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Amelia Island Auctions: Promising Signs for Collector Car Market
The collector car auction marketplace returned to something resembling normality at Amelia Island, with RM-Sotheby’s and Bonhams returning to live audience auctions and both delivering promising results.
Tesla Lawsuit Filed Over Death of Naibel Benavides Leon
A Tesla Model S crash in Florida has caused a lawsuit which alleges 22-year-old Naibel Benavides Leon was killed because the Model S Autopilot system failed.
Classic Car Museum Owner Sentenced in Wire Fraud Scheme
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia said Ricky V. McLaughlin, who operated McLaughlin Motor Car Museum in Parkersburg, WV, has been sentenced by a judge to 87 months in prison.
Allstate vs. AGA Lawsuit Continues
Thousands of pages of documents have been filed with the U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Florida concerning more than 3,000 windshield damage claims in the case of the Allstate Insurance and its related entities (Allstate) vs. Auto Glass America and its owner, Charles Isaly (AGA).
Classic Collision Expands with Florida Repair Center Acquisition
Classic Collision, LLC, a national multi-site collision repair operator based in Atlanta, announced the acquisition of Prestige Auto Collision in Cutler Bay, FL.
NABC F.R.E.E. Program, WIN Showcase Female-Led Extrication Education Team
When drivers in Warner Robins, GA, and surrounding areas have an accident, they rely on the community’s first responders to be there to help them to safety.
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CARSTAR Myrtle Beach Opens in the Grand Strand
CARSTAR, North America’s largest multi-store network of independently owned collision repair facilities, announced the opening of CARSTAR Myrtle Beach, located at 1560 Highway 501, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577.
Cops Bust Tennessee Chop Shop
Authorities in Tennessee recently busted quite the chop shop, which included classic muscle cars, a wrecker and an excavator, all reportedly stolen.
Bill Penney Auto Group Opens New Collision Center
The Bill Penney Auto Group opened a new collision center in Huntsville, AL, on May 12 the auto seller said will be certified for repairs on all makes and models of vehicles.
Body Shop’s Commitment to Doing the Right Thing Retains Customer’s Brand Loyalty to Subaru
When a customer dropped off her collision-damaged 2019 Subaru Ascent on Jan. 20, John Baker, manager at Wallace Collision Center in Bristol, TN, had no clue the vehicle would not be repairable, it’d be at the shop for six weeks or the vehicle manufacturer would need to mediate with the insurer on the customer’s behalf.