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September 30, 2008
- Second-Time AGTO
Competitor Says There's No Substitute for Experience
- IGA Publishes
September-October 2008 Newsletter
- Cheers
and Jeers: Sept. 29, 2008 (scroll down)
- Ford
City Development Group Files for Chapter 7 Amid FBI Investigation
- Intelligence
Set: Global Market Review of Automotive Glazing Systems - Forecasts
to 2014 Plus Four Manufacturer Profiles
- UNITED
KINGDOM - Auto Windscreens Appoints Tony Johnston to Top Sales and
Marketing Role
- Billboard
Congratulates Pistons Owner William Davidson
- State
Farm Not Worried About Financial Crisis Ranking
- Schwarzenegger
Signs 3 Auto Bills into Law
- Next
Saab 9-3 Convertible
- A
Good Fit at the Pumps
- Toyota
Announces Green Caldwell Toyota Dealership
September 29, 2008
- Glass Shops Feel
the Effects of Southeast Gas Shortage in Wake of Hurricanes
- California Governor
Vetoes Anti-Steering Bill
- AGRSS
Council to Introduce Validation Firm
- Creighton
Workers Reject PPG Contract Extension
- Innovation
Partners with Gerber Collision
- Future
Clear for Glass Doctor of Cincinnati Despite Recent Storms
- Entrepreneurs
Find Niche Making House Calls
- Safelite Solutions
Promotes Three
- GM
Tech Helps Aging Drivers See Clearly
- Enumclaw Insurance Group Partners with Windshields.com
- Insurance
Companies More Willing to Take Risks on Young Drivers
- Warning:
No Nail Polish, Please
September 26, 2008
- Former Bronze
Medalist Returns to AGTO After a Three-Year Break
- Mygrant Glass
Plans Open Houses in Mass. and Conn.
- Politicians
Weigh in on PPG
- Restructuring
Won't Affect Local Plant
- Safelite Hires
Grimaldi as General Manager for Tucson Market
- Targa
Newfoundland: Kenzie's Race Comes to a Crashing Halt
- Study:
Europeans See Faces in Car Fronts
- SOUTH
AFRICA - Pumas Get Glass Cockpits
- The
Windshield: A Poem About a Windshield (Editorial)
- Moose
Goes Through Windshield, Killing Driver
September 25, 2008
- Court Schedules
October 30 Hearing for Review of Diamond's Chapter 11 Plan
- Furnace
Work Due at Zeledyne Plant
- PPG
Workers Resigned to Closure
- Allstate
Says Could Take Charges on Investments
September 24, 2008
- Levesque Denies
Belron US Allegations, Files Counterclaim for Damages in Excess
of $1 Million
- PPG Announces Glass
Business Realignment; Third-Quarter Results Affected Negatively
- SuperGlass
Windshield Repair Becomes an Official NWRA Conference Sponsor
- Local
Business Offers Free Repairs
- India
Mulls Limits on China-Made Auto Parts (scroll down)
- PPG
Employee Passes Away
- Fall
Equinox Poses Driving Hazard
- AIG
Gains with Broader Market, Hearing on Bailout
- Poor
Repair Work Can Affect Part Exchange Rates
- 'Crash'
the Party and Get the Chips Repaired for Free
September 23, 2008
- Founder of Moule's
California Glass Badly Injured in Fatal Head-on
- "Fuel
Surcharge Question Has Not Come Up," Says State Farm Spokesperson
- IGA Marketing
Conference Pre-Registration Discounts End Soon
- Senate
Hears Safety Bill Inspired by Bluffton Crash
- Public/Private
Partnership Hopes to Get Collier Families Into Foreclosed Homes
- Would
You Drive This? Pontiac Solstice Concept Car
- State
Insurance Commissioners Wary of Greater Federal Role
- Advertisement:
Windshields.com Gives More Choice to the Insured
- Truck
Leaf Nearly Kills I-95 Driver
- LONDON
- Manchester United Bus Attacked by Chelsea Fans
- AUSTRALIA
- Graffiti-Resistant Glass for Adelaide Trains
September 22, 2008
- DiMassa Returns
to WRO for Third Consecutive Year
- Pilkington
Rolls Along with Multi-Year Project
- AUSTRALIA
- Cloud Over Jobs at Glass Firm
- Metro
Parks, PPG Celebrate Trail
- Glass
America Opens New Location
- Glass
Doctor of Indianapolis Announces New Ownership
- Soon,
Cars with Metallic Finish Like Butterfly Wings, Thanks To Indian-Origin
Researcher
- New
Jersey Lawmaker Seeks Protective Overpass Fencing
- Mother
Blames Faulty Window
- Edmonton
Flight Makes Emergency Landing in US
- Police
Seek Driver Who Hit, Killed Woman
- Warrant
Issued for Man Who Dropped Tombstone on Truck
September 19, 2008
- AGRSS Moves
Closer Toward "Ultimate Destination" with Today's Webinar
- Chrysler Recalls
More Than 600 Jeep Liberty Vehicles Due to Possible Urethane Issue
- CHINA
— Global Auto Glass Giant Launches Foshan Facility
- Gerber
Announces Leadership Continuity
- Washington
Runs in London to Aid South Africans
- Apogee
Enterprises Shares Fall After Outlook Cut
- Jury
Awards $1.7 Million to Family of Woman Killed by Metal Plate on
I-95
- 2005-2009
Mustang Glass Hood
- Emergency
Workers Rescue Trapped Truck Driver
September 18, 2008
- Safelite Increases
Invoice Charges
- NWRA
Annual Conference Pre-Registration Set to Close
- Apogee
Second Quarter Earnings from Continuing Operations Increase; Fiscal
2009 Earnings Guidance Reduced
- CPFilms
Marketing the Automotive Film
- U.S.,
China Hold Trade Talks Amid Heated Auto-Parts Dispute
- 2009
Honda Civic Offers Gentex Auto-Dimming Mirror
- Biker
Smashes Through Back Window of Car
September 17, 2008
- Second-Time
AGTO Competitor Polyuanski Says Practice is Key
- AGRSS Validation
Webinar Approaches
- IGA
Marketing Conference to Stress Sustainable Business Practices
- WRO Rules and Regulations
Now Available Online
- Coming Soon:
The End of Pesky Inspection Sticker Removals in North Carolina
- Fed
Takes Control of AIG with $85 Billion Bailout
- Uncommon
Goods Highlights Recycled Materials
- Looking
for a Fund Raiser for Your Atlanta Organization?
