- You are here:
- Home
- Midwest
Midwestern News
- Indiana Ranked One of Best in Nation for Drivers
- Gerber Collision & Glass Acquires Repair Center in Wyandotte, MI
- Michigan Shop Remains in Family Following Change in Ownership
- Regions, Phases and Tiers Sow Confusion, Frustration Over Continued Illinois COVID-19 Restrictions
- Longtime Livonia, MI, Chevy Dealership Was Supposed to Close. Now It's a Top Seller
Midwestern News
Local news stories affecting the auto body industry in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
Hayward, WI, Businesses Rebuild and Donate Car to Local Family
Local businesses in Hayward, WI, all pitched in to fix up and donate a car to someone who needs it. All that hard worked payed off when they rolled it out for the first time Oct. 15.
MATC to Continue Mostly Online Learning for Spring Semester, Reports 25 COVID Cases
Madison Area Technical College expects to follow the same playbook for the spring semester that it’s using this fall: most classes delivered online and students and employees completing a health survey before they enter campus buildings.
GM Unveils 'Factory ZERO' Production Facility, Highlights EV Future
General Motors' Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center in Michigan will be reworked to produce only all-electric vehicles going forward.
GM Shuts Down Corvette Plant Temporarily Due to Parts Issue
General Motors is shutting down the company’s assembly plant in Bowling Green, KY, the factory that builds the Chevrolet Corvette, for one week, idling approximately 1,400 employees due to a parts shortage.
Beth Rutter Shares Sneak Peek of Pilot Program
Four guest speakers attended the St. Louis I-CAR Committee’s September virtual meeting, including collision repair industry professional Beth Rutter, who spoke about the Pilot Program. Rutter graciously agreed to share some additional information with Autobody News.
ASA Ohio Wraps Up First Year of CPL Meetings
ASA Ohio held its third Collision Performance Leaders (CPL) Group meeting Sept. 29, wrapping up the group’s first year of sessions.
More...
Hugo, MN, Auto Body, Mechanical Shop Has Leadership Change
North Country Auto Body and Mechanical in Hugo, MN, is now being run by a new partnership.
CREF Scholarships, Industry Support Enable Body Shop Estimator to Move Up the Ladder Faster
Justin Furman, an estimator at Bill Brown Ford in Livonia, MI, on the fast track to becoming a manager, largely credits his career successes to the support he received from the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) and PPG.
CARSTAR Plover, Erie Insurance Present Refurbished Vehicle to Deserving Local Mother of Twins
On Sept. 23, a deserving Plover, WI, mother of twins experienced a life-changing event---the presentation of a vehicle to provide her independence and the ability to work and take care of her family---thanks to CARSTAR Plover and car donor Erie Insurance along with the National Auto Body Council Recycled Rides® program.
Ohio Orders GM to Repay $28 Million, Invest $12 Million for Closing Lordstown Plant
A state agency on Sept. 28 ordered General Motors to repay the state $28 million in tax incentives it received to keep its assembly plant open in Lordstown in northeast Ohio.