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February 8, 2010
- Honda Recalls Fit for Power Window Issue
- 2010 Renault Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet Full Details
- Insurer May Have Violated Law, Report Reveals
- Scotia Auto Glass is Appointed to be AXA Insurance's Official Mobile Auto Glass
- The Core of Giving
- Woman's Windshield Shattered by Falling Snow
- Largo Police Looking for Hit & Run Driver

February 5, 2010
- Mid-Atlantic Auto Glass Shops Prepare for Major Snowstorm
- Generational Expert to Speak at Glass Expo Midwest™: Will Offer Proven Methods of How to Communicate Effectively with All Generations
- Prospects Improve for Pilkington
- Gentex Reports 45 Percent Increase in Fourth Quarter Net Sales
- Glass Doctor® Franchises Earn Angie's List Super Service Awards
- In a Rollover Accident the Nissan Frontier is the Safest of Five Small Pick-Ups
- Pilots Seek to Curb Threat of Lasers Being Used Against Civilian Planes
- Confessions of an Auto Insurance Agent
- Study: Distractions, Not Phones, Cause Car Crashes

February 4, 2010
- Washington Auto Show Features Latest Innovations
- eDirectGlass Announces Alliance with Expotech Inc.
- Service King Collision Repair Centers Launch New Website to Enhance Customer Experience
- Your Treasure Valley Business Community: Accomplishments and Promotions (scroll down)
- Saab Product Plans for 2010 and Beyond - Car News
- N.Y. Insurers Outline Remedies for No-Fault System Problems
- UNITED KINGDOM - 'Safer' Pint Glasses Unveiled
- Woman OK After Flying Tire Smashes Through Windshield
- Driver Sought in Hit-and-Run Incident

February 3, 2010
- Legislative Update: Mississippi Auto Glass Deductible Bill Dies in Committee, While Arizona House Considers Bill That Some Say Could Remove Zero-Deductible Policy Option
- Glass America Relocates to Worthington, Ohio
- Zeledyne Workers Cut Back
- Sponsored Link: Mitchell Launches GlassMate™ 6.0 and GlassMate™ Mobile
- Bankrupt Cooper-Standard Files Reorganization Plan
- UNITED KINGDOM - Auto Windscreens Secures Two-Year Deal with Alphabet
- Glassmaking Fades in U.S. as Imports Cut into Sales
- Some State Farm Agents Are Going Green
- Carver County Gets Creative to Curb Costs -- and Wins Praise
- Derry Couple Sues Town After Tree Branch Goes Through Car Roof

February 2, 2010
- Soat Speaks at Arizona Insurance Committee Meeting in Opposition to Bill Targeting Auto Glass Shops
- USGlass Magazine Named a Finalist in ABM’s Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards— Prestigious “Pulitzer Prize of B2B Journalism”
- Gen. Colin L. Powell Speaks at Safelite National Meeting
- Mitchell Releases Industry Trends Report
- Beranek to Offer Industry Expertise at Upcoming Glass Expo Midwest™
- NOVUS Glass Franchisee’s Son Jake Zamansky is Heading to the Olympics
- Glassworker Kevin Sands' Passion is Crystal Clear
- Van Kills Two Horses, Driver Injured in Birch Run Township Crash
- Report Provides Details of April 2009 Loyalhanna Slayings

February 1, 2010
- Panel Discusses Impact of Safety on Consumer Choice During SAE International's Government/Meeting; Educating the Consumer about Safety Issues Also Is Hot Topic
- Tax Cuts for Small Businesses
- Honda Recalls Fit/Jazz Cars over Window Fault
- MGA Secretary-Treasurer Kevin Foley Passes Away
- Recycled Windshield Greenhouse Grows More Glass
- KOREA - Tension Rising Between Insurers, Repair Shops
- Drivers 'Clear the Ice' with Credit Cards
- Small Airplane Strikes Car in Nevada
- Family Grieves Loss of Uncle in Saugus Hit-Run; No Leads on Driver

January 29, 2010
- EFTEC Aftermarket Sold to Dutch Company; Renzi Says No Changes Are Expected, Only Expansions
- Solutia Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results
- Grant Writing Firm Serves Up Dubious Offer
- AUSTRALIA - Victoria Remains Hub of Australia's Automotive Industry
- NEW DELHI - Delhi HC Rejects Glaverbel's Plea
- Bush, Lennard Earn Kudos at Riverview Chamber Dinner
- DOE Lends $1.5 Million to Nissan North America for Production of All-Electric Vehicle
- Toyota Finds Fix for Gas Pedals; Update Due Friday
- Credit Scoring Alternatives Examined By Some Insurers
- Potholes to Blame for 'Record Number' of Car Repairs
- Man Says Woman Jumped on Hood, Kicked and Punched His Windshield at Traffic Light for No Reason
- Rocks Thrown at Highway Motorists

January 28, 2010
- Dow Sponsors “Electric Avenue” at Detroit Auto Show
- Zeledyne Glass Plant in Tulsa Laying Off 210
- Antenna Builds on Success in 2009 to Drive 2010 Growth
- Porsche's New 911 Spotted During Winter Testing
- Allstate, Encompass Settle Suit Over Faulty Medical Bill Review System
- WZZM Employee and His Family Narrowly Avoid Serious Injuries

