• 19 million airbags still need repaired

    • September 3, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Safety regulators in the US have stated that about 19 million defective Takata Corp air bag inflators remain installed in U.S. vehicles, and that the cause of the problem has yet to be identified. About 19.2 million vehicles containing a total of 23.4 million air bag inflators made by 11 automakers have been recalled, a NHTSA official said. The inflator [...]
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  • Service King adds 8 Chicago Locations

    • August 17, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Service King adds 8 Chicago Locations
    Service King Collision Repair Centers, today announced significant expansion in the Chicago area through the acquisition of Riverdale Body Shop and its eight premier collision repair facilities. Officials from Service King and Riverdale Body Shop mutually agreed upon terms of the deal on Aug. 14, with the acquisition effective immediately. Through the partnership, Service King substantially bolsters its [...]
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  • NATIONWIDE ACQUIRES JCC

    • July 24, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Nationwide Accident Repair Services (NARS) and Just Car Clinics Group (JCC) announced today that they have agreed terms for Nationwide to acquire JCC for a cash consideration which values JCC at approximately £13.77m. The offer, which remains conditional on the approval of shareholders of JCC, and is expected to close in September 2015. For Nationwide, [...]
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  • Service King Adds 25th Tennessee Location

    • July 22, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Service King Collision Repair Centers, a multi-state operator of high-quality collision repair facilities and one of the most trusted collision repair companies nationwide, today announced further expansion in the Knoxville, Tenn. market after reaching an agreement to partner with Downtown Autobody. Service King and Downtown Autobody, located at 2906 Highway 411 in Maryville, Tenn. mutually [...]
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  • NSF International launches certification programme

    • July 22, 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    NSF International, a global organisation with 70 years of certification and testing experience, has launched the NSF Automotive Collision Repair Shop Certification Programme providing independent, third-party oversight of collision repair shops. The certification verifies the shop’s ability to conduct high quality repairs. In accordance with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) procedures, collision repairers and a variety of [...]
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