SEMA Show New Product Showcase Expands with Two New Categories
The SEMA Show New Products Showcase, one of the most popular attractions at the annual trade show, will expand to include two new categories, one focused on tires and related products, the other on wheels and related products. "The New Product Showcase is a significant component of the SEMA Show. Thousands of buyers and media
Lincoln Electric Introduces New 2010 Consumables Catalog
Lincoln Electric has introduced its first ever annual 2010 Consumable Product Catalog. This book includes Lincoln Electric’s full line of legacy welding consumables, as well as new products introduced in the last year to help customers increase productivity and improve weld quality. Similar to the 2010 Equipment Catalog, the new Consumable catalog will have an
Ford Adds More Parts to Collision Parts Truckload Program
Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD) has refreshed the offerings on its popular Collision Parts Truckload Program. Thirty-four new parts – all with list-price reductions – are now available, including radiators, grilles, exterior lighting, mirrors, steel bumpers, fascias and a wheel. Meanwhile, the other Ford competitive collision parts initiative – “Steel the Sale” – will see
Ford Updates Competitive Part Programs
Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD) has updated the offerings on each of its two competitive parts initiatives – the Collision Parts Truckload Program and the “Steel the Sale” program, the company said. Thirty-seven new parts — all with significant list-price reductions — are now available on Ford’s popular Truckload program, including wheels, radiators, exterior lighting,
Keystone Launches New Line of PBE Products
Keystone Automotive’s 2008 PBE catalog will feature the new Platinum Refinish Series line of PBE products, the company announced. The line includes new packaging and a color-coded system to help customers more easily match individual products with their respective components. The Platinum Refinish line also offers a cost saving to collision repairers, a money-back guarantee
Ford Adds New Collision Parts to “Truckload Program”
Ford Motor Company’s Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD) has added 45 new collision parts to its “Truckload Program,” which offers deep discounts to collision repair shops and Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealers that purchase in bulk quantities. More than 360 popular parts make up the program. The 45 new parts, including grilles, fascias, mirrors,
Talking to Body Shops that Have Made Waterborne Conversion
A check in with body shops on their progress in transitioning to waterborne paint reveals no major problems…as long as paint manufacturers’ guidelines are strictly adhered to.
Are Aftermarket Parts Good or Bad for the Collision Repair Industry?
Point Counterpoint with Ronald Baker, Jr., and Tim O’Day
Ditch Your One-Dimensional Ways: Diversification
Only selling collision repair service these days? Diversification is the answer
to getting your profits back and making your business worth owning.
“Poof!” Go Parts Profits?
Is State Farm direct-purchasing parts?