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January 27, 2012
-
Eastman to Acquire Solutia
- Utah Auto Glass Veteran Opens Car Museum
- Mid-Ohio Foodbank Opens Pantry at Grove City Site
- UNITED KINGDOM — Nationwide Windscreen Services Obtains Contract with Lex Autolease
- Ford Unveils 2013 Fusion, Greg Biffle Says New Model ‘Pretty Sexy’
- TODAY'S BLOG: Legislation, Safe Driving and More
- South Shreveport Residents Say Construction Damaged Cars
- Do Insurance Companies Believe You’re Driving a Risky Vehicle?
- BB Gun Suspected in Damage to Car Windows in Bremerton, Poulsbo

January 26, 2012
- Michigan TPA Code of Conduct Bill Passed Unanimously by State Senate
- Umble Named Director of Auto Glass Claim Solutions for LYNX
- UNITED KINGDOM — New National Mobile Windscreens Distribution Hub Opens
- Electric Car That Folds Itself Launches in Spain
- OLED Solar Sun Roof Turning Real
- Today's Blog: Playing Games
- State Farm Launches New Driving App
- FOX 26 Viewers Help Brenham Woman in Need
- Cathay Plane Turns Back After Cracks Found on Windshield
- Man Injured After Rock Flies Through Windshield

January 25, 2012
- Michigan TPA Code of Conduct Bill Sees Changes, Movement in State Senate
- GlasWeld Motion for Summary Judgment Granted in Suit Filed by Mike Boyle
- Appeals Court Denies Emergency Motion in Vitro Case
- Toyota Camry Gets Lighter, Roomier, Angrier
- Windshield Issue Disrupts CAL’s MIA Flight
- Spitter Gets 30-Day Jail Sentence
- Car Impaled by Guardrail in Waiale Accident

January 24, 2012
- Safelite Nears Settlement in Class Action Suit Filed by CSRs, Pending Court Approval
- Glass Repair Firms Cry Foul
- German Icons: 2012 BMW 328i
- 2012 Toyota RAV4
- Today's Blog: Be Smart in 2012
- Flying Ice on Freeways the Latest Road Worry
- Oswego Man Accused of Using the Butt End of a Gun to Break Car Window During Dispute
- Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Accident Near Tufts

January 23, 2012
-
Frye Joins Guardian Auto Glass
- Property Casualty Insurer Organization Predicts 2012 Legislation Will Relate to Steering, Aftermarket Parts
- Fear the Self-Driving Living Room: When Will In-Car Tech Go Too Far?
- The CR-V: Honda Gets Its Mojo Back
- Body Shop Owners Arrested for Petit Larceny, Making False Statement
- Eight Injured in Two Separate Crashes
- Highway Patrol Looking for Little Road Hit-and-Run Driver

January 20, 2012
- Dwyer Group CEO Says Walking in Employees’ Shoes was ‘Overwhelmingly Rewarding’
- GM Explores Interactive Sidelites
- Tulsa-Area Factories, Warehouses are 12.3 Percent Vacant
- Ohio Auto Glass Shop Owner Passes Away
- 2012 Chevrolet Equinox Review
- U.S. Patent Application 20120016553 - Method and System for Detecting and Compensating Weather Condition Effects on Wireless Signals
- Why Do Windshields Shatter in Cold Weather?
- Trucker Winds Up in Creek After Windshield Wipers Fail
- Incident: Tarom B737 Near Munich on January 18, 2012, Cracked Windshield
- Two Men Injured in Boaz Hit-and-Run

January 19, 2012
- Industry Responds to Completion of Allstate Move to Safelite
- Anonymous Letter Appears to be More Widely Spread Than Previously Thought
- 2012 Volkswagen Beetle 2.5
- 2013 Buick Encore Review, Specifications, Photos, Features
- Dale City Man Charged with Smashing Girlfriend's Car windows with Tire Iron
- Selling Auto Insurance to the “New Consumer”
- Multiple Cars Vandalized in Lafayette