- Teen
Hit by Car on Southside; Injuries Severe
- Vandal
Ran Vehicle into Deputy, Police Say
September 16, 2008
- Census Report
Shows Median Salary of $33,300 for Auto Glass Techs
- NWRA
Publishes August-September Newsletter
- Little
Garage Draws Big Bids
- Jobs
Unwanted
- Allstate
Insurance Closing Results in 173 Jobs Lost
- GM
Formally Unveils the Production Version of the Volt
- Kia
Confirms 126 ps and 142 ps Engines for New Soul
- Mineral
Co. Crash Investigated
- Bartow
Officers Report Possible Road Rage Incident
- 13
School Buses Vandalized in St. Albans Incidents
September 15, 2008
- Recovery Efforts
Begin Following Hurricane Ike
- Second
Annual AGRSS Charity Auction Announced
- Asahi
Glass Will Further Cut North America Output, Nikkei Says
- PPG
in Talks with USW Over East Deer Glass Plant Sale
- AEGIS®
Tools International Inc. Granted Injunction Against PMA Tools AG,
Germany
- Business
Spotlight: O'Neil's Glass Service
- NEW
ZEALAND - How Business Owners Can Make a Recession Work for Them
- Driver
Ejected in I-65 Rollover
- Cleanup
Begins After Heavy Winds
- Meriden
Police Seek Hit-and-Run Driver in Death
September 12, 2008
- LYNX to Manage
Glass Claims for Mercury Insurance in Six States
- Who's Belletech?
- Mainstreet
Presents Web Marketing at Pilkington Seminar
- Apogee
Enterprises to Host Second Quarter Conference Call
- Service
King Employees Help Build New Home for Dallas Family
- 1971
Chevy C10 Auto Glass Installation - Project Get Shorty
- Toyota
to Offer Gentex Rear Camera Display Mirror on the 2009 FJ Cruiser
- Plan
to Raise Legal Driving Age Deserves Consideration
- Belron Us Hires
Browning as Recruiting Manager
- Freer
Auto Body Founder Killed in Crash
- I
Remember
- Texas
Prepares for Hurricane Ike
- Santaquin
Woman Dies in I-15 Rollover
- Window
Smasher Gets 12 Days in Jail
September 11, 2008
- Belron US to
Move Kingston, Pa., Distribution Facility
- International
Auto Glass Safety Conference Seminar Schedule Set
- House Committee
Considers Bill That Would Create Office of Insurance Information
- IIHS Report Argues
That Raising Drivers' License Minimum Age Reduces Teen Crashes
- CityAutoGlass.com
Re-Launched for Enhanced Visibility and Impact
- Pimp
My Buick
- Metalcraft
Introduces Expanded Memory RFID Windshield Tag and Labels
- Suzuki
Sued by Husband Who Lost Wife in Fatal Suzuki Grand Vitara Rollover
Accident
September 10, 2008
- Creditor Sues
Levine for Allegedly Delaying Diamond's Chapter 11 Filing
- NWRA
Annual Conference to Tackle Automotive Glazing Trends
- Auto
Glass Maker to Hire 100 Workers
- Roof
Rules Fail Groups' Test
- Industry
Market Report Reveals the Supply and Demand Trends within China's
Glass Industry
- Research
and Markets: This Essential Company Report on Fuyao Group Glass
Industries Co. Ltd. is Out Now
- Strike
Doesn't Halt VW Production
- Incident:
Air Canada A319 near Winnipeg on September 8, 2008, Cracked Windshield
- Griffin
Updates Accessories for IPhone 3G
- Vandals
Leave Trail of Glass Across Keizer
- Advertisement:
Mainstreet Provides Robust Point of Sale for Flat Glass
September 9, 2008
- New NAGS Calculator
Shows Average Increase of 1.7 Percent Among Top 20 Most Popular
Parts
- IGA
Marketing Conference to Put Emphasis on Internet Marketing Training
- ABRA
Auto Body & Glass Adds Colorado Springs Repair Center
- SABIC
Innovative Plastics' Exatec Team Opens Window to New World of Light
Weight Auto Glazing with Unique Injection-Compression Molding Simulation
- PPG
Could Be On the Move
- Payments
Cut for Accountant Who Bilked Employer
- Collision
Revision Hires New CFO
- LYNX
Services Sees Claims Clearly With Ingres Open Source
- Research
Analysis: Review of Roof Systems
- Government
Enhances Its Crash Test Program for 2010
- Auto
Insurance Glass Coverage and Other Sleep Aids
- Limo
Driver Cheats Death When Tree Crashes Through Windshield
- Cars
Damaged by Man
September 8, 2008
- glassBYTEs.com™/AGRR Magazine Launches Free DOT Look-Up Service
- GlasWeld Returns
as Platinum Sponsor of WRO for Third Year
- Mitchell
International Partners with WURTH USA to Provide Enhanced Parts
Databases to Collision Repair Facilities
- VIN
Etching Protects Against Car Thieves
- Jet
Makes Emergency Landing
- GEICO Unveils
Data Facility
- Guy
Thinks Girl Is Cheating, Busts Windshield with Rock
- Trooper
Arrests Man Wanted in 2001 Vehicular Homicide
September 5, 2008
- NAGS Fall Calculator
to Take Effect on Monday; Shows 2.13 Percent Weighted Average Increase
for Top 100 Most Popular Parts
- Registration for
the Fourth Annual AGTO Closes Monday, September 8
- Registration for
the Third Annual WRO Closes Monday, September 8
- "Auto Glass
Band" Nominated for "Best of Boise"
- New
Training Program Registered by the AGRSS Council
- Japan
Stocks Head South on Global Economic Worries
- Focus
on the World Automotive Glass Market
- Drivers
Return to Find Their Car Windows Smashed
- Curtiss-Wright
Awarded $18 Million Contract for Helicopter Ice-Protection Systems
September 4, 2008
- Glass Shops Attempting
to Get Back to Business in Wake of Gustav
- Internet
Marketing Seminar Key Part of NWRA Annual Conference
- SRP®
Introduces New Product Manager
- JAPAN
- Nippon Sheet Glass Hides 1.2 B. Yen in Income
- Insurance
Companies Expect Pace of Claims to Rise as Evacuees Return
- Man
Warns of Scam Targeting Windshields
- Car
Windows Shot Out On Southwest Side
September 3, 2008
- Diamond Motions
for Approval of Solicitation Package; Deadline for Objections of
Plan
- IGA Marketing
Conference to Answer Question "Is Radio Relevant?'
