New Plan for I-CAR, Latest Trends from Mitchell , and much, much more...

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January 27, 2009

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I-CAR's Transition

Latest Trends

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Is This For Real?

Look to the Sky:

A German motorist missed a bend in the road, hurtled up a snow bank, and landed on a church roof in eastern Germany. The car wound up about 25 feet off the ground! "We've never ever had a case of a car landing in a church before," said Frank Fischer, a police spokesman.

Did you Know...?
By Danielle Dinally

That's Long: On average there is about 3000 feet of electrical wiring in every car.

Ooh...Fancy: In 1946 the first car power windows were introduced.

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Robby Robbs, Chairman of I-CAR, has recently announced that I-CAR will be seeking a Canadian firm to transition its Canadian operations to.

Anything that keeps I-CAR training going in this country is fine by me. However, I'm surprised it's necessary. We all talk about training, but it looks like not enough of us are actually taking it.

I-CAR is a simply unbeatable resource. It looks like we've got two choices. Use it...or lose it.

Mike Davey,
Editor

Headline News

- AkzoNobel Enlists PCE Pioneer John Beckworth

- Registrations Open for I-CAR 30th Anniversary Celebration

- Galaxy Auto Collision Joins Fix Auto

- Sherwin-Williams Receives Jaguar Land Rover Approval

I-CAR Chairman Outlines Transition Plan

I-CAR has announced it will be seeking a Canadian firm to which it can transition its Canadian operations for collision repair training.

Robby Robbs, Chairman of the I-CAR International Board of Directors, explained that the move is "in response to the International Board of Directors' mandate that the Canadian market establish the manner in which I-CAR would be best structured to serve the industry."

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Mitchell Releases First Trends Report of 2009

Two of the collision repair industry's most influential and charismatic figures will be making keynote presentations at IBIS 2009 which is to be held on 10-12 June at the Hotel InterContinental Berlin, Germany.

Dick Cross, CEO of CARSTAR US, brings a wealth of knowledge and business acumen to IBIS. Harvard educated, he is a hard-wired entrepreneur with strong and highly informed views on the market, where it is going and what needs to be done. There is little doubt that this will be one of the most important and insightful sessions of IBIS 2009.

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Collision Quote	"This is a win-win situation: We get to further enhance the value we deliver to our customer base and make our business significantly more environmentally-friendly." - Sharon Wells of The Collision Clinic, on the transition to low-VOC coatings.