January 18, 2012
- EEOC Pushes for Continuation of Sexual Harassment Suit Against Safelite
- Letter Raises Questions Among Michigan Glass Shops
- Glass Doctor Parent Company CEO to be Featured on “Undercover Boss”
- Chairman Says City Set to Excel at Annual Longview Chamber Banquet
- UNITED KINGDOM — National Mobile Windscreens Expands Oxford Operations
- California-Bound Plane Diverted to Dulles Airport
- Clean Your Windshields, Say Police
- Hit and Run Sentencing Delayed

January 17, 2012
- Special News Alert: Binswanger Appoints New COO; Carrillo Leaving to Join Grey Mountain
- Watch the glassBYTEs.com™ Newcast: Inside Detroit, Preparing for Auto Glass Week and More
- Safelite to Replace Wood Pallets with Steel Over Next Three Years
- Chamber Honors Pembroke’s Tiny & Sons Glass
- Local Body Shops See Influx in Snow-Related Damages
- 'Augmented-Reality' Windshields
- Kia Makes Canadian Debut of the Kia KV7 Concept at the 2012 Montreal International Auto Show
- Today's Blog: My Latest Venture
- Reward Offered After Delco Driver Injured By Pumpkin Thrown Through Windshield
- Clinton Couple Escapes Injury as Ice Falls
- Police Search for Suspect in West Kensington Hit-and-Run

January 13, 2012
-
Latest U.S. Traffic Volume Report Shows Increase from September to October 2011
- Injunction Filed Against Ohio Auto Glass Shop
- 2013 Porsche Boxster/Boxster S
- Mercedes Wants Augmented Reality Integration with Your Windshield
- Lawsuit Against Liberty Mutual Moves to Federal Court
- Windshield, Rust Have Link
- "Agitated" Man Caught on Video Smashing Car Window
- Calm Air Plane Cracks Windshield
- Pipe Pierces Windshield on 99, But Turlock Man's All Right
- Vandals Go on Citywide Rampage in Carson City

January 12, 2012
- Expert Testimony at Focus of Current Dispute in Age Discrimination Suit Against PGW
- Safelite Opens Store in Chicago Suburb Oak Lawn
- F&I Vendor's New Owner Retains CEO, Studies Expansion
- Two Takes: 2012 Hyundai Veloster
- Mini’s Hot Coupe: Drive It—If Your Pal Buys One
- What to Do When Gravel Hits the Windshield
- Crack in Front Windshield Delays Kan. Governor Flight to Wichita, But Brownback in No Danger
- Pipe Slams Through Car Windshield on Freeway
- BPD Blames Teenagers for Vehicle Vandalism Spree

January 11, 2012
- Safelite Files Suit Against Colorado-Based Safevue Auto Glass for Deceptive Practices and More
- Cerium Oxide Prices Expected to Remain Volatile
- ABRA Opens New Location in Warner Robins, Ga.
- UNITED KINGDOM — Autoglass Casts Facebook Competition Winner in TV Ad
- Toyota NS4 Plug-In Hybrid Concept Car Unveiled at 2012 Detroit Show
- Lexus Defines Change
- Free Windshields?
- Vandals Disrupt Roanoke County Trash Collection

January 10, 1012
- Winter 2012 NAGS Calculator Shows Mostly Increases for Popular Parts
- Glass Bot Manufacturer Has New Name: Nelson Glass Tools
- ABRA Auto Body & Glass Opens Collision Center in Roswell, Ga.
- UNITED KINGDOM — Nationwide Windscreen Services Achieves ISO 9001 Accreditation
- Car and Driver: Auto Enthusiast Jerry Woodward to Reopen Museum at Shop in Provo
- TODAY'S BLOG: Hopes for the New Year
- 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser: Better Than Ever
- Consumers Want Cars Equipped With More Safety Devices and Technology That Offers Driver Assistance and Advanced Communications, Accenture Study Shows
- Broken Roads, Broken Windshields ... Deja Vu
- Widow Mourns After Freak Accident Kills Man
- 50+ Reports of Vandalism Made in Centerville