- ADCO Products Inc.
Signs on as Emerald Sponsor of AGTO
- Tuckerman
Sells Auto & Truck Glass
- GE
Corporate Lending Leads $110 Million Plan of Reorganization Credit
Facility for DURA Automotive Systems Inc.
- Dina
Dwyer-Owens Named to Board of Directors for Lead Like Jesus
- Dapper
Peugeot Stylight Has a Big Windshield for Greater Visibility, Spinners
Come Standard
- First
Drive: 2009 Honda Fit
- Pak
PM Escapes Assassination Attempt
- Wave
Sends Boaters Through Windshield
- BRITISH
COLUMBIA - Driver Leaves Two on Road
September 2, 2008
- DOL Motion
to Extend Deadlines in Touch of Glass Suit Granted in Part
- Rossford
Glass Company Fined $15,150 by State EPA
- Valley
Men Reflect on No-Retirement Trend
- Small
Auto Shops Warn Costs Could 'Skyrocket'
- PPG
Industries: Attractively Valued
- Apogee:
Boring Company, But Good Value
- Detroit
Pistons-Shock Owner William Davidson Earned His Naismith Basketball
Hall of Fame Induction
- Research
and Markets: Chinese Glass Prices Have Hit a New High Since 2003
Levels
- Tokyo
Stocks Close 0.20% Lower
- 2010
Chevy Volt: Concept Versus Reality
- Olalla
Teen Crashes Truck After Drinking and Driving
- One
Critical After Overnight Hit-and-Run in White Rock
- Streets
of St. Paul: Broken Windows, Pepper Spray and Delegate Buses
August 29, 2008
- 2007 WRO Champion
to Return to This Year's Competition
- Belron's External
Sales Up 7 Percent for First Half of 2008
- ADCO
Global to Invest in New Sealant/Adhesive Facility in China
- PPG's
Dividend Keeps On Rising, Even In Bad Times
- Automakers
Face Conflicting Safety Rules Worldwide
- 2008
Nissan Cube e-4WD
- GM
Recalls Buicks, GMCs, Saturns to Fix Wipers
- Yearwood
Philosophical After Emergency Landing
- Vandals
Smash 65 Windshields
- Noblesville
Car Dealership Offers Reward for Tips About Vandalism
August 28, 2008
- Belron US Spokesperson
Confirms Company's Intent to Purchase Cindy Rowe Auto Glass
- 2007 WRO Judges
to Return to This Year's Competition
- NWRA
Suppliers Offer Discount to Annual Conference
- GTS
Transforms Gerber Collision Web Marketing
- Toyota
Corolla is the Camry's Mini-Me
- UNITED
KINGDOM - 100 Years of Ford Suppliers
- Power
Windows and Door Locks? Sorry, Not Available
- IIHS
Asks NHTSA to Retain Windshield Intrusion Standard
- Driver
Ejected, Dies
- Hit-Run
Victim May Have Been Riding on Car
August 27, 2008
- Attendees
Can Earn Two Auto Glass Certifications at No Charge
During Auto Glass Week™ in Vegas
- Anti-Steering
Strategies Part of IGA Marketing Conference
- Shat R Proof Returns
as Ruby Sponsor of Auto Glass Technician Olympics
- New Sales Manager
Joins GlasWeld
- Road
Test: 2009 Pontiac Vibe AWD
- Vehicle
Damage Claims Excessive, Report Says
- Windshield
Repair Gone Awry
- ONTARIO
— Queen's to Destroy Vehicles, Raise Money for Easter Seals
- More
Than 100 Vehicles Vandalized
August 26, 2008
- Special News
Alert: Belron US in Final Negotiations to Purchase Cindy Rowe Auto
Glass
- Nearly 100 Diamond
Stores to Close; No Job Losses Expected
- AGTO Welcomes Returning
Judges
- Auto
Lab Announces Continued Expansion
- Health
Insurers Describe Business as Balancing Act
- TeleGlass
National Appoints Managing Director
- Nikkei
Down 1.3 Pct, Exporters Lead Fall on Yen
- Mister
Bill Franchise Planning to Expand Into Turkey
- N.C.
Man Killed Trying to Open Car Door
- Beckhams
Emerge Unscathed From Crash
- Three
Arrested After WSP Windshield Shattered
August 25, 2008
- Diamond Glass
Files Chapter 11 Plan; Court Issues Order
- Smart
Recalls 2008 Fortwo
- FIX
Auto USA Selects Mitchell International as a Preferred Management
System Partner
- NOVUS
Appoints New Operations Leader
- South
African Firm Line Up Car Glass Company Auto Windscreens
- Car
Industry Discovers the Roof is an Area Where It Can Make Money
- Sunrise
Solar Introduces Solar Sunroof
- Former
Accountant Still Not Anteing Up On Restitution
- Biker
Lodged in Windshield Dies
- Tour
Bus Driver Has 'Angel on His Shoulder'
- HPD
Seeks Speeding Driver in Midtown Hit-and-Run Death
- Nigerian
Official: Greedy Marks as Guilty as 419 Scammers
August 22, 2008
- AGRSS Council
to Hold Webinar to Explain Validation Program
- Saint-Gobain
to Ramp Up Exports With New Facility
- Affordable
Auto Glass Opens in Granby
- CityAutoGlass.com
Re-Launched for Enhanced Visibility and Impact
- Man
Arrested for Filing False Insurance Claim for Car Window
- Remember
Local Businesses for Purchases, Repairs (Editorial)
- Webster
Family Hurt in Syracuse Car Crash
- The
California Highway Patrol Issues Amber Alert
- Cars
Being Fired Upon In Cobb County
August 21, 2008
- Who Is the New Majority
Owner in PPG's Auto Glass Business?