January 27, 2010
- Zeledyne to Exist Commercial Glass Business
- GEICO Announces It May Require Inspections for Future Windshield Repairs and Replacements
- AUSTRALIA —- Glass Manufacturing Plant Reopens
- China Fund Managers Add Automotive Stock Positions in Q4, 2009
- Plan for Shuttered Ford Plant Still Just on Paper
- Allstate CEO Sees Flat Economy, Challenges Ahead
- Driver Injured After Explosion Sends Manhole Cover Through Windshield
- UNITED KINGDOM — Motorist Seething at Wrexham's Roads After Car Repairs Cost £75
- Official: Man Who Stole Girlfriend's SUV Killed in Bristol Borough Crash

January 26, 2010
- Glass Manufacturers’ Motion for Plaintiffs to Produce Sales Data in Anti-Trust Suit Denied
- The Dwyer Group Ranks 14 on Texas List of "Best Companies to Work For"
- Equalizer Extends Hours
- PPG Donates to Program at Teays Valley
- Auto Show Reflects Growing Optimism
- Plastics Drive Hybrid Innovation
- Kia Ray Ready to Shine in Chicago

January 25, 2010
- Mississippi Senator Says No-Deductible Auto Glass Bill Idea Sprang from Rough Roads on Delta
- JAPAN — Asahi Glass May Post 80B Yen 2009 Operating Profit, Nikkei Says
- Registration for Glass TEXpo™ 2010 Opens
- Davidson Has Her Reasons, But Estate Tax Isn't One of Them, Rep Says
- Sibling Rivalry: Ashville Brother, Sister Give Back to Community Through Volunteering
- Building a Truly Smarter Car
- Renault Grand Scenic Dynamique
- Green: Why is the Highway Breaking Up?
- Surge in Car Windows Shot or Broken in Northwest Austin
- Disaster Averted When 31-Ton Ladder Truck is Struck by Rock

January 22, 2010
- Traffic Bounces Back After October Drop; Volume Increases for Month of November by 1.4 Percent
- Rapid Glass Launches Blog
- Mygrant Glass Renews Highwoods Lease
- GEMS Exhibitor Floor Continues to Expand
- Davidson's Public Will Lacks Specific Intentions for Pistons
- 2010 Chicago Auto Show Preview: Kia Ray Plug-In Hybrid Concept
- Rediscover the Minivan
- Action 9: Woman Says Allstate Never Reimbursed Her

January 21, 2010
- Will Mississippi Become the Next No-Deductible Auto Glass State?
- Recession Causes Sales to Crash at Pilkington Automotive
- PPG Reports Fourth Quarter 2009 Financial Results
- Not Much Demand for Heated Windshields
- Guardian's Davidson Estate Makes News
- Birds Shatter Yonkers Police Cruiser's Windshield
- Deer Leaves Its Mark on Driver's Vehicle
- Texas Teens Accused of Two-State Vandalism Spree

January 20, 2010
- Watch the January glassBYTEs.com™ Newscast: A Look at the Detroit Auto Show, Best of Belron US and More
- Safelite Donates to Haiti Relief and Recovery Efforts
- Sedan Meets SUV - in a Good Way: The All-New Cadillac CTS Sports Wagon
- Estate of Pistons Owner Mired in Legal Battles
- I-26 Facelift on Hold Until Spring
- Incident: Swiss A343 near Sao Paulo on January 17, Cracked Windshield
- Bus Victim Sat at Front to Avoid Feeling Sick
- Tires Slashed at Palo Pinto Businesses

January 19, 2010
- Industry Supplier Speaks Out Against Arizona Insurance Fraud Legislation
- U.S. Glassmakers: Half Empty or Half Full?
- Curbside Classic: GM's Deadly Sin #5 - 1989 Camaro RS
- Vauxhall Meriva (2010) - First Interior Photos
- Rocky Mountain High
- Disaster in Haiti: PPG Matching Employee Donations to Red Cross
- Road Debris a Stress for Drivers
- Replacing Glass Smashed by Vandals

January 18, 2010
- Arizona House Reviews Auto Glass Legislation
- Winter Windshield Worries
- New Location: American Eagle Auto Glass (scroll down)
- Allstate CEO Sees Flat Economy, Challenges Ahead
- More Than 50 Cars Vandalized

January 15, 2010
- Novus, SuperGlass and Glass Doctor Rank High on Franchise 500® List
- PPG Highly Leverage to a Rebound in Auto Production
- Solutia Introduces Saflex® Q Series Advanced Acoustic Interlayer for Automotive Heads-Up Display Applications
- Joseph Kellman, 1920-2010: Owned Globe Glass & Mirror Repair Company and Started Better Boys Foundation
- Safelite Employee Passes Away
- Rocky Mountain High
- Drivers Like New Insurance Proposal
- Beware of Third-Party Free Gas Cards

