“Toyota announced that it will recall more than 900,000 vehicles in Canada, Japan Mexico and the United State because of an air bag problem” according to VehicleServicePros.com. Toyota Airbag Recall
Toyota will replace parts used in some “hatchbacks, named Volts in Japan and Corolla and Corolla Matrix overseas, produced between 2001 and 2004”. The company said that the control unit of the vehicles airbags could be damaged by minor electrical noise, and could open wrong in the worst case scenario.
Two crashes maybe linked to the recall, no deaths have been reported.

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According to Body Dupont rebrand as Axalta Coating Systems Shop Business, “DuPont Performance Coatings has been purchased by The Carlyel Group and will be renamed Axalta Coating Systems”.

“We are excited to invest in Axalta Coating Systems and believe its strong market position and global footprint will enable the company to capitalize on opportunities in rapidly emerging markets such as China and Brazil,” said Martin Sumner, principal of The Carlyle Group.

Both companies are excited for the future and building on the foundation of more than 90 years in the coatings industry.
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According to ABRN Wire Reports, the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) along with the organization’s supporters are offering secondary and post-secondary collision students attending career or technical colleges over $300,000 in scholarships and tool grants.

Some of the scholarship and grant opportunities include:

· 3M “Hire Our Heroes” scholarship and Tool Grants for Returning Veterans and their Families

· AASP-MA Tool Grant

· ABRA Auto Body & Glass Tool Grant

· Alcoa Grant

· Collision Repair Education Foundation Scholarship

· GEICO Scholarship and Tool Grant

· The Lon Baudoux Legacy Scholarship

· PPG Scholarship

· Sherwin Williams Tool Grant

For those of you who are students at a technical or career college studying collision, or if you know a student studying collision, refer them to the CREF website for instructions on how to apply for these amazing financial opportunities. View scholarship and grant information here. Application deadlines are said to be February 15th, 2013.

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