A Year In Review: Theft, supplier strikes and repair cost top collision trends for 2023, says CCC Industry Solutions
Toronto, Ontario — According to CCC Intelligent Solutions, the 2023 collision repair industry in North America was marked by complex shifts and challenges related to the rise in vehicle theft, automotive strikes and the vehicle repair cost bubble. In its yearly report, CCC Intelligent Solutions noted that the United States saw a 10 percent increase […]
Big at Boyd: Boyd Group added 21 collision centres in Q3 2023, according to financial results
Winnipeg, Manitoba — Winnipeg, Manitoba-based Boyd Group Services reported its Q3 results on Friday, where the network said it added 21 locations to its portfolio during the quarter–17 via acquisition and four start-ups. The company reported 17.9 percent growth in sales, reaching $737.8 million compared to $625.7 million in the same period of the previous […]
Victory For Voting: UAW members at the first Ford plant to go on strike overwhelmingly approve of new contract
Detroit, Michigan — Autoworkers at the first Ford factory to go on strike have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a tentative contract agreement reached with the automaker. Members of Local 900 at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. west of Detroit have voted 82 percent in favour of a four-year-and-eight month deal, the UAW […]
Fortifying Ford: Ford, UAW reach tentative deal to end labour strikes
Detroit, Michigan — The United Auto Workers union (UAW) and Ford Motor Co. have reached a tentative agreement that will end a nearly six-week strike. The union made the announcement on Wednesday night that they had reached a tentative agreement with the automaker. The current agreed-upon deal includes a 25 percent pay increase over the […]
Ford Faces Fall Backs: Automaker pauses construction of Michigan battery plant
Detroit, Michigan – As talks continue between Ford and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, the automaker has recently announced the pausing of further construction of a US$3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in rural Michigan. In February of this year, Ford initially announced its plans to build the plant in Marshall, Michigan with the […]
Strike Update: UAW extends strike actions to 38 more GM and Stellantis plants in 20 states.
Toronto, Ontario – In a recent action taken late last Friday, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union announced the expansion of their “stand-up strike” methods to 38 more General Motors and Stellantis plants in 20 states. With this expansion, the union announced that they will not be focusing on Ford at this time because “significant […]
Bucking Bronco : Ford begins temporary layoffs as UAW strike enters sixth day
Wayne, Michigan – With the UAW strike entering its sixth day, 600 workers at the Wayne Michigan Ford assembly plant face temporary layoffs as the production of Ford Broncos halts. In a recently released comment from Ford over the temporary cuts, they noted that “this layoff is a consequence of the strike.” The plant in […]
Welcome to the Walkouts: UAW strikes all three Detroit automakers
Detroit, Michigan – In a first in the United Auto Workers (UAW) union’s 88-year history, a simultaneous strike against Ford Motor co., General Motors (GM) and Fiat-Chrysler (now part of Stellantis) has been announced. Early Friday, nearly 13,000 hourly workers at General Motors assembly plant in Wentzville, Missouri; a Ford factory in Wayne, Michigan, near […]
