Author: Search Auto Parts | Automotive News – Collision Repair

AkzoNobel’s Wanda refinish brand took center stage during the 2011 SEMA show in Las Vegas earlier this month, as the Wanda brand spokesperson made a formal announcement of the brand?s US launch of its new Wanda Waterbase basecoat system during …

Sherwin Williams Automotive Finishes donated $12,000 in product to three school collision programs through the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF).

The National Auto Body Council (NABC) named five winners of the 16th annual 2011 Pride Awards Nov.2 during the collision industry achievement lunch in Las Vegas during the SEMA show. Their stories are diverse and inspiring.

H&V Collision Centers, an independently owned collision repair company in Albany, N.Y., will once again sponsor the Albany Devils hockey team for the 2011-2012 season.

Ford said it wants to innovate the way vehicle windshields are installed through a new patented process that makes the attachment less costly, simpler and more eco-conscious than current practices.

White/white pearl has emerged as the fastest growing color to tie with silver as the world’s leading automotive color choices, according to the 2011 DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report.

New vehicle retail sales are experiencing further recovery and strength through the first half of November, according to a monthly sales forecast developed by J.D. Power and Associates Power Information Network (PIN) and LMC Automotive.

Registrations at the Repairer Driven Education (RDE) series presented by the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) at SEMA increased more than 400 percent compared to 2010, RDE’s first year, SCRS said.

Gerber Collision & Glass has joined the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s Industry Leadership Circle donor designation through their recent $10,000 donation.

Audatex North America’s Strategic Advisory Council meeting in Las Vegas Nov. 1 was attended by a cross section of leaders from the automotive insurance claims and collision repairer sectors along with the Audatex senior management team.