SACRAMENTO, CA --- California legislators have passed a bill that seeks to make it easier for auto insurers to persuade motorists to use company-selected facilities for their collision repairs.
Read More →GLENDALE, AZ --- The Boyd Group, which owns and operates 84 collision repair centers in the U.S. and Canada, said it has acquired Diamondback Collision Center just outside of Phoenix
Read More →KANSAS CITY --- A miscommunication nearly cost a dump truck driver his life Monday afternoon in Kansas City. A moving train ended up on the same track where a crew was busy working.
Read More →SAN DIEGO, CA --- Mitchell International, a leading consultant to the insurance and collision repair industries, announced a partnership with Thatcham (The Motor Insurance Repair Research Center), a collision repair research group for European and Asian nameplates.
Read More →NEW YORK - In addition to increasing the likelihood of collisions with other vehicles, Verizon said distracting driving activities such as text and e-mail can also result in minor vehicle damage and added expense.
Read More →DEARBORN, MI --- In an updated position statement on the repair and replacement of safety belt assemblies, Ford Motor Co. clearly comes out against the practice of collision repair shops re-installing seat belts taken from salvage or damaged vehicles.
Read More →SAN DIEGO --- Loomis Armored, which operates a fleet of armored vehicles, said it is expanding its use of the SmartDrive Systems safety program to an additional 1,000 vehicles in its fleet.
Read More →TOKYO, JAPAN --- Nissan Motor Co.'s all-new Skyline Crossover, now available at Nissan dealers nationwide, includes a number advanced technologies designed to promote safe driving, including Around View Monitor (AVM), LDP/LDW (Lane Departure Prevention/Lane Departure Warning systems), FCW (Forward Collision Warning), Intelligent Cruise Control (Full-Speed Range) and a Safety Drive Guide.
Read More →NORTHBROOK, IL --- The Allstate Insurance Co. today released its fifth annual Allstate America's Best Drivers Report, which ranks America's 200 largest cities in terms of car collision frequency to identify which cities have the safest drivers according to Allstate data.
Read More →NATICK, MA --- Sterling Autobody Centers Inc. announced it has signed an agreement with ALLDATA that will place the company's collision and mechanical repair data in each of Sterling's 60-plus locations.
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