Citing the COVID-19 coronavirus’ disruption globally, Axalta on Tuesday announced it would end its hunt for “strategic alternatives” — a review that had examined the possibility of selling the company. “In light of the dislocation [...]
Nationwide told its direct repair program facilities on Monday that it would reimburse an hour of labor and $25 for materials to sanitize vehicles as a precaution against the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to a memo [...]
Citing the decline in business related to the national COVID-19 coronavirus response, Caliber Collision has told some landlords it would temporarily pay only 40 percent of its rent effective April 1. “We have asked all [...]
Caliber Collision on Monday said it had “right sized the support staff” and slashed executive salaries as a response to the economic burden from the COVID-19 coronavirus. The company told landlords on Saturday it had [...]
3M has announced plans to produce and prioritize respirators for the health care industry during the COVID-19 coronavirus response. It also recommended the collision repair industry try an alternative to the masks currently in high [...]
Congress passed and Republican President Donald Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” on Friday, making billions of dollars in loans available — and partly forgivable — for small businesses like body [...]
Colorado has ordered auto body shops and other businesses to send details on their personal protective equipment supplies by the end of Friday, and a similar Minnesota command might apply to some repairers as well. [...]
Gerber Collision owner Boyd Group Services on Friday announced it would initiate “temporary staffing reductions” following a significant business slowdown likely related to the COVID-19 coronavirus response. The publicly traded company said it “estimates demand [...]
Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has ordered all collision repairers and other businesses with personal protective equipment to submit an inventory to the state by 5 p.m. Friday. “Any business or non-hospital health care [...]
The Collision Industry Foundation on Wednesday said it had put up $100,000 to seed a fund dedicated to helping industry employees affected by the national COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Any donations to the organization through May [...]
