CARSTAR Honors America’s Veterans and Active Duty Military with National Military Month Celebration
This November, CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts will honor America’s active duty and military veterans with a special celebration for National Military Month. It will include local market festivities for Veterans Day and special fundraising initiatives to help families of those serving the country. CARSTAR, the nation’s largest family of auto body repair experts, is
CARSTAR Honors Veterans and Active Duty Military with National Military Month Celebration
This month, CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts says it will honor America’s active duty and military veterans with a special celebration for National Military Month. It will include local market festivities for Veterans Day on Nov. 11 and special fundraising initiatives to help families of those serving the country. CARSTAR is working with national and
AkzoNobel National Performance Group Meeting Offers Sustainable Solutions for Collision Repair
AkzoNobel says 160 attendees representing 140 businesses from both car and commercial sectors gathered Feb. 17-19 at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel in Ft. Worth, Texas, for the Sikkens Acoat selected Winter National Performance Group meeting (NPG). This meeting marked the 16th annual gathering. It is the first of two NPG events annually hosted by AkzoNobel.
Custom-Made Revenue?
The growing demand for custom and restoration work has made it worth looking at by collision repair shops hungry for more profits.
Smart Cars: Taking Away Americans Right to Wreck?
Night vision cameras that project an image of the road ahead on a small area of the windshield? Cruise control that regulates the distance from other cars? A system that “sees” around corners? New features that car companies are developing to help prevent accidents make me wonder: What are the OEMs trying to do? Put
Sold! Have You Ever Wondered what Happens to Body Shop Owners who Sell their Businesses?
Part three of a five-part series
My Girlfriend’s Gonna Kill Me: “I’m Ben Affleck”
It was a cold, wintry day in December 1997 – that awful week between Christmas and New Years. (You know how it is. Tons of work to get through the shop in a short week.) It was about 4:30 on a Friday afternoon, and we were having one heck of a snowstorm. In fact, this
An Olfactory Blow: That New Car Smell
There are some things in life you can count on. When you purchase a major appliance, it’s bound to go on sale the following week. If you want it to rain, plan a picnic. When you buy a new car, it comes complete with that new-car smell. Or does it? I’m afraid you can no
Market Pricing: Examining the Forces Behind It
independently of recessions and bear markets? Some industry leaders would say yes, they do. The reality is that body shop sales tend to follow meteorological trends rather than economic indicators. Hail storms and the shellacking of ice that some cities get in the winter do more to drive markets for body work than does the
Road Hazard: Renegade Primates Ahead
Driving in Northeastern Ohio – especially in the winter – can be treacherous for even the most experienced motorist. Between construction, rubber-neckers and lake-effect snow, you can bet your paycheck there will be several delays on the way to your destination.