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Repairify, Inc., unveiled key insights from its record 2021 yearend, including that its family of brands completed more than 12.4 million automotive diagnostic scans and delivered more than 4.9 million diagnostic reports across the collision, mechanical, dealership, auction and reconditioning repair markets.
The record-setting year marked a watershed moment for Repairify. The company completed five acquisitions and expanded its capabilities beyond collision repair technology into diagnostics for mechanical repairs, data insights for ADAS calibrations and vehicle reconditioning workflow and inspections.
Beyond the delivery of a record-setting year, Repairify’s 2021 performance was capped by several strategic investments, multiple industry partnerships and a new exclusive global patent licensing and supply agreement with LAUNCH Tech.
Source: Repairify, Inc. The Carolinas Collision Association (CCA), in partnership with the Tennessee Collision Repairers Association (TCRA) and Gulf States Collision Association (GSCA), will hold its first combined annual Southeast Collision Conference June 24-25 at the Gateway Conference Center in Richburg, SC.
Before the conference kicks off, on June 23, Collision Hub’s Kristen Felder and Larry Montanez, of P&L Consultants, will do a full day’s event on total loss processes and employee pay plans. This event will also feature Rachel James of Northwestern Mutual.
There will also be an industry mixer on the evening of June 23 and awards show, to celebrate area industry professionals, that will be exclusive to participating members and vendors.
At the event, a vehicle will be donated by K&M Collision of Hickory, NC, through the National Auto Body Council Recycled Rides program. North Carolina Farm Bureau provided the vehicle, which will be donated to a deserving person, found by Safe Harbor.
Safe Harbor is a Christ-centered community for rebuilding, renewing and recovery. The nonprofit supports the community through long-term recovery programs for women, transitional housing and facilitating charitable giving through programs like “Hope on Wheels.” This provides reliable transportation to women and families in their faithbased “Whole Woman” program.
June 24 and 25 will feature several workshops.
Assured Performance will kick off the conference with a workshop featuring Mike Anderson, followed by classes with James, David Luehr of Elite Body Shop Solutions, Felder, Montanez, Bruce Schronce of StrongLead, Michael Bradshaw of K&M Collision, David Willett of Spark Underwriters, Richard and Sam Valenzuela of NABR, Alex Whittit of Intrepid Direct and Mark Olson of Veco Experts.
There will be more than $1,000 in prizes for winning attendees that participate in diverse skills challenges, judged by special guests and other industry professionals, that will only be available for members of CCA, TCRA and GSCA.
There will also be an “open mic” with industry leaders Anderson, Olson, Bradshaw and Felder, who will answer all questions from the audience. No question is off limits unless it violates antitrust.
There will be live demonstrations on equipment from Lombard Equipment, Pro Spot, Autotality, Keco and Betag, and training classes for every skill level.
Finally, the John Eagle vehicle will be on site thanks to Intrepid Direct Insurance.
We would like to thank our Platinum and Gold Level sponsors for helping to make this possible. Platinum Level: Lombard Equipment, Calibrators of the Carolinas and Shop Fix. Gold Level: Betag North America, Assured Performance, AkzoNobel and Keco.
For more information email info@southeastcollisionconference. com or visit www.carolinascollisionassociation.com
For more information about how you can support Safe Harbor, visit https://safeharbornc.org/
Source: CCA, TCRA and GSCA
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Florida Revokes Titles
tigation that have had a Florida title canceled/revoked have been placed on a contraband list and would be ineligible for a title/registration in any state,” the letter continued.
The letter finished by suggesting affected owners could export their cars from the country, keep them in non-operative condition or surrender the vehicles to the nearest Port of Entry, where they will be seized as contraband.
The investigation identified several auto businesses, including Soho Alliance LLC, Soho Imports LLC, and J-Spec Garage LLC, that were engaged in fraudulently applying for vehicle titles in Florida between 2014 and 2020. Michael Satterfield from The Gentleman Racer dug into booking records and discovered the companies are owned and operated by Andres Diaz and Nicole Chiong, both of whom have been charged with falsifying title documents but appear to have been renewed on bond pending trial.
Satterfield went through the list of no-no VINs, decoding them to reveal the affected cars, and came up with some interesting information. While the majority are JDM-spec cars such as R34 Nissan Skyline GT-Rs and S15 Nissan Silvias that would have been too modern to qualify for importation under the 25-year rule that makes importing non-federalized cars easier, a Mercedes C300 and Porsche 911 Turbo also make an appearance.
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