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Craftsman Collision Teams Up With Viral Defense Solutions

Craftsman Collision, Western Canada’s largest body shop chain, announced they have teamed up with Viral Defense Solutions to take cleanliness to a new, microscopic level.

Wurth USA Expands Partnership with UTI

Wurth USA and Universal Technical Institute (UTI) have announced a partnership expansion for 2020 at NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, N.C.

BASF’s Trista Anger Appointed to WIN Board of Directors

BASF announced that Trista Anger, regional business manager for BASF Automotive Refinish Canada, was named to the Women’s Industry Network (WIN) board of directors at the recent 2019 WIN Educational Conference held in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

New IHS Markit Study Predicts Automotive Future

Study says by 2040, vehicle miles traveled will have grown to an all-time high of around 11 billion miles per year (a 65 percent increase since 2017) in China, Europe, India and the U.S., and sales growth of new light-duty vehicles will slow substantially.

BASF Refinish Coatings Receives GM Global Refinish Approval

During a review by the GM Paint Engineering Team at BASF’s North American Coatings headquarters in Southfield, Mich., the Glasurit and R-M refinish systems met or exceeded all the refinish standards established by GM.

AAA: Vehicle Owners Pay a Steep Price for Clear Roads in Winter

De-icing chemicals that help keep roads free of ice and snow are having a chilling effect on vehicle bodies, which is all the more reason why body shops should use proper corrosion protection procedures.

Is Your Collision Repair Facility Equipped for Aluminum Repair Demand?

With more aluminum vehicles on the road, the opportunity to perform repairs on this metal has increased substantially. What’s pulling into your lot these days? And are you prepared to service aluminum vehicles?

PPG Increases Low VOC Primer Offerings in DELFLEET ESSENTIAL Paint System

The new primers, ESU481 2.1 Epoxy Primer – White, and ESU482 2.1 Epoxy Primer – Black, are variations of ESU480, the popular gray 2.1 Epoxy Primer PPG introduced in the summer of 2015.

Health & Safety: Respirators – The VIP of PPE

Painters in collision repair shops have the heaviest exposure to isocyanates, but technicians can be exposed to them around the shop as they’re mixing paints, cleaning paint guns, cleaning spills and breathing in paint mists. That’s why respirators are a must.

NPD Reports: Car Sales, Miles Driven Spur Automotive Aftermarket Growth

New and used car sales, an increase in miles driven and atypical weather were factors that influenced the aftermarket’s strong performance in 2015.