Stacey Phillips Ronak

2 weeks ago | autobodynews.com | Stacey Phillips Ronak

From a young age, Toby Chess always had an interest in cars. In the late 1960s, he and his father purchased a stripped-down Porsche speedster shell in California, where they lived. His father was an engineer and they worked together to repair the body. “We knew nothing,” Chess said. “We would put the body filler on, wait until it got super hard and then sand with 600-grit sandpaper.” A friend’s father owned a body shop and came to see how the project was coming along.

3 weeks ago | autobodynews.com | Stacey Phillips Ronak

A central part of the Southeast Collision Conference in May included the Collision Professional Repairer Education Program (P.R.E.P.) A variety of presentations took place for shop owners, managers and industry professionals, covering topics including the root sources of refinish work contamination, repair planning and workshop organization, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) calibration considerations and how to navigate the evolving landscape of AI in collision repair.

4 weeks ago | autobodynews.com | Stacey Phillips Ronak

During the Equipment and Tool Institute (ETI) ToolTech conference in April, an automotive industry update was provided by Steve Greenfield, general partner at Automotive Ventures and author of “The Future of Mobility,” “The Future of Automotive Retail” and the weekly “Intel Report.” Greenfield pointed to the current migration toward purchasing larger vehicles, pickup trucks and SUVs. As an example, the top three selling light vehicles in 2024 were the Ford F-Series (765,649), the Chevrolet...

4 weeks ago | autobodynews.com | Stacey Phillips Ronak

Educational presentations by nationally recognized speakers, a vendor trade show and a dinner awards ceremony were all part of the fourth annual Southeast Collision Conference, held in May. Hosted by the Carolinas Collision Association (CCA) and the Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA), the event took place in Richmond, VA, following the Collision Industry Conference (CIC).

1 month ago | autobodynews.com | Stacey Phillips Ronak

Autopromotec dates back to 1965 when Luigi Degli Esposti, secretary of the Italian Tyre Retreaders Association (AIRP), created the Salone Attrezzature Ricostruczione Pneumatici (SARP), the Tyre Retreading Equipment Exhibition in Rome, Italy. The goal was to showcase the technological advancements in the retreading industry and create a platform to grow the sector.