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Southeastern News
Local news stories affecting the auto body industry in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and West Virginia
Florida Repairer Ray Gunder Not Done Yet
On May 18, the Federal Court of Appeals in Atlanta, GA, ordered State Farm Insurance to undergo mediation with Gunder’s in an effort to bring a satisfactory resolution to Gunder’s claim against State Farm for Tortious Interference and Slander. (Tortious interference of business occurs when false claims and accusations are made against a business or an individual's reputation in order to drive business away.)
Georgia Collision Industry Association (GCIA) Takes the Lead
Steering. Supressed Labor Rates. Capping of Repair and Refinish Materials
If you’re a collision industry professional, these hot-button topics are hurdles you’re facing in your business as you work to serve your customers and keep your business profitable.
Mississippi Bill Designating Permissible Use of Nitrous Oxide Signed Into Law
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| Mississippi legislators accepted a SEMA-negotiated compromise allowing off-highway use of nitrous oxide. |
Working with Mississippi lawmakers and the Mississippi State Troopers Association, SEMA successfully negotiated a compromise on legislation that originally threatened to prohibit public road use of all motor vehicles equipped to supply the engine with nitrous oxide. The bill was signed into law by Governor Haley Barbour.
Originally written as an outright ban, the new law allows for the installation of nitrous systems as long as the feed lines are disconnected or the canisters are removed while the vehicle is being operated on a public road.
The SEMA amendment better protects public road safety while ensuring legitimate off-road uses of nitrous-oxide systems.
Thanks to SEMA News for this story
Fire Damages Kennesaw, GA, Auto Body Shop
Smoke billowed through the air over Kennesaw, GA, the evening of April 13, when an auto body shop went up in flames. About six cars were totaled and several other cars were heavily damaged.
Atlanta's High Museum of Art Holds "Allure of the Automobile" Exhibit Sponsored by Porsche
The High Museum of Art exhibition, called, fittingly, the "The Allure of the Automobile," is sponsored by the famous German sports car company, headquartered in Atlanta, and features some of the world's most rare and spectacularly conceived vehicles ever produced. Among these exquisite collectors items from both sides of the Atlantic is a 71-year old Porsche design that is considered the precursor to all Porsches-the 1938/39 Porsche Type 64.
This incredible design piece is the only prewar Porsche and has never been exhibited outside of Germany. It was carefully removed from its perch at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart and flown to Atlanta for the exhibition that began on March 21 and ends on June 20.
Porsche is also displaying another historic car, the 1953 Porsche 550 LeMans coupe, which will be on loan from the private Collier Collection of Porsche in Naples, Florida.
Georgia NBC News Consumer Alerts on Aftermarket vs. OEM
South Georgia auto body shops warn you to check your car insurance policies. The replacement parts your insurance company requires for your car could put your life in jeopardy.
Shop owners say more South Georgians are buying cut rate car insurance. One way they cut costs is to require body shops to use the cheapest parts when fixing your car.
Do you know the difference between OEM or AF parts, and have you checked your car insurance policy to see which type of parts they require be used repairing your car?
Body shop owners say you should, because inferior parts could compromise your safety. Charlie's Paint and Body owner Tammy Mays says some of the auto parts that insurance policies say must be used in repairing cars are just plain junk.