January 9, 2012
- Binswanger is Glad to be "Standalone Organization," Carrillo Says
- Safelite Hires Customer Recovery Director
- 2012 Dodge Charger: America's First 8-Speed Automatic Delivers Best-in-Class MPG
- New Subaru Impreza Impresses
- It's the Right Time of Year to Work on Your Relationship with Your Windshield
- TODAY'S BLOG: Used Glass
- Police Calls: Angry Woman Seen Jumping on Vehicle
- Colorado Driver Killed When Branch Went Through Windshield Steered Car to Safety Before Passing Out
- 30 Junk Cars Vandalized at Fort Mill Automotive Business

January 6, 2012
-
Special News Alert: Grey Mountain Partners Acquires Binswanger
- Carrillo Optimistic About Acquisition by Grey Mountain
- Arizona Male Convicted of Using Old Glass Replacement Work Orders to Commit Fraud
- ROLAGS™ Committee Seeks New Members; Deadline Approaches
- Safelite AutoGlass’ Annual Two-Day Time-Card Donation Gives Employees a Choice in Volunteer Work
- U.S. Court of Appeals Reinstates Stay in Vitro Case
- Samsung, PGW, TJX Receive State Aid for Investment Projects in Poland
- Chevy Corners Market with G-Force Monitor
- State Farm's New Logo Installed at Corporate HQ
- Rescuer Says Shooting Out Car Window Was Only Option to Save Kids
- Pork Joint Smashes Car Windscreen in Early Morning Attack
- Battered But Not Broken, Eagle Recovering
- Dozens of Vehicle Windows Broken Out in West Boise

January 5, 2012
- Laminated Sidelites, Solar Glazing, Major Topics During Congressman’s Visit to Manufacturing Plant
- Allstate Transition to Safelite to be Complete by End of Week
- Fort Pierce Business Owner Enters St. Lucie County Commission Race
- Detroit Auto Show Promises Production-Worthy Concepts
- Today's Blog: Happy New Year—and Big News from Detroit
- Maryland Court: Premium Financing Firms Overcharged Auto Policyholders
- Shattered Window Makes Trooper Fear Gunfire
- Turkey Goes Through Semi Windshield
- 173 Car Windows Broken; 58 Reports on Tuesday

January 4, 2012
- Belron Extends Launch of New Resin to United Kingdom-Based Autoglass
- AGRSS® Council Becomes Auto Glass Safety Council
- NWRA Announces Release of Continuing Education Program
- Boyd Group Completes Acquisition of Master Collision Repair
- Today's Blog: Preparing for the Revised AGRSS® Standard
- Toyota Prius Liftback
- For Want of a Shoe, Man Kicks Out Cop Car Window
- Man Critically Injured When Sign Flies Through Windshield
- Allstate Boots Homeowners Customers Without Auto Policies
- Vandals Smash Car Windows, Slash Tires in Fond du Lac

January 3, 2012
- Massachusetts Auto Glass Shop Representative Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud
- Allstate “Guarantees” Claims Service with New Program
- Windshield Repair in Escondido, Calif.
- BMW Sunroof Problems Seem to Keep Falling In
- 2013 Ford Fusion, Explorer to Get Lane Mitigation System
- Artistry in Glass: A Clear-Cut Calling for One Dumont Man
- Man Allegedly Shot Out Car Window to Retrieve Cell Phone
- Bizarre Chain-Reaction Wreck Injures Two in Tooele County
- Police, Family Search for Hit-and-Run Suspect
- Police Search for Vehicles Involved in Fatal Accident

December 29, 2011
- Happy New Year: A Look at the Top Ten Stories of 2011
- NWRA Publishes December Newsletter
- County Commissioners Review Challenges, Successes of 2011
- AUSTRALIA - RACV Opens Repair Centre for Cars Smashed by Hail
- Minnesota Fas-Break Franchise Owner Passes Away
- Allstate Revises Agent Compensation Plan
- Woman's Sunroof Explodes in Her New BMW
- Part of Deer Hit by Another Car Kills Pa. Woman
- Christmas Car Break-Ins

