The EU Commission’s Fotis Karamitsos believes mobility will be considered as a service in the future. The statement came at the welcome event of the CLEPA – European Association of Automotive Suppliers – aftermarket conference in Brussels where the focus was very much on the future mobility. Karamitsos also pointed towards trends such as changing ownership [...]

A Florida judge has thrown out federal antitrust and boycott allegations brought by 26 Mississippi collision repairers against some of the largest vehicle insurers in the USA. The Sherman Antitrust Act claims were dismissed with prejudice, which means there’s no chance they can be refiled, only appealed. However, Middle District of Florida Judge, Gregory Presnell [...]

Assured Performance Network (APN), one of the USA’s largest OEM certified collision repair networks, has made major enhancements to its certification process. The five-step certification validation process has been upgraded inline with the introduction of a mobile app, for use by onsite inspectors. The app will be used to optimise consistency, efficiency, and integrity. Assured [...]

PPG has completed a $7.8 million investment at its Coatings Innovation Center in Allison Park, Pennsylvania, just 20 minutes from its global headquarters in Pittsburgh. The upgrades to the facility include increased laboratory and testing space and upgraded equipment that improves the technical capabilities of the company’s primary research and development facility for paint and [...]

US-based Service King Collision Repair Centers has recognised the growing value of data protection in the industry by naming Anil Varghese as its first ever chief information security officer. Varghese has two decades of global experience in the information technology sector, having worked at American Express and Sony, and his appointment continues Service King’s ongoing investment [...]