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Local news stories affecting the auto body industry in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and West Virginia
Morgan County Auto Body Program Gets State Recognition in AL
Written by Deangelo McDaniel, The Decatur Daily
A program that Morgan County Schools wants to turn into an employment pipeline for the planned Mazda Toyota plant in Greenbrier has been recognized as an educational model.
State Rep. Jason Fischer Files Bill Backing Autonomous Vehicles in FL
Written by Drew Wilson, Florida Politics
State Rep. Jason Fischer filed the first autonomous vehicle---aka self-driving car---legislation of the 2019 Legislative Session.
GA Auto Body Shop Owner, Customers Plead Guilty in Insurance Fraud Racketeering Case
A Decatur, GA, auto body shop owner pleaded guilty Jan. 14 to staging car crashes and inflicting intentional damage on customers' cars to pocket larger insurance payments.
Man Charged With 13 Car Break-Ins, Burglary at Macon, GA, Body Shop
Written by Staff, WGXAA 20-year-old Macon, GA, man was arrested Jan. 16 in connection to a burglary and entering auto investigation of a local business.
Gerber Collision & Glass Enters 26th State With Opening of Repair Center in Cayce, SC
Gerber Collision & Glass recently announced the Jan. 9, 2019 opening of a location specializing in the repair of large commercial vehicles, semi trucks, buses and recreational vehicles in Cayce, SC.
AL Supreme Court Reverses Summary Judgment Ruling in Case Over Fire at Body Shop
Written by Charmaine Little, Legal NewslineOn Dec. 7, 2018, the Supreme Court of Alabama reversed a decision for summary judgment in a case over a fire at an auto body shop.
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Caliber Collision Repairs Donated Car to VA Soldier/Single Father Through NABC Recycled Rides
Written by Staff, 13 News NowOn Dec. 14, the holidays got a little brighter for a Fort Eustis soldier and single father.
Knoxville I-CAR Committee Meeting Focuses on 2019 ‘Even Better’ I-CAR
Written by Chasidy Rae SiskOn Dec. 6, the Knoxville I-CAR Committee met for lunch at Calhoun’s on the River in Knoxville, TN, for a presentation by special guest speaker Tom McFinch, I-CAR business development manager for the southeast region, and to elect the group’s 2019 officers.
Tupelo, MS, Collision Repair Class Rehabs Bicycles for Christmas
Written by Allie Martin, WCBIStudents in a collision repair class at Tupelo High School in Tupelo, MS, recently made Christmas brighter for some families.
Auto Collision Repair Students Build Toy Cars for Children in Clanton, AL
Written by Joyanna Love, The Clanton AdvertiserLeCroy Career Technical Center’s auto collision repair students in Clanton, AL, continued a Christmas tradition last December as they completed pedal cars to be given to children who would not be getting many presents that month.