December 28, 2011
- AGRSS® Publishes Fourth-Quarter Newsletter
- Safelite Foundation Awards Four $25,000 Grants
- Genstar Capital Acquires Innovative Aftermarket Systems of Texas
- Insurers’ Profitability Plunges Most Since 2008 on Catastrophes
- Police: Man Hit by Car Lucky to be Alive
- More Victims in Sandy Car Vandalism Spree

Decmeber 27, 2011
- Auto Glass Franchise Companies Rank on Franchise 500 List
- Civic SI Just a Few Tweaks from Being Front Runner in Class
- Shapely Hyundai Elantra GLS Looks Even Better to Pocketbook
- Today's Blog: Mike Paley – Retail Auto Glass Entrepreneur by David Rohlfing
- Driver Killed After Deer Hits One Vehicle, Travels Through Windshield of Another
- Man Injured in Road Accident is Improving
- Christmas Hit-and-Run Crash Kills Bicyclist

December 23, 2011
-
South Carolina Auto Glass Shop Owner Draws Attention with His Commitment to Saying “Merry Christmas”
- ROLAGS™ Committee Issues Invitation to New Members
- Judge Rules Automatic Stay Precluded Entry of Vitro’s Temporary Restraining Order
- 2011 Lexus GX460 Review
- Drunken Man Head-Butts Police Car Window in Dubai
- Freak Truck Wheel Kills Woman Commuter
- Teens Accused of Shooting Out Car Windows

December 22, 2011
- Looking Ahead to an Election Year—What It Means for the Industry
- Vitro Appeals Temporary Restraining Order
- Ford Teases All-New Global Vehicle, Fiesta-Based Crossover Most Likely Candidate
- Saab Bankruptcy: Long Before the Fall, Innovations Aplenty
- UNITED KINGDOM — CBVC Vehicle Management Awards Fleet Contract to Auto Windscreens
- Sponsored Link: Sika Corporation adds E-Newsletter to VIC Marketing Program
- Woman Charged in Attack on Her Former Husband
- Texting and Driving Can Be a Deadly Mixture
- Shattered Car Windows, Stolen Toys and a Missing Gun

December 21, 2011
-
Disputes in PGW Age Discrimination Suit Continue; Current Issue is Request for Summary Judgment by PGW
- Boyd Group to Acquire Master Collison Repair
- ABRA Expands Franchise Operations into Fort Dodge, Iowa
- Glass by Daughtry Moves to New Location
- Glass Doctor Names New Vice President of Operations
- 2012 Honda Civic 1.8 i-VTEC EX First Drive
- More Than 91 Million Americans Planning Holiday Travel
- Mercury Insurance Demands $89 Million Auto Insurance Increase While Its Chairman Funds Initiative Promising "Discounts"

December 20, 2011
- Four-Year Legal Dispute Between PPG Industries and Platinum Equity Ends
- Safelite AutoGlass® Announces Fleet Contract with Ford®
- New Cadillac XTS4 Spotted on the Streets of Detroit
- County Gets SWAT Vehicle Used in 'Batman' Movie
- Sponsored Link: Sika Hot-Applied Products in Winter Weather
- Now, Tour A House That's Actually Constructed From Old Car Parts
- Court Weighs State Farm Appeal of Order to Refund $350 Million
- Deputies Investigate Mailbox, Window Damage

December 19, 2011
-
Industry Predictions: What's in Store for 2012?
- Boyd Group Opens New Location in Manitoba
- UNITED KINGDOM-National Mobile Windscreens to Open New Distribution Center
- Key Communications Events Manager Receives Award for Outstanding Performance
- Compact Subaru Deserves Respect
- Incident: CSA A320 near Prague on December 15, 2011, Cracked Windshield
- Hit-and-Run Victim, 12, Mourned

December 16, 2011
- NSG Automotive President Mike Fallon to Retire
- U.S. Miles Driven Down 1.5 Percent for September from Last Year
- State Funding Board Approves $20M in Infrastructure and Jobs Training Grants for Seven Projects
- Mercedes-Benz' SL Roadster to Offer Magic Sky Control with SPD-Smart Technology
- Toyota Grows the Prius
- UNITED KINGDOM — Auto Windscreens Becomes Preferred Supplier to Pendragon Contracts
- Insurer, Body Shop Sued Over Repairs with 'Junkyard' Parts
- Road Rage Leads to Shattered Car Window
- Deer Crashes Through Woman's Windshield
- Georgetown Student Allegedly Threw a Brick Through a Neighbor’s Car Window

