Holley Performance Brands Expands Sales Organization, Appoints Chet Baker Senior Vice President of Sales
Baker is a proven leader who will help strengthen the company’s customer focus in key vertical groupings BOWLING GREEN, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– As Senior Vice President of Sales, Baker will lead the company’s sales team, developing and executing strategies to drive growth across Holley’s iconic portfolio of brands. In addition to setting the sales strategy, he […]
FORGING BONDS
ProColor’s Collaborative Evolution within Fix Network Originating as a revered and esteemed brand within the vibrant landscape of Quebec, ProColor Collision emerged as a paragon of excellence and innovation in the collision repair industry. With a rich history spanning decades, ProColor garnered acclaim and recognition for its unwavering commitment to quality, customer satisfaction, and industry-leading […]
SIMPLY SMASHING
Breaking boundaries—the focus at this year’s BMW CCRC Conference of the Americas event Story, photos by DARRYL SIMMONS This year’s BMW Certified Collision Repair Centres (CCRC) conference, titled “Breaking Boundaries” was held in mid-February in Palm Springs, California, highlighting the network’s ongoing advancements and the collective drive towards excellence in automotive repair. The event was […]
SEEN @ SAAR
Estimating, AI and more covered at annual spring meet-up By SARAH PERKINS, ALLISON ROGERS The Saskatchewan Association of Automotive Repairers (SAAR) hosted its annual spring conference at the Temple Gardens in Moose Jaw on the first weekend of March, where industry participants gathered to discuss everything from future technology to how to effectively say no […]
A NOD TO NORM ANGROVE
Longtime automotive refinishing industry executive announces retirement Norm Angrove, who most recently served as the director of Automotive Refinish for PPG Canada, has announced his retirement, effective April 1, 2024. During his 35+ year career in the automotive refinishing sector, Norm has seen countless new product releases, shop openings, industry events, consolidation in both collision […]
CONGRATS TO KELVIN!
Kelvin Campbell celebrates 30 years as owner of Chapman Auto Body Thirty years. Three stores. More than 60 staff members. Countless lives changed—both customers and industry friends alike. In 1994, Kelvin Campbell was handed the keys to Chapman Auto Body. Former owner Bob Chapman told him to “go and make something out of it.” So, […]
SUCCESS IS IN THE DETAILS
Cousins Sean and Mark McIntosh of Kirmac know collision repair is a matter of community, culture and compassion Story by SARAH PERKINS In the collision repair industry, nothing is more important than attention to detail. Noticing a dent or scratch in a vehicle can be the difference that makes or breaks a quality repair. Attention […]
CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?!
LEVELING UP LEGO At the recent Ecar Expo in Gothenburg, Sweden, Volvo proudly showcased David Gustafsson’s fully functional, drivable 1:1 scale Lego Volvo wagon. Unlike most life-size Lego replicas that are just static displays, Gustafsson’s creation has a fully functional interior with turning climate control knobs, doors that swing open, and a working gear selector. […]
EV NEWS
BREAKING BARRIERS Engineers with the University of Nebraska’s road safety testing facility have discovered that electric vehicles are too heavy to be stopped by highway guardrails. In early February, engineers with the university released their initial crash test results in which a 2022 Rivian R1T—which weighs nearly four tonnes—was rammed into the same type of […]
INSURANCE NEWS
LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOUR Insurance provider State Farm will pay a US$2 million settlement following a two-year investigation by the Montana State Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (CSI) into the insurer’s claims handling practices.The investigation revealed that State Farm had underpaid some drivers who had been in accidents with State Farm’s insureds from November 1, […]
