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HUDSONVILLE, MI – StrobeWisevcan provide up to 10 seconds of additional warning time over and above brake lights to following vehicles, warning them of a slowing or stopping vehicle that has yet to engage the traditional brake light features.
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HOUSTON --- Westside Lexus in Houston was named the 2008 Toyota/Lexus Certified Collision Center of the Year during a special dinner last month at Lakeside Country Club.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA --- An April 1 hearing will weigh the merits of a California Senate bill (SB 350) seeking to prohibit collision-repair shops from using non-OEM aftermarket crash parts in the repair of an insured consumer's vehicle unless the parts are "at least of like kind and quality to the part being replaced in terms of fit, function, and finish."
Read More →TOKYO, JAPAN --- Toyota Motor Corp. said it has developed a a rear-seat center air bag to help reduce the severity of secondary injuries incurred by rear-seat passengers in a side-on collision.
Read More →MINNEAPOLIS, MN --- ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a Minneapolis-based collision repair company, has acquired a repair center in Loveland, CO. This facility, formerly known as Loveland Auto Body, brings the total number of ABRA repair centers to 96 in 11 states.
Read More →SPARKS, MD – Designed to cover the whole spectrum of risk and safety needs for commercial truck fleets, PHH's program identifies high risk drivers, provides targeted driver training, and efficiently manages the risk and costs of collisions that do happen.
Read More →YOUNTVILLE, CA --- The all-new 2010 Toyota Prius will include safety features designed to comply with class-top level collision safety performance in each global region of sale, and to accommodate stricter safety requirements in the future, Toyota said.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA --- California State Sen. Gloria Negrete McLeod on Feb. 26 introduced a bill (SB 427) designed to reduce "parts switching" practices by some in the state's auto collision repair industry.
Read More →SHERMAN OAKS, CA --- A San Diego-based private equity fund, Kelly Capital LLC, is moving toward acquiring Earl Scheib Inc., a national chain of 85 automotive paint and collision repair shops.
Read More →LIVONIA, LA --- Union Pacific kicked off its 2009 Louisiana public safety awareness efforts at railroad crossings in Oakdale, Tioga, Ball and Avondale. Drivers speeding through red flashing lights to beat approaching trains were surprised when they crossed the railroad and found special agents from Union Pacific’s police department waiting to issue them citations.
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