Author: Search Auto Parts | Automotive News – Collision Repair
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Fix Auto adds two Northern California locations
Fix Auto USA added two franchise locations in the Northern California market, which increased its presence in California to 29 franchises.
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2011 traffic fatalities decline, NHTSA says
Motor vehicle traffic fatalities for the first nine months of 2011 declined about 1.6 percent to an estimated 24,050 people, from 24,437 fatalities that occurred in the first nine months of 2010, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety…
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Smarter cars could prevent, minimize up to 80 percent of crashes, Consumer Reports says
A new safety system that is being developed by government, universities and automakers is designed to prevent vehicle crashes from occurring.
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Deadline nears to apply for CREF scholarships, tool grants
Secondary and post-secondary collision students attending career and technical schools and colleges have until March 2 to apply for more than $125,000 in scholarships and tool grants available through the Collision Repair Education Foundation a…
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Auto industry optimistic on 2012 prospects, survey says
A survey of the global auto industry undertaken by just-auto suggests that prospects are bright for the sector as a whole, despite continuing concerns over the strength of the market in Europe.
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CARSTAR names new advisory board members
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts, now in its 23rd year of operations, has named new advisory board members and a new vice chair to help lead its growth and expansion efforts in 2012.
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Diamond Standard launches website for ASA members
A website supporting the $40 million Security Shield Product Liability Protection benefit for ASA members is now live. The site provides access to the full program content including background, coverage, a limited lifetime warranty statement an…
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Proposed Houston licensing ordinance stalls
The mayor’s office in the city of Houston released new changes to the proposed ordinance to regulate the automotive repair and collision industry. The Houston City Council did not reach a final conclusion on the Feb. 14 ordinance proposal but o…
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Industry provides record $4.1 million in donations through CREF in 2011
The collision industry came to the aid of its future workforce in 2011 by providing a record $4.1 million in donations to secondary and post-secondary collision school programs and their students through the Collision Repair Education Foundation.
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Maryland body shop owner testifies at police kickback trial
Collision repair shop owner Alex Moreno, owner of Majestic Auto Repair in Rosedale, Md., testified Feb. 14 in federal court that more than 60 police officers guided work to his shop, getting $300 for each referral.