December 15, 2011
- Industry Consultants Launch Website; Offer Tools for Glass Shops
- WRO Winner Continues to Garner International Attention
- 2012 Land Rover Evoque Wows with Driving Dynamics
- 2013 Chevrolet Impala Caught Testing
- Today's Blog: Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays …
- Jealousy Leads to Man Smashing Ex-Girlfriend's Car Windows
- Plane Returns to Honolulu After Windshield Crack
- Motorway Sharpshooter “Does Not Exist:” Police Report

December 14, 2011
- Glass Doctor President Mark Dawson Resigns
- TPAs, Insurers Urge New York Judge to Dismiss Harner Suit; Address Short Pay, Antitrust and Low Price Allegations
- NTSB Calls for Nationwide Ban on Driver Cell Phone Use of All Sorts
- 2012 Mazda MAZDA6 Review
- GM Unveils New Safety Tech
- Today's Blog: Drama from the Henhouse
- Insurance Claim Delays Deliver Massive Profits to Industry by Shorting Customers
- Cold Man Breaks Window in Wenatchee to Go to Jail
- 20-Foot Pole Impales Car
- Couple: Group of Vehicles Burglarized During Titans Game

December 13, 2011
- Safelite Solutions to Transmit Questionable Claims Info Directly to NICB through “Partnership”
- Inside the Safelite/NICB Partnership
- Special News Alert: Safelite Solutions Becomes NICB "Strategic Partner"
- Surry Community College Unveils ‘Cutting-Edge’ Robotics in Automation Lab
- First Drive: 2013 Subaru XV
- 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Aims for World-Class Safety
- Progressive Pays $125,000 to Settle Charges It Violated State Auto Insurance Rules
- Today's Blog: ZIP Code-Based Pricing
- Road, Travel Rage Abounds During Holidays
- SUV Plows Through Utility Pole, Fence in San Antonio
- NYSP: Man Threw Cement Block Through Car Windshield During Fight with Girlfriend

December 12, 2011
- Watch the December glassBYTEs.com™ Newscast
- Florence Businessmen Makes 'Merry Christmas' Message Clear as Glass
- Glass Doctor Repairs But Also Remodels
- Mexican Armored-Car Industry Grows 10 Percent in 2011
- With These Autonomous Cars, Who Needs You to Drive?
- Nidec Resumes Production Halted by Thailand Floods
- 27-Year-Old Man Arrested, Kicks Out Squad Car Windows
- Company Charged in Fatal Crash
- Ky. Man Claims Car Window Broken Out with Ax

December 9, 2011
- “Questionable” Auto Glass Claims Continue to Fall, NICB Reports
- New York Judge Rules on Case Filed by Vitro Indenture Trustee
- K&K, Louis Auto Glass Win Annual Whatcom Business Awards
- 2012 Kia Sedona
- Car Insurance to Rise by 11 Percent for Young Women After European Ruling
- State Farm Clients to See Increase
- U.S. Patent Application 20110301813 - Customizable Virtual Lane Mark Display
- Illinois: Obstruction-Free School Bus Windshields Required in 2012
- Chuck Norris Approved: Man Flies Out of Truck Window but Walks to Tell Another Tale

December 8, 2011
- Investigation Finds California Officers Were Legally Justified in Fatal Shooting of Safelite Tech
- NOVUS Glass Named to AllBusiness AllStar Franchise List
- Repellent Glass Compound Needs No Cleaning
- Aftermarket Part Forces Toyota Corolla, Sienna Recall
- 2012 Mazda CX-7 – Review
- Missoula Food Bank Kicks Off Holiday Drive for Donations
- Senator Carlucci Introduces “Common Sense Legislation” to Stop Insurance Fraud
- Youths Tossing Rocks from Overpass

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