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- Crash Champions Rebrands All Southern California Fountain Valley Bodyworks Locations
- Carson City, NV, Auto Body Shop Donates Car to Woman Who Lost Home, Vehicle, Family Member in Tragic Fire
- The Boring Company Gets $6.25M for LVCC Loop, Permission to Dig More Tunnels
- West Coast Customs Announces Exclusive Collab With L.A. Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Dealership
- Kitu Systems Deploys 190 EV Chargers at Fairplex, Home of the Los Angeles County Fair
Western News
Local news stories affecting the auto body industry in California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Hawaii, Alaska and Wyoming
Custom Rebuild Done in Hermiston, OR, Gets National Attention
At age 13, Austin Phipps wasn’t old enough for a driver’s license, but he bought his first car anyway.
Gerber Collision & Glass Opens Repair Center in Pomona, CA
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the opening of a collision repair center in Pomona, CA.
ASCCA Establishes Dick DeLoach Memorial Fund for Late Auto Journalist
Dick DeLoach was a humble man. Fifteen years ago, he called me to inquire about writing for Parts & People, a now defunct automotive publication out of Denver. I asked him if he had any experience and his response was “A little.”
Tesla Wins Long-Standing Feud With Ex-Employee With Sizable Settlement
Tesla has won its long-standing feud with ex-Gigafactory employee Martin Tripp, who once broke trade secret violations by telling reporters about delays in Model 3 production.
Fix Auto in Campbell, CA, Achieves VeriFacts Automotive Verified Quality Designation
Darryl Shiozawa, owner of Fix Auto in Campbell, CA, began working in his father’s shop at age 15.
California Tells Tesla Employees to Ignore Stay-at-home Order, Declaring Them 'Essential'
Nov. 19, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new stay-at-home order due to the pandemic meant to be effective starting Nov. 21.
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The Boring Company’s LVCC Loop Can Move More Than 8,000 People Every Hour, Simulation Shows
The Boring Company’s Las Vegas Convention Center Loop tunnels may be capable of moving over 8,000 passengers per hour, and that may not even be the system’s full capacity.
GM Dumps Trump in His Attempt to Bar California from Setting Emissions
General Motors is changing course and will no longer back President Donald Trump's effort to stop California from setting its own emissions rules in an ongoing court fight.
CA Gov’s New Restrictions to Face Legal Challenges as Counties Join Forces to Reject Orders
California Gov. Gavin Newsom placed a 10 p.m. curfew on counties recording higher number of COVID-19 cases using the state’s limited stay-at-home order, despite having a permanent injunction issued against him by a Superior Court judge from doing so.
CARSTAR Chilton Auto Body Pleasanton Earns BMW Certification
CARSTAR, North America’s largest multi-store network of independently owned collision repair facilities, celebrates CARSTAR Chilton Auto Body Pleasanton in California earning its original equipment manufacturer (OEM) certification from BMW.