Driven Brands announced Thursday it had purchased Fix Auto USA but would retain the brand of what had been a competitor to Driven Brands’ CARSTAR. Driven Brands paint, collision and glass group President Michael Macaluso [...]
The collision repair industry might wish to revise pay and scheduling practices to encourage technicians to choose the industry, an automotive WorldSkills USA competitor suggested this month. Paul Danenberg won a Medallion of Excellence in [...]
Two common collision repair practices might deter prospective technicians from entering the industry, an automotive WorldSkills USA competitor suggested this month. Paul Danenberg won a Medallion of Excellence in automobile technology at the 2019 WorldSkills [...]
Solera leaders responsible for different areas of the globe predicted this month that the COVID-19 coronavirus response has accelerated the digitization of auto claims. Regional managing director Ramon Suarez, who oversees the U.S. and Latin [...]
Former Central Avenue Collision Works owner and Auto Body Craftsman Guild of New York City co-founder Al Porcelli died earlier this month. He was 95. “He continued working to improve the collision repair industry, and [...]
Fix Network World on Wednesday called itself “disappointed and alarmed” by news that Driven Brands has purchased Fix Auto USA and will continue to use that brand. Fix Network World, which said it had no [...]
Three out of four advanced driver assistance systems packages studied led to reductions in auto claims for 2013-17 BMWs, new IIHS Highway Loss Data Institute research has found. The BMW Forward Alerts package included lane [...]
Progressive proved the champion of the auto insurance industry’s 2019 fight for customers, gaining more than a percentage point of market share last year. The company remains the nation’s No. 3 auto insurer, according to [...]
Recent GEICO and Safeco messages to a Denver, Colo., body shop stand in contrast to rival leading insurers that have agreed to reimburse time and materials spent disinfecting vehicles against the COVID-19 coronavirus. “As far [...]
The Centers for Disease Control has issued general disinfecting guidance in the wake of the COVID-19 coronavirus, but questions, concerns and misinformation might still arise for a collision repairer attempting to protect customers and employees [...]
