San Jose, Calif.—To provide faster service to its jobber store customers in the South Bay, Speed Warehouse in Hayward recently opened a new branch warehouse in San Jose, said Speed Warehouse’s General Manager Mike Montgomery.

San Jose, Calif.—Kenny Ho, recently appointed to the California/Nevada/Arizona Automotive Wholesalers Association (CAWA) board, is 30 years old, which he admits is fairly young to be an operations manager for a warehouse distributor carrying a $6 million parts inventory and employing more than 40 people.

When it comes to assisting shops with the conversion to waterborne basecoats, FinishMaster is perhaps the most experienced in the country.

Sacramento, Calif.—The California Autobody Association (CAA) is quarreling with the insurance industry over insurers’ insistance that what the CAA calls a “blend within panel” is actually a partial refinish.

Newport Beach, Calif.--VeriFacts Automotive officials have thanked the Chrysler Corp. for its responsiveness to a collision repair shop’s dilemma in how to fix a vehicle that didn’t have published rear-sectioning procedures for the required repair. 

San Jose, Calif.—Record crowds converged at the Central County Occupational Center (CCOC) in San Jose as the school hosted its sixth annual Custom and Classic Car Show on May 15.

“Auto Dismantlers:  More Than Spare Parts” was the theme of a working conference in Pacoima on May 29 and was attended by state agencies and nonprofit organizations. 

Research Triangle Park, N.C. – Fuel pump makers in the USA say unnecessary returns are costing millions in part returns.

Chicago— Mainstream media coverage of GM and Chrysler bankruptcies and subsequent dealership closures paint a picture of doom and gloom, but for industry veterans and others in the know, there’s light at the end of the tunnel.

Gilberts, Ill.--Induction heating technology has been around for decades, but it was only in the late 1990s that Tom Gough said he figured out how to use it to improve his efficiency as an autobody technician.

Torrance, Calif.--Back 40 years ago, when Mel Marks founded the company now known as Motorcar Parts of America, he sold parts to the K-marts of the world, said Motorcar's current president and CEO, Selwyn Joffe.