograph sessions and master pinstriping demonstrations. In addition, Axalta’s outdoor
Walking Away from Your Family Business
Transitioning a business from parents to kids is an emotional yet common occurrence in the collision repair industry. Planning now can save everyone a lot of headaches.
CIECA Launches CIECA-TV YouTube Channel
Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association will highlight news, events and case studies relating to information technology standards on monthly basis.
Sherwin-Williams A-Plus Vision Group Conference Focuses on Trends, KPIs
More than 100 shop owners gathered in Palm Springs, Calif., to glimpse the future of collision repair and position themselves for success.
BodyShop Business Interviews Former State Farm Employee on Parts Procurement Initiative
Former estimating team manager believes State Farm stumbled in the way it introduced the parts program, but also believes the program will ultimately prove to be a good thing.
Get Fixed with Apps
With growing smartphone usage, some body shops are betting that mobile apps will be big business drivers of the future.
Nearly 400 Attendees Flock to BodyShop Business Conference for Training, Technology and Cool Cars
The show is over, as they say, but it’s doubtful the nearly 400 people who attended the BodyShop Business Conference & Trade Show May 5 at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Ill., will soon forget the good times, valuable education, cutting edge products, and great networking that were in plentiful supply. Wednesday was a
Study Finds Higher Gas Prices Will Lead to Reduced Crashes
With gas prices exceeding $4 a gallon, the pain consumers feel at the pump will likely lead to headaches for collision repairers in the form of decreased accidents, according to a study by Mississippi State’s Social Science Research Center. The rising cost of gas also drives a decline in all traffic accidents, including drunk-driving crashes,
SCRS Interviews Repairer Driven Education Keynote Instructor Charles Coonradt
The 2010 SEMA Show will feature the premier of the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ (SCRS) Repairer Driven Edudcation (RDE) being offered on Nov. 4-5, along with an expanded Paint, Body and Equipment section on the SEMA Show floor. Kicking off the educational track is an individual who has numerous accolades as an author, a
SCRS Announces More Details on Repairer Driven Education at SEMA Show
Registration for SEMA show, SCRS seminars now open.