Connecticut’s Hamden Auto Body Featured in TV News Segment on ‘Winter Rush’
The “winter rush” is on for Hamden Auto Body and other collision repair shops in the Northeast.
Live Oak Bank Announces New Lending Segment for Automotive Repair Shops
The vertical, which is Live Oak’s 16th industry-specific lending division, will lend to auto body shops, service and maintenance shops, tire centers, quick-lube stores and select auto-parts franchises, according to the company.
GM to Pay $120 Million in Settlement over Defective Ignition Switches
General Motors has agreed to pay $120 million in a multistate settlement over allegations that the automaker concealed safety issues related to ignition-switch defects in its vehicles.
1956 GM Motorama Film Predicts a Future with Self-Driving Cars
For the 1956 Motorama, GM produced a short film called “Key to the Future,” in which a family travels through time to the distant future of 1976.
GM Acquires Driverless-Technology Startup Strobe
As part of the deal, Strobe’s engineering team is joining GM’s Cruise Automation team “to define and develop next-generation lidar solutions for self-driving vehicles.”
GM Plans to Launch at Least 20 New All-Electric Vehicles by 2023
General Motors earlier this week explained how it is executing on a major element of its vision of a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion.
New Ez Coat Colors Match Pigment and Gloss of 2015-2017 Vehicle E-Coat
OEM-recommended Ez Coat has expanded its color offering from seven to nine factory-matched colors.
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.
GM to Launch Collision Certification Program in Early 2018
The new GM collision certification program will build on current training- and tools-focused programs, adding standards for pre- and post-repair scanning, calibration and overall repair.
GM, Toyota Among Investors in Silicon Valley Telematics Startup
The startup, Palo Alto, Calif.-based Nauto, has developed an aftermarket data-capture device that detects collisions, monitors risky driving maneuvers and tracks driving behavior in real time.