January 14, 2010
- Detroit Auto Show Sees New Auto Launches, Glass Innovations
- CES 2010: Electronics Show Meets Car Show
- MANILA — DOTC to Comply with TRO on Controversial RFID
- Insurers See Flat Premium Growth, Losses Ahead
- GKN Aerospace Delivers First Windshields with Advanced Anti-spall Shield for the Boeing P-8A Poseidon
- Man Hit in Eye by Truck Ice Demands Help from FedEx

January 13, 2010
- Mississippi Legislature Considers Consumer Choice Initiative
- Belle Tire and Treadroc Tire Services Partner to Become Belleroc Tire Services
- Mitchell Has New VP/CFO
- Hobby Restoration Man
- Bird-Plane Strikes May Exceed 10,000 for First Time in 2009; Planes Damaged, Destroyed
- Air New Zealand Plane Diverted Due to Crack in Windscreen
- Six Million Drivers Are Icing with Death
- TOKYO — 'Shocked' Woman Drove with Body in Windscreen

January 12, 2010
- Wilmoth Takes First in Best of Belron US
- Cadillac's CTS Coupe Due in Spring
- New Data Shows 2009 Especially Tough for Ala. Auto Industry
- SJ Berwin Helps Arques Offload Car Purchases
- Ice Smashes Windshield; Plane Lands Safely

January 11, 2010
- Industry Remembers Kellman in Days Following His Death
- Boyd Group Founder Handing Over the Reins
- End of Deep Freeze Means Business Boom for Boulder-Area Repair Shops
- Obama Awards $2.3 Billion in Clean-Energy Tax Credits
- Research Analysis: Review of Automotive Glazing
- Thai Airways Flight Forced to Land After Windshield Cracks
- On Rt. 33, Ice from Truck Trailer Smashes Windshield of Car Behind It

January 8, 2010
- Special News Alert: Industry Legend Joe Kellman Passes Away
- Bill Defining "Deceptive Referrals" and Requiring Notification of Consumer Choice Introduced in Kentucky House of Representatives
- Media Monitors Releases 2009 Radio Totals; Safelite Ranks #8 for Radio Spots
- First Glass Doctor of 2010 Opens in Nixa, Mo.
- UNITED KINGDOM - Online Bookings Soar for Auto Windscreens
- Glass Expo Midwest™ 2010 Kicks Off St. Patrick's Day Celebration with Glass Industry's Own: The Wright Street Band
- New Technology in Windshields from General Motors to Aid Aging Drivers
- New CEO Picked to Lead Grange
- 77 Car Windows Broken in Harker Heights Vandalism Spree

January 7, 2010
- Industry Legend Joe Kellman Turns 90
- Local Windshield Repair Companies Suspected of Insurance Fraud
- Local Auto Industry Hoping for New Electric Car Company Business
- Sponsored Link: Delta Kits Recaps 25th Anniversary
- Jack Morris Auto Glass Employee Killed in Fire
- Windshield Chips More Than Just Visual Nuisance
- Defrost Vehicles Slowly in Frigid Temps
- Incident: Southwest B737 at Sacramento on Jan 5 Bird Strike
- Teen Rear-Ends School Bus; Windshield Detaches

January 6, 2010
- Latest Phone Scam Troubles Industry
- Save the Date and Kick Off the New Year with the Newly Enhanced Glass Expo Midwest™
- METRO GLASS OMAHA Receives "Best of Omaha" 2010 Award
- Federal Bill Could Aid Independent Automobile Repair Shops
- Electric Car Maker to Open Plant in Elkhart
- Device Reduces Turbulence of Top-Down Ride
- 2010 Lincoln MKT AWD EcoBoost Review
- Fitzgerald Gets 5 Years
- Third Bird Strike Reported at Sacramento Airport

January 5, 2010
- Turkey-Based Manufacturer Awarded DOT No. 939
- Home on Leave, a Guardsman Discovers His Prized Pickup Restored by Community Members Showing Their Appreciation
- Auto Suppliers Still at Risk Despite Rebounding Sales
- What Makes the Mercedes S-Class the Luxury Ride of Choice for CEOs and Presidents
- Glass Plant Retirees Relive Memories
- 1949 Chevy Pickup - Building and Bonding: A Classic Father/Son Tale
- Minn. Woman Runs into MN Pass Problems
- Allstate, Progressive Face Increasing Claims as Recession Eases
- Smoking No Longer Allowed on State Farm Campuses
- Dozens of Car Windows Shot Out Over the Weekend

January 4, 2010
- GM Recalls 2005-2007 Corvettes for Roof Adhesive Issue
- For Glass Installer, Decision Was Clear
- AP: Workers Sue PPG for Unpaid OT to Stock Lowe's
- Neighboring Business Owners Brace for Losses After End of Dog Racing
- Delta Kits Inc. Donates $22,000 for Water Wells
- HK Stocks Fall on Chinese Banks; China Higher
- Watch Out for the 10 Most Awaited Cars of 2010
- Wanna Talk Car? Designers Have a Lingo of Their Own
- Hail, Rain, Snow and Wind Marked Eventful '09
- 10 Things Your Auto Insurer Won't Tell You
- Police Searching for Deadly Hit-and-Run Driver
- Sponsored Link: 2010 Equalizer Catalog Now Available

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