Private equity firm One Equity Partners announced Thursday it had bought leading paint and body equipment supplier MEDCO. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The deal was a corporate carve-out, which may mean prior [...]
Nationwide last month announced the launch of Spire, a spinoff carrier which can deliver a quote in 60 seconds and will predominantly base rates on the policyholder’s driving. Nationwide said in a Sept. 24 news [...]
Text messaging can help a body shop catch and keep customers and move them through the process faster, a Podium executive said Wednesday. “More and more people are putting the priority of convenience higher … [...]
Ford on Thursday announced its electric vehicle customers could access more than 35,000 plugs at 12,000 charging stations across North America, a move designed to reassure consumers considering buying a battery-powered cars, trucks or SUV. [...]
Collision repairers buying the equipment to bring alignment in-house don’t seem to be doing it for the revenue stream, according to a Chief manager. Instead, “it’s a control thing, and a quality thing,” Chief global [...]
A CCC analyst on Tuesday said market data appears to show later-model vehicles getting into fewer crashes because of advanced driver assistance systems. CCC lead analyst and director Susanna Gotsch showed a Collision Industry Electronic [...]
Two cutting-edge OEM suppliers, a leading global safety testing and inspection firm, and SEMA’s vice president of vehicle technology will help auto body shops prepare for emerging automotive trends during the OEM Collision Repair Technology [...]
Though an appearance by the couple injured in the Honda Fit fixed by John Eagle Collision is likely to be the most riveting part of the summit, repairers, insurers, vendors and others should find plenty [...]
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists on Tuesday invited all collision repairers attending SEMA to meet with financial advisers on the trade group’s multiple-employer 401(k) plan. The plan offers SCRS members the opportunity to leverage [...]
General Motors on Tuesday announced it would institute an “Electronic Minimum Resale Price” on “certain products” at the beginning of 2020. The OEM said more information would be coming Nov. 1. It said only a [...]
