Biden Buys In: U.S. President shows support for the ‘Right to Repair’ campaign.
Washington, D.C. — United States President Joe Biden has shown his support of the ‘Right to Repair’ campaign by signing an executive order late last week that would prohibit anti-competitive restrictions that prohibit consumers freedoms when it comes to their data and repairing their vehicle where they want to. President of the Auto Care Association, […]
Fuelling Fears: U.S. pipeline breach prompts gasoline shortage concerns across North America
Atlanta, Georgia — The Colonial Pipeline in the State of Georgia has fallen victim to a cyberattack, prompting fears of gas shortages across North America. The Georgia-based pipeline shut down its entire network Friday after learning of a cyberattack on its systems. A financial ransom was demanded, though it’s unclear whether the private company paid […]
Collision Collaboration: Mazda and Mitchell International partner to launch U.S. Mazda Collision Network
San Diego, California — Mazda is officially dipping their toes into the world of collision repair as the automaker announced on Tuesday that they are pairing up with Mitchell International to launch the Mazda Collision Network. The Japanese automaker is calling on their U.S. dealerships, multi-shop operators (MSOs) and independent repair facilities to join up […]
EV/AV Report: February 1, 2021
Toronto, Ontario – In this week’s electric and autonomous vehicle report, LeddarTech reflects on a year of achievement, despite unpredictable challenges, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that the federal fleet will be going electric and New Flyer unveils North America’s first automated transit bus. Pause for Reflection Quebec-based ADAS-developers, LeddarTech, are celebrating a productive 2020, […]
US MSOs compared: Repairer Driven News looks at the major chains
By John Huetter, Repairer Driven News Wyoming, Michigan — January 20, 2016 — Major collision repair groups continued to add to their chains in 2015, and while there might be fewer midsize MSOs to buy or franchise, they’re likely to continue scooping up shops across the country to bolster their networks. The chains still make […]
Private equity players competing to consolidate collision repair industry
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — June 22, 2015 — Big-time financiers on both Bay and Wall Street are showing huge interest in the collision repair industry. The number of deals done over the last couple years is ballooning. A battle to be the first to consolidate the collision repair industry seems to be […]
