1-800EveryRim – OEM Wheels Closes Escrow on New CA Facility
1-800EveryRim – OEM Wheels has closed escrow on its new one-acre facility and has begun the move to Santa Fe Springs, CA. Located in Eastern Los Angeles County near the Orange County border, operations...
View ArticleNABC Gives Away Five Vehicles at NACE | CARS 2016
John Munoz, an Army veteran, received a 2014 Nissan Sentra donated by Hertz and repaired by MAACO Lake Forest as part of NABC's 2016 Recycled Rides program. Three military veterans and two single...
View ArticleCDI Commissioner Addresses Steering, Labor Survey Regulations
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones gave a 30-minute presentation that was packed with information, followed by a brief Q&A session.If you own a body shop in California, you would likely...
View ArticleService King Unveils 70,000 Sq. Ft. Milpitas, CA Location
Service King Collision Repair Centers®, as part of the organization’s ongoing national growth strategy, has announced that it has officially opened the doors to its 70,000 square foot state-of-the-art...
View ArticleKeller of Parts Authority Metro Appointed to CAWA's B.O.D.
CAWA chair of the board, Greg Livingston of All Trade Tools, has appointed Garrison Keller of Parts Authority Metro LLC, to the Association’s board of directors. When Livingston announced the...
View ArticleWest Coast Customs Announces Academy, Launches Indiegogo Campaign
West Coast Customs CEO and Founder Ryan Friedlinghaus has announced plans for the all-new West Coast Customs Academy,* the first technical trade school of its kind designed to provide first-class...
View ArticleMotorcar Parts of America Sponsors CAWA's 2016 Dinner Meeting
CAWA--the California Automotive Wholesalers' Association--has announced that Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. will be the exclusive sponsor of their 2016 Gala Dinner in conjunction with the annual AWDA,...
View ArticleFix Auto USA Announces Six New Franchise Additions
Fix Auto USA has announced its continued expansion with the addition of six new franchise locations. These six locations expand the geographical reach of the Fix Auto brand in Chicago, IL; Elko, NV;...
View ArticleGuilty Plea for NV Body Shop Accused of Fraudulent Practices
Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt announced on August 17 that A Plus Auto Body, Inc., a Las Vegas auto body shop, pleaded guilty to one count of multiple transactions involving fraud or deceit...
View ArticleCAA Collaborates with CCC to Help California Auto Repairers
The California Autobody Association (“CAA”) announced that it has completed a successful collaboration with CCC Information Services (“CCC”), helping California auto repairers meet state repair...
View ArticleTom Bradley of Advance Auto Parts Appointed to CAWA's B.O.D.
CAWA chair of the board, Greg Livingston of All Trade Tools, has appointed Tom Bradley of Advance Auto Parts to the Association’s board of directors. When chair Livingston announced the appointment, he...
View ArticleZamora's Auto Body Celebrates 17 Years
Dave Zamora, owner of Zamora's Auto Body in Valley Springs, puts a little elbow grease into his latest repair job. (Photo by Charity Maness) If it’s banged up, beat up or well-loved and in need of a...
View ArticleFrom Refugee to Top Technician: The Duc Huynh Story
Duc Huynh is currently mentoring Armando Gonzales (left), a recent tech school graduate who is learning the collision industry at Anderson Behel in Santa Clara, CA. He looks forward to his I-CAR...
View ArticleKiller Tools Gives SEMA Preview, Discusses Future of Products
The Killer Tools team, pictured from L to R: Ryan, Stewart, Mario, Gabe, Maggie, Gerry, and Edward.Autobody News reached out to Killer Tools president Gerry Trueit to learn more about what new products...
View ArticleMike's Auto Body Celebrates Expansion and Gives Away 60th Vehicle
Veteran Cassidy Nolan and his family received a 2015 Chrysler 200 when Mike's Auto Body celebrated its recent expansion at its Napa location on August 9th after a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Mike's...
View ArticleCar-O-Liner Hosts Damage Analysis Course at NACE '16
Robert Hornedo (far right) visits the Car-O-Liner booth on the NACE | CARS Expo show floor after presenting a course on Damage Analysis on August 12, 2016. Car-O-Liner hosted a course on Damage...
View ArticleStockton Man Pleads Guilty to Staging Car Accidents
There are Hollywood movie producers and Broadway show producers. And then there’s Cristopher Santiago Sanchez-Becerra. He has admitted to producing elaborate frauds to bilk insurance companies. The...
View ArticleOld Plane at Point Mugu Transported to New Home at Camarillo Airport
A small, dilapidated plane once used to train Navy pilots during the Vietnam War era was moved by flatbed truck Wednesday from Naval Base Point Mugu to the Camarillo Airport, where it will get a new...
View ArticleShop Showcase: Monte’s Auto Body in CA is High on the Valspar Refinish™ Low...
Painter Arthur Andrade sprays Valspar Refinish Low VOC at Monte’s Auto Body in Lompoc, CA. The product is ideal for their location along the California Central Coast. It’s a story we hear often:...
View ArticleESI Advises NACE Attendees to Prepare for the Unthinkable
Speaker Maylan Newton began his presentation with a personal story about how one moment changed his life, and how shop owners can prepare for when illness, accidents, injuries, family issues, or even...
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