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SAN DIEGO - The study analyzed more than 8,000 active drivers in the utilities industry between July 2009 and December 2010.
Read More →WINNIPEG, CANADA - Boyd Group Income Fund continued its major expansion in the U.S. collision repair industry this week by announcing plans to acquire Cars Collision Center of Colorado and Cars Collision Center for $21 million. Together, the Cars Collision Center companies have 28 body shops in Illinois, Indiana and Colorado.
Read More →SALT LAKE CITY - inthinc will integrate Mobileye’s real-time driver assistance solution, complete with camera-based lane departure warning, forward collision warning and headway monitoring warning, into its fleet management offering.
Read More →SARASOTA FL – The American Traveler Motor Club announced an alliance with Corporate Claims Management Services to provide ATMC members with auto body collision repair services at fleet industry rates through CCM’s network of repair centers.
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ROCKLIN, NJ – Volvo is developing a safety system that alerts the driver and automatically brakes (if the driver doesn't react) when animals are on the road in a vehicle’s path.
Read More →MUNICH – BMW has introduced a new type of lighting system, called Dynamic Light Spot, that will detect objects in the vehicle's path, such as pedestrians, and automatically directs a marking light toward that person.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Senate on May 19 passed a bill that would increase penalties against collision repair shops that include airbag repair and restoration work on an accepted written estimate but then never actually perform the service. If passed, the legislation would make such a deceptive practice a misdemeanor punishable by a $5,000 fine, one year in county jail, or both.
Read More →ROCKLEIGH, NJ - ADAC, the largest automobile club in Europe, tested emergency brake assist systems from six automakers in different collision situations and noted clear differences in how they respond.
Read More →ANN ARBOR, MI - Collex Collision Experts has opened a new facility in Woodhaven, Mich. -- the company's 12th collision repair location in Michigan and the company's 15th overall.
Read More →This week's tip, taken from the California Driver Handbook, addresses how drivers can maintain a safety "space cushion" on each side of their vehicle to decrease the likelihood of a collision.
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