- WRO Registration
Closing in Three Weeks
- Pilkington
Takes 401,348-SF Site in Big Run
- German
Glass Manufacturer to Open Plant Near Pittsburgh International Airport
- California
Assembly OKs Authorization of GPS Installation on Windshields
- Small
SUVs Improve Markedly in Safety of Design
- ZIMBABWE
- Carfill Names Partners in Venture
- UNITED
KINGDOM - First Independent Centre Opens Its Doors for ATA Auto
Glazing Assessments
- Ford
Adds More Money to Visteon Restructuring
- Dedication
to AGRSS Standard Saves Lives
- Beautiful:
A New Windshield for My Diesel
- Hail,
High Winds Smash Through Belen
- Beer
Glasses Made from Car Windshields (scroll down)
- Road
Rage Leads to Charges
August 20, 2008
- Miles Traveled
Dropped 4.7 Percent in June, DOT Reports
- NWRA
Repair Certification to be Offered at Annual Conference
- Boat
Owner Claims Glass Company Did Shoddy Installation
- Couples
Commit to Rodeo Lifestyle
- KUWAIT
- Car Window for Rent?
- Seating
in Car Crucial for Airbag Safety, Test Finds
- Interview
with Chevy Volt Chief Designer About the Production Car: Plus Leaked
Pictures and Video
- Everything
New is Even Newer
- Allstate
Selects Don Civgin as Chief Financial Officer
- Windows
of Police Cars Broken Overnight
- Waterfront
Smash-And-Grab Thief Strikes Again
August 19, 2008
- Levesque Plans
to File Counterclaims Against Belron US, Attorney Reports
- AGTO Registration
Closing in 3 Weeks
- IGA Certification
Exam to be Offered at Marketing Conference
- Robert
Birkhauser Interviewed on Business Radio Show
- Belron
US Honors 60 with "Wall of Fame" Award
- Hansen
Announces Appointment of Cliff Dawson as COO
- JAPAN
- Asahi Seeks Cost Breaks
- Major
Auto Insurers Allstate, State Farm Raising Rates
- Cracked
Windshield? You're Not Alone!
- Man
Charged After Tossing Water Balloon, Cracking Car Windshield
August 18, 2008
- Belron US Files
Suit Against Two Former Employees to Prevent Solicitation
- Weathers
Auto Supply Celebrates 50th Year in Tupelo
- Belron US Names
Three New Senior VPs
- Advanced
Flat Glass Products' Market in U.S is Estimated to Augment by 2012
- Big
3 to Cut More Suppliers
- UNITED
KINGDOM — Insurance Claims for Car Damage
- Film
Looks at One Man's Obsession
- German
Researchers Attempt to Slow Glacier Melt with Giant Windshield
- Mom:
Little Girl Nearly Killed by Sunroof
- Woman
Dies in I-15 Crash
- One
Killed, One Injured in Ellisburg Crash
August 15, 2008
- Survey Shows
Few Consumers Request OEM Glass
- Interview
with Chevy Volt Chief Designer About the Production Car: Plus Leaked
Pictures and Video
- BAE Systems Receives $10 Million U.S. Government Contract for Armored
Commercial Vehicles
- State
Farm Arranges Training for N.J. Select Service Shops
- INDIA-
Seven Children Among 11 Dead as Bus Falls into Gurupur River
- Tires
Fly Off Truck, Kill NJ Man in Philadelphia
- Bullet
Hits Car Windshield Near Mall
- 3 Booked in Vandalizing 250 Vehicles' Windows
August 14, 2008
- Court Extends
Diamond's Time to File Chapter 11 Plan
- NWRA
Annual Conference Seminar Schedule Set
- Boyd
Group Income Fund Reports 2008 Second Quarter Results
- INDIA
- Toyota to House Component Makers at Compact Car Plant
- BMW
X5 is Strategic Vision's Total Quality Index Top Leader
- Eight
Ways to Green Your Commute
- No
License, No Insurance for Bus in Texas Crash That Killed 17
- Caledonia
Police Continue Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash Investigation
- Cops
Crack Case of Auto Glass Vandals
August 13, 2008
- California
Senate Approves Anti-Steering Bill
- Good to Author
Windshield Repair Technical Column for AGRR
- Southwall
Announces Q2 2008 Results
- SIKA Hits Milestone;
Holds Drawing
- Belron US
Employee Holds Golf Tournament to Support Local Family
- Belle
Tire and Warrior Sports Partner to Support Local Youth Hockey
- Massachusetts
Steering Bill Passes House Unanimously
- Car
Hits Small Plane on Calif. Freeway, 1 Killed
- Train
Collides with Car, Injuring the Driver
- Pumpkins
Thrown From Overpass Damage Trucks
- Attacker
Shatters Windshields on 3 Cars as Drivers Travel to Work
August 12, 2008
- Service King
Re-Enters Auto Glass Market
- IGA Marketing
Conference Seminar Schedule Set
- China
Stocks Tumble 5.2 Percent to 19-Month Low
- JAPAN
- Nippon Sheet Glass Shares Gain After Rating Raised
- Auto-Supplier
Executive to Call for Cooperation on Energy Policy
- Bus
Buckle Up (Editorial)
- US
Automotive Slump and Slow Economy Hitting Minor Metals
- Rubicon
is Not Just a Jeep
- 'Pineapple
Express'
- Highway
69 Accident
- UNITED
KINGDOM - Stone-Throwing Youths Hurt Driver
- Stuart
Man Arrested, Accused Of Knocking Car Window Out and Ramming Woman's
Car With His Truck
- Charge
Upgraded After Man Shot in Dispute Over Broken Window Dies
August 11, 2008
- IGA Teams Up with
AAGA to Offer 24/7 Scheduling Capabilities
- Diamond Objects
to Payment of Administrative Claim to ACH
- Archie
Manning to Keynote International Auto Glass Safety Conference
- Glass
Doctor® Celebrates Annual Awards
- CHINA
- PPG Opens Wuhu Plant for Automotive Coatings
- Notice
of Boyd Group Income Fund 2008 Second Quarter Results Conference
Call
- Used-Parts
Companies Report Rise in Sales During Economic Slump
- Worker
Injured at Taylor County Plant
- Deadly
