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Foster Love and the Safelite Foundation Announce New National Partnership
Safelite makes $1 million donation and 100,000 volunteer hours to impact foster children nationwide. Foster Love, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children in foster care, announced a partnership with the Safelite Foundation, the charitable arm of Safelite, the largest provider of vehicle glass repair, replacement, and recalibration services in the […]
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Classic Collision Acquires Two New Collision Repair Facilities in Florida
Classic Collision, LLC announced the acquisition of two Bo’s Collision locations in Ocala, Fla. Bo’s Collision West and East have been a family-owned business for over 50 years, servicing the great people of Marion County and surrounding areas. “Our goal has been to provide quality repairs promptly to all our customers daily. When we looked […]
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New Board Members and Awards Announced at AASP/NJ Annual Meeting
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) brought collision repair and automotive professionals from all over the Garden State to celebrate achievements, elect new Board of Directors members and double over in laughter courtesy of legendary comedian Rich Vos during its Annual Meeting held at the Gran Centurions in Clark, N.J. on […]
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BASF Partners with Techforce Foundation to Offers Collision Repair Students Scholarships and SEMA Experience
BASF announced its partnership with the Techforce Foundation to grant five $2,500 scholarships to aspiring collision repair students as part of its Techs for Tomorrow initiative. In addition to financial support, recipients will gain invaluable experience at the SEMA Show being held at the Las Vegas Convention Center from November 5-8. The students selected for […]
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Tony McQuillan Named VP of Sales for Canada at Certified Collision Group
Certified Collision Group, Inc. announced Tony McQuillan is joining the organization as Vice President, Sales for Canada effective October 28. He has more than 35 years of collision repair experience and extensive knowledge of OEM’s, sales, collision management and technical training. Throughout his career, McQuillan has consistently demonstrated the ability to develop, communicate, and execute […]
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European Council Gives Final Approval for Repair Clause Addition to Design Protection Legislation
Legislation provides an exemption from design protection regulations for some car parts used for repair in the 27 countries in the European Union. The European Council adopted the two legislative acts on October 10 that revised its directive on the legal protection of designs and the amended regulation on community designs. The texts adopted update […]
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Fix Network U.S. Brand Meetings Brought Together NOVUS Glass and ProColor Collision
Fix Network’s automotive aftermarket services franchise brands, NOVUS Glass and ProColor Collision, recently concluded their U.S. Brand Meetings. Held in Denver, Colorado, the meetings were October 9 – 11 for NOVUS Glass and October 10 – 12 for ProColor Collision, with a combined reception and President’s Circle Awards Dinner on the evening of October 10. […]
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Enterprise Mobility Reports $38 Billion Revenue in Fiscal 2024
Enterprise Mobility reported that its continued focus on developing its mobility portfolio, along with strong global growth, helped drive record revenue of more than $38 billion the company and its subsidiaries and affiliate Enterprise Fleet Management, in fiscal year 2024 (FY24). “We’ve set an ambitious vision to be recognized as the world’s best and most […]
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NADA Board Elects Florida Dealer Tom Castriota as 2025 Chairman, Pennsylvania Dealer Rob Cochran as Vice Chair
The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) elected Tom Castriota as its 2025 chairman. Castriota, owner of Castriota Chevrolet, Inc. in Hudson, Fla., will succeed Gary Gilchrist, president of Gilchrist Chevrolet Buick GMC, Inc. in Tacoma, Wash. “I am humbled and grateful to become the next NADA Chairman,” said Castriota, who currently serves as NADA vice […]
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AAA Research Shows 100% of 2024 Model Vehicles with AEB Avoided Forwards Collisions Up to 35 MPH
Marks major improvement in technology compared to 2017-2018 model testing. No vehicle tested avoided 55 MPH forward collision. AAA’s latest research found that new (2024) model vehicles with automatic emergency braking (AEB) avoided 100% of forward collisions when tested at speeds up to 35 mph, in comparison to old (2017 – 2018) model vehicles, which […]
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