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New vehicle retail sales continue to show strength, according to a monthly sales forecast developed by J.D. Power and Associates Power Information Network and LMC Automotive.

ABRA Auto Body & Glass, Safe Kids Utah and Primary Children’s Medical Center (PCMC) gave a reconditioned minivan to a South Salt Lake family Dec. 20 as part of the National Auto Body Council’s Recycled Rides program.

PPG has launched its new EC800 Ultra Fast Clearcoat, a high-production, 2.1-VOC air-dry clear for use with PPG’s Envirobase® High Performance system. The new clear is intended to support high-volume collision repair centers focused on c…

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes A-Plus Network recently hosted 80 collision shop owners and managers at its annual Vision Group Conference at the Naples Grand Beach Resort in Naples, Fla.

Collision centers across the United States and Canada will share the gift of transportation with 25 deserving families and members of their communities during the 13th annual AkzoNobel Acoat selected® International Benevolence Program, …

John Palumbo of PartsChannel Inc. and Bill Brower of Liberty Mutual Insurance were elected to the Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) board of directors.

Cindy Tursi, former executive director of the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ), died early last week. Tursi, who served the association from 1988 through 2003, was 61.

West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw sued Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and Greg Chandler’s Frame & Body LLC (Greg’s Body Shop), for repairing vehicles with salvage parts in violation of state law.

The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) is requesting your participation in a research project to document the condition of parts as received by collision repair facilities. If you have examples of poor quality, mislabeled, incorrect…

The Martin Senour Company has announced its new 2012 first quarter training schedule. Courses will be held at Martin Senour locations nationwide, and include an emphasis on sustainable operations from a business and technical standpoint.