Sherman Bus Crash Exposes Safety Concerns
- The
Dangers of Cracked Windshields
- Bloomington
Man Booked After Eastern Greene County Chase
- Funeral
for Boy Killed in Hit-and-Run
- Police
Seek Car Window Vandals
August 8, 2008
- 2007 AGTO
Champion to Return to This Year's Competition
- One Month Left
to Register for AGTO
- Recently
Sold Ford Glass Plant Shines Like Diamonds
- Hot
Rod Glass in a Flash
- PPG
Sees China Above One-Third of Asia Sales in 5 Years
- Repairing
the Past
- "Person of Interest" ID'ed in Fatal Hit-Run
August 7, 2008
- Progressive
Suit Against Body Shop Owner Dismissed; Anti-Steering Case Continues
- Pilkington
Automotive to Expand Windshield Production Capacity in Brazil
- Rendell Touts Millions in State Spending for Pittsburgh Region
- Accreditation
Received for New Insurance Continuing Education Course
- UNITED
KINGDOM - Punctures Soar as Britain's Roads Not Repaired
- 10
Green Concept Cars That Are Waaaaay Out There
- Glass
Roof Shines on the Ford Mustang 45th Anniversary
- UNITED
KINGDOM - Cricket Ball Smashes Car Window
- Manslaughter,
Alcohol Charges in Boating Fatality
August 6, 2008
- Mygrant to Implement
7.5 Percent Price Increase
- State Farm
Spokesperson Issues Statement Regarding Ultra Bond Suit
- Mitchell
International Partners With Dell
- Editorial:
Community Loses One of Its Best
- Smart
Buses Ready for School
- Allstate
Expands Market Test of Eco-Friendly Insurance Option - Allstate
Green
- Breaking
News: Neighbors Lend a Hand After Severe Storms
- Narragansett
Man Dies in One-Car Crash
- Thompson
Pleads Guilty to Breaking Out Windshield
- Hyde
Park Man, 40, Is Accused Of Beating, Robbing 84-Year-Old
August 5, 2008
- NAGS to Add Part
Numbers for Fuel Surcharge and Delivery Fee
- AGRSS
Publishes July-August-September 2008 Newsletter
- A
Bad Deal for Diamond workers (Editorial)
- Asahi
Glass Net Falls on Waning Demand from Builders
- The
Industry’s Own Pro-Choice Movement
- Missouri
Judge Dismisses $7 Million in Fines Against Allstate
- Special
Interests Pour Millions into Judicial Races
- Enraged
Men Smash Sydney Bus
- Woman
Faces Charges After Allegedly Kicking Out Patrol Car Window
August 4, 2008
- Ultra Bond
Files Petition for Re-Hearing in Repair Suit; Claims Repair Option
Not Offered to Insureds
- Job
Cuts at Diamond Glass
- Henderson
Glass Announces Partnership With Auto-Lab
- Beware
Dangers of Roof-Crush Rule (Editorial)
- S.P.
Man Dies from Ailment After Accident
- New
Jersey Man Injured by Golf Ball Launched by Mower Gets $725K
- Pay
Dirt: Pay As You Go
- Bogus
Insurance Scams 500 People
- UNITED
KINGDOM - Auto Windscreens Launches Online Booking System
- Pat-on-the-Back
- Distorted
Replacement Rear Window Glass
- Boy,
12, Hit by Car While Cycling
- Police
Look for Jeep in Hit and Run
- Troopers
Investigate Fatal Hit-and-Run
- Decapitated
Bus Passenger, Man was 'Totally Calm' During Attack
August 1, 2008
- Special
News Alert: Auto Glass Company Fined Half-Million Dollars
- Belron
US to Transfer 35 Diamond Contact Center Positions, 20 Office Positions,
to Columbus
- Service
King Collision to Offer Auto Glass Services in Dallas Area
- Sika
Falls After Cutting Guidance and on Rising Costs
- Chargers
Join China's Deadly Imitations
- Belron US Employee
Chairs Annual Red Cross Event
- Man
Killed by Deer Through Windshield
- Suspected
Rock-Throwers Arrested 
- Windshield-Smashing
Vandals Strike Again
July 31, 2008
- Diamond Integration
to be Completed by 2008, Cain Reports
- NWRA
Publishes July-August Newsletter
- PPG
Industries Sells Share of Division
- Glass Industry
Representatives Involved in Minnesota Plane Crash
- SG
Franchise Earns Accreditation Renewal
- GLAXIS
Certifies Quest Software to Offer Parts Availability and Ordering
- Auto One Tech
Goes the Extra Mile-to Remove Python from Vehicle
- Allstate Spent $710K Lobbying Government in 2Q
- Tacoma
Is First Toyota to Offer Gentex Rear Camera Display Mirror as Original
Equipment
- Seat-Belt
Warning After Baby on Mother's Lap is Catapulted 150 ft. Through
Car Windscreen at 80 mph
- Pedestrian Returns to Accident Scene After Hitting Windshield
- Teenagers
Arrested In Two Separate Theft Rings
July 30, 2008
- $1 Million Settlement
Approved in ABRA Case
- Glaston's Tamglass
Unit Closes Auto Business to Focus on Architectural Glass
- Asahi
India Glass Posts Quarterly Loss
- Autoglass's
Typical Mobile Advertiser Experience
- Hood
Latch Failures Smash Dodge Truck Windshields
- Sky's
the Limit with Glass Roof Targa
- Insurer
Offers Discounts to Drivers with Monitors
- Bag
of Kitty Litter Used to Smash Car Windshield in West End
- Lynn
Men Arrested for Vandalism
- Hailstorm
Puts a Dent in Wallets
July 29, 2008
- PPG's Automotive
Glass Business to be Named Pittsburgh Glass Works
- A.N. Designs
Inc. Joins as an Emerald Sponsor of 2008 Auto Glass Technician Olympics
- Scratch-Free
Glass is Clearly Better
- Solutia Reports
$184 Million Increase in Net Sales for Second Quarter
- Q&A:
Autoglass' Chris Smith on Mobile Development
- Remembering
Aldo Rossi
- Automotive
Glazing: PC Consumption to Grow by 70 Percent a Year
- Chinese
Invest in Ethiopia's First Glass Factory
- The
Nature of Glass Remains Anything But Clear
- Scientists
Discover New Class of Glassy Material
- Man
Killed in Rollover Crash
- Man
Smashes Windshield with Shovel During Argument
- Advertisement:
The Age of Commitment
July 28, 2008
- PPG Auto Glass Business
Rumored to Become Pittsburgh Glass Works; Former Employee Comments
on GM Cutbacks
- Apogee Expects
to Complete Exit from Auto Glass Replacement Market, Huffer Says
- KKR
to List on NYSE After Acquiring European Fund
- UNITED
KINGDOM - Autoglass a "Superbrand"
- Japan's
Foreign Targets Include CEOs
- Mitchell
Releases Latest Edition of Industry Trends Report
- Targa
to Retain Electric Glass Roof
- Honda
Reveals Low-Emissions OSM Concept Car
- Two
Flights Make Emergency Landings
- UNITED
KINGDOM - Free £20 Virgin Wine Voucher (Autoglass)
- Driver
Says Concrete Fell from Overpass and Struck Vehicle
- Kingsport
Driver's Windshield Smashed by Sand-Filled Water Balloon
- Machete
Used to Punch Out Car Window at Grocery Store
July 25, 2008
- Court Approves
September 8 as "Bar Date" for Non-Governmental Proof of
Claims in Diamond Case
- Clearview
Named Number-One on Sioux Falls' "Local Best" List
- Auto One
Installers Show Commitment to Safety And Quality
- French
Glass Maker Saint-Gobain Cutting Jobs as Economy Worsens
- MEXICO - Vitro Reports Record Quarterly Sales; Up 14.5% in 2Q'08
- City
Trying To Ease Intersection Congestion On Madison's West Side
- Belron US Announces
Teams for London Triathlon
- State
Auto Shares Rise on 2Q Results
- Ariel
Atom 3 Gets a Windshield, For a Relatively "Calm Environment"
- Fatal
MRAP Accidents Prompt Warnings
- North
Jersey Man Who Smashed Police Car Window With His Head Dies
- Police
Say Two Teens Admit to Breaking Dozens of Windows
July 24, 2008
- Texas Glass Shops
Endure Hurricane Dolly
- Trosifol to
Increase PVB Prices by 15 Percent
- Glass
Doctor of Lawton, Okla., Earns National Accreditation
- Chinese
Windshield Supplier to Open First Michigan Facility
- Dow
Chemical Second-Quarter Profit Hurt by Costs
- Protect Your
Company's Assets by Familiarizing Yourself with the $100,000 Limitation
- Minimum
Wage Increased to $6.55 Per Hour, Effective Today
- New
Law Moves Back-Over Accidents Out of Blind Spot
- Ford Reports Net
Loss of $1,427 Million for Second Quarter
- RCA
Grads Design Eco-Friendly Concepts for the Future
- Fact
Finders: Insurance Companies Deal with Repair Shops (to right)
- Allstate
2Q Profit Plunges 98 Percent
- Road
Reflectors Creating Horror on NYC Highways
- Storm
Blows Out Car Windows
July 23, 2008
- Feeney Speaks
on Diamond Integration, Employee Policies and the Industry as a
Whole
- Delaware
Getting $300K in Development Aid
- A
Primer on State Contracts
- UNITED
KINGDOM - Bango First to Offer Both Site and Campaign Mobile Analytics
- Asahi
Glass Auto Stigma Hides 89% Jump in LCD Profit
- Rock
Tossed From Overpass Causes Wreck
- Downburst
Dumps Hail, Topples Trucks on I-135
- Phoenix
PD: Woman Fights for Life, Hit and Run Suspect Loose
July 22, 2008
- Belron CEO Discusses
Everything from PPG to Associations to Branding
- ABRA
Opens Fifth Repair Center in Milwaukee
- Horvath Retires
from PPG; Kirby Appointed Customer Service Manager
- Connecticut
Class Action Lawsuits Target Steering
- Storm
Repairs in Northeast Bismarck Ongoing
- How
Europe Lives with $10 a Gallon Gas
- At
Francisco's, Going Green Just Made Good Business Sense
- Driver
Thanks Divine Intervention
- Thief
Smashes Car Window, Snags Beer
July 21, 2008
- Long-Crack Repair
Suit Dismissed by Appeals Court
- Diamond Employee
Says "Transition is Going Smoothly"
- Fate
of PPG Plant to be Decided in Fall
- UNITED
KINGDOM - Sabic Shuts U.K. Factory, Toughglass Cuts as Gas Prices
Double
- Safelite Donates
Record Amount to Local Food Bank
- Layoffs
Take Toll on Auto Workers
- CHINA
- WTO Confirms Ruling Against China in Auto Parts Case
- It's
Hard to Place Blame for Windshield Chips
- UNITED
KINGDOM - Bosses Join the IVF Learning Curve
- Businesses
'Named and Shamed' Over Price Display
- Police
Call 26,000 to Find Hit-Run Car
- Raleigh
Police Searching for Carjacker
- Residents
Wake Up to Busted Windows
July 18, 2008
- Feeney Sees Diamond
Integration in Four Parts
- Inaugural
Techna Glass AGTO Qualifier a "Big Success"
- KUWAIT
- K-Dow HQ Announcement Cushions Auto Letdown
- ERIE
Appoints Terrence W. Cavanaugh as New President and CEO
- Futuristic
Windshields for Aging Drivers
- 2010
Mercedes-Benz SLK Glass Roof
- Flash
Of Genius" Trailer Released, Wipes Dirt Off Windshield Of History
- Man
Badly Hurt Punching Car Window
- Boy,
14, Arrested in Connection with Vandalism
July 17, 2008
- Lubner Discusses
Cash Pricing and Other Industry Issues
- Feeney Provides
Update on Diamond's Integration into Belron US
- PPG Posts 42-Percent Sales Gain, 12-Percent Adjusted Earnings Per
Share Growth
- More
Layoffs at South Texas Manufacturer
- Spokeswoman
Brought Heart to Job
- Bryant
Joins AGC Automotive Replacement Glass
- Glass
Doctor® of Fargo/Moorhead Wins Franchisee of the Year
- "Water
Laser" Gives Hot Rod & Restoration Car Owners Higher-Quality
Custom Glass in a Fraction of the Time
- Police:
Hit-And-Run Driver Was Texting
July 16, 2008
- Pilkington to Increase
Prices by Total of 7.5 Percent
- Diamond Glass
Changes Name to DG Liquidation Corp., Court Documents Report
- PPG
Acquires Coatings Manufacturer Vanex Inc.
- Ebeid Receives
Honorary Doctorate
- 2
Injured When Car Rolls Over on Hwy. 411 East
- Car
Windows Shot Out on I-691 in Meriden
- AUSTRALIA
- Someone Will Die
July 15, 2008
- NAGS Calculating
Fall Data in Wake of Recent Price Increases
- GM Works to Cut Spending
in Light of Economy and Weak Auto Sales
- Japan
Shares Fall 11th Straight Session
- BMW
X1 Spied
- Does
Car-Mounted Solar Make Sense?
- Premier
Dealer Services Launches New Windshield Protection Program
- 'Luckiest
Man' Cheats Death by a Hair as Concrete Bucket Hits Car!
- Four
Men Injured After SUV Forced From Road
- Secret
Witness Offers Reward in Solving Vandalism Spree
- Police
Investigate Rash of Broken Car Windows
July 14, 2008
- Industry
Plays "Waiting Game" with PPG Auto Glass Sale
- Imports
from China Hit Auto Part Makers
- July/August 2008
Issue of AGRR is Available Digitally
- Flags
Honor Veterans at Groundbreaking Ceremony
- When
You Can't See Kids in the Rearview Mirror
- INDIA
- Mad and Wacky Windshield Slogans the Latest Fad Among Lahoris
- Suspect's
Mom Paints New Picture of Drive-Through Melee
- Caesarean
Saves Baby After Mother Killed in German Car Crash
- Family
of Dead Policeman Face Media
- 18-Year-Old
Convicted of Felony Mischief
- Train
Carpark Hit; $15,000 Repair Bill After 12 Vehicles Damaged
- Advertisement:
National Glass Exchange Unveils Road Guardian Warranty to Independent
Insurance Agencies
July 11, 2008
- Vitro to Increase
Auto Glass Prices by 7.5 Percent, Effective August 1
- Impact
on Chillicothe Uncertain After PPG Deal with Kohlberg
- GlasWeld
Hires Industrial Sales and Consulting Specialist
- 4-Sided
Pillar to Showcase Auto History
- UNITED
KINGDOM - Is It Smashing to Live in the East of England?
- Pablo
Would Have Been Impressed
- J.D. Power Ranks
Insurers; Eerie Tops List of 18
- Advertisement: NAGS Catalog and
Calculator Pre-Sales Now Open
July 10, 2008
- Techna Glass
to Hold AGTO Qualifier This Saturday
- Lincoln
Property Buys West Valley Distribution Park for $35M
- Dingell
Meets with County Leaders of Industries
- PPG AutoGlass
Names New Zone Program Manager to Glass Alliance Team
- Allstate
Ranks as Worst Insurer for Consumers
- Bill
to Fund Payments for Accidents Vetoed
- Dealer's
Green Badge a Utah First
- Prevent
Your Car From Getting Stolen
- Engine Failure Forces Aging B.C. Rescue Plane to Land
July 9, 2008
- PPG Plant News Abounds
After Announcement of Auto Glass Sale to Kohlberg
- Miles Traveled
Dropped 1.8 Percent in April, DOT Reports
- Japan's
Sekisui Chem to Lift Output of Safety-Glass Film by 15 Percent
- 3M
Car Care Auto Fair Showcases Classic Cars, Celebrates Auto Enthusiasts
at Michigan NASCAR Race in August
- Regions Insurance
Names Fredella Senior VP for New Office
- Gentex
Announces Revised Top Line Growth for Second Quarter and Maintains
Guidance for the Balance of Calendar Year 2008
- Man
Reports Windshield Broken by Ball of Ice
- Man's
Pickup Bursts into Flames on Fourth of July
- More
Car Windows are Being Broken, Auto Glass Workers Say
July 8, 2008
- Special
News Alert: PPG to Sell Controlling Interest in Auto Glass Business
to Kohlberg & Company
- PPG Agrees
to Sell Auto Glass Division to Kohlberg & Co. LLC for $270 Million
- PPG Raises Prices
7.5 Percent, Effective August 1
- Michigan Shops
See Flurry of Business Following Last Week's Hail Storms
- glassBYTEs.com™
Launches Latest Blog
- glassBYTEs.com
™ Receives More Than 2 Million Hits in the Month of June
- Mitchell
International's Jack Farnan Named San Diego's HR Professional of
the Year
- Trial
Scheduled in Killing of Former Eastern Iowa Man
- AAA
to Offer Free Services at New Richmond Office
- Man
Charged with Beating New Yorker over Yankees
- AUSTRALIA
- Magistrate Told Man in Handcuffs Smashed Car Window
July 7, 2008
- Safelite Works
with Ohio Tourism Division to Distribute Coupon Books
- More Learned about
Bachman Auto Glass Robbery; Vehicle Involved was White Leisure Van
- Guardian
to Shut Plant in Warren
- Flower
City Glass Launches New Corporate Website at FlowerCityGlass.com
- Toyota
to Equip Prius with Solar Panels: Report
- S.
Idaho City Council Pays for Broken Windshield
- Sunroof
Explodes in Heat of Sun
- Auto
Glass Can't Be Recycled, Expert Explains
- Little
Redress for Debris-Hit Car Glass
- 83-Year-Old
Woman Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver
- More
Than 80 Car Owners Wake Up to Smashed Windows
- Car
Thieves Kept at Bay by Etching VIN on Window
July 3, 2008
- AGC Increases Prices
by Average of 6.5 Percent
- Antwerp
Company to Lay Off Up to 50
- AP
Interview: Pistons Owner Endorses McCain
- Iowa Insurance
Commissioner to Enforce Rebate Prohibition in State
- AAA
Predicts Fewer July 4th Travelers
- glassBYTEs™
Crime Solver Alert: Ohio Police Searching for Black Chevy Cobalt
with Broken Glass
July 2, 2008
- Attorneys in
Diamond Case File May Compensation Applications
- Feds
Delay New Roof-Crush Rule Until October
- UNITED
KINGDOM — Tributes to a Truly Inspirational Young Man
- Q&A
with Solutia's Jonathon P. Wright
- Zero
Venture-Backed IPOs for the Quarter
- Police
Say Arkansas Linebacker Davis Breaks Windshield with Hand
- Boat
Windshields Rarely Shatter
- RV
Windshield at Easley Business Shot 35 Times
July 1, 2008
- Sale of Diamond
Glass Assets to Belron US is Complete
- PPG AutoGlass
Introduces Replacement Door Glass Insert Business Offering
- DURA
Emerges from Chapter 11
- UNITED
KINGDOM — Jobs Blow to Pilks
- Bachman Auto
Glass Robbed in Concord, N.C.
- Whitby Joins
Jack Morris Auto Glass
- Glasspro Names
Watson CSR
- Engineers
Track Wind Noise That Puts Drag On Ratings
- Japanese
Man Drives Car into City Hall
- 'Bomb'
Covers Tot with Glass
- Police
Investigate Car-Window Shootings in Shelby Township
- Police:
Shooter Targets N. Texas Drivers
June 30, 2008
- Diamond Acquisition
Expected to Close Today; FTC Rep Comments on Hart-Scott Rodino Act
- IGA'S
Comic Book Volume Two Now Available
- How
I Did It: Ray Sands Glass Owner's Ambition Helped Company Grow
- The
Glass Doctor is In (scroll down)
- Anti-Steering
Bills in California, Connecticut Undergo Changes
- Hailstorm
of Complaints: Are Insurers Paying-Up?
- Germany:
Hail Damages 30,000 Volkswagens
- U.S.
Airways Flight Diverted to Halifax
- Children
Go for Help After Tree Falls on Van, Injures Mom
- Body
Found on I-280 Run Over at Least Twice
- Kent
Motorist Struck by Concrete Slab
June 27, 2008
- Hart-Scott-Rodino
Filing Not Needed in Diamond Case, Belron US Reports
- DuPont
Glass Laminating Solutions Announces Price Increase
- Diamond Motions
to Set September 8 as "Bar Date" for Non-Governmental
Proof of Claims
- Auto Glass
Week Attendee Housing Block in Luxor Opens
- AGRSS CAP RFP
Deadline Approaches
- New
Multi-Panel Webasto Glass Vista Roof Helps Ford Flex Dare to be
Different
- A
Brother, a Sister and a Pitchfork
- Two
Hurt in Smash
- Police
Search Shooting Site
June 26, 2008
- Industry Reacts
to Acquisition of Diamond Glass by Belron US, Predicts Future of
Independent Shops
- Who
is the Buyer? Part II
- Extractor/Crystal
Glass to Serve as the First Innovation Award Sponsor of the 2008
Auto Glass Technician Olympics
- Dow
Price Hikes Spur Fears of Inflation
- International
LoneStar Earns EPA SmartWay Certification For Fuel Efficiency, Emissions
Reduction
- It's
the Bomb
- Vandals
Break Vehicle Glass on Nightly Sprees
- Attorneys
Say Mass. Cop Shouldn't Be Retried
June 25, 2008
- ACH Motion
Granted in Diamond Case
- Dow
Automotive Likely to Cut Jobs in Retrenchment
- Zeledyne
Celebrates Opening of New Float Furnace
- Glass
America Opens New Shop In Madison, Wisconsin
- NOVUS
Glass Arrives in El Paso and Teller Counties
- Nippon
Sheet Declines on EU Fines for Price-Fixing
- Asahi
Glass in Talks to Raise Auto-Glass Prices, Nikkei Says
- Asian
Stocks Sag Ahead Of FOMC Decision
- Wis.
Deer Hit By Van Goes Through Windshield
June 24, 2008
- IGA
Opposes Acquisition of Diamond Glass by Belron
- Inside the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Act
- BTB to
Distribute Glass Bot™
- All Star
Glass Selects GlasPac®LX Software, Other Services From GTS
- Windshield
Busted? Better Call the Nygards
- Japanese
Game Shows Coming to America
- Emergency
Averted on L.A. Flight into Boston
- Body
Shop Tip Helps Nab Fatal Hit-and-Run Suspect
- 3
Cars Get Window Shot Out, Including Police Cruiser
June 23, 2008
- glassBYTEs.com™/AGRR
Magazine Exclusive Interview with Belron CEO Gary Lubner Concerning
the Acquisition of Diamond Glass
- glassBYTEs.com's
Exclusive Interview with Belron US CEO Feeney about Company's Plans
for Diamond
- Pilkington
Instates 4-Percent Price Increase
- Pryor
Urges Extension of Roof-Crush Ruling
- Allstate
Passes Out Free Gas
- Shattering
the Strongest Glass
- Incident:
Cathay Pacific A343 over Pacific on June 18, 2008, Crack in Windshield
- KPD
Investigating Rock-Throwing Incident Off