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SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Senate and Assembly on Aug. 30 passed legislation that would impose higher penalties on collision repair dealers that fail to restore an airbag that deployed during a crash, Collision Week reported.
Read More →NORTHBROOK, IL - Drivers in U.S. cities with populations of more than 1 million are more likely than the national average to experience a collision, according to Allstate America's Best Drivers Report.
Read More →FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA - Hyundai Motor America recently issued a statement advising vehicle owners against the use of aftermarket crash parts. This is an issue that continues to stir debate among three distinct industries: auto, insurance and collision repair.
Read More →SHERMAN OAKS, CA - Earl Scheib Inc., an auto paint and collision repair business dating back to 1937, has ceased operations nationwide, according to the company Web site.
Read More →HERNDON, VA - Volkswagen of America Inc. has launched a VW-certified collision repair facility program for U.S. dealer-affiliated and independent body shops.
Read More →WINNIPEG, MB, CANADA - The Boyd Group, a major collision repair company in Canada, said it is in the process of acquiring True2Form Collision Repair Centers, one of the largest multi-location collision repair companies in the United States.
Read More →TOYOTA CITY, JAPAN - Toyota Motor Corp. said that the latest version of its THUMS virtual human model allows more detailed analysis of internal-organ injuries caused by automobile collisions.
Read More →WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Rear-end collisions more than doubled and accidents increased overall in the first 70 days of red-light cameras in West Palm Beach compared to the same period of 2009, reported The Palm Beach Post.
Read More →IRVINE, CA - Caliber Collision Centers, a major collision repair company with locations in California and Texas, said it has acquired Auto Body Experience in El Paso, Texas.
Read More →LOUISVILLE, KY - A new Kentucky State Police accident report concludes that the Alabama truck driver who crashed into a van on Interstate 65 near Munfordville, Ky., killing 10 people and himself on March 26, was talking on a cellphone at the time of the collision, the Courier-Journal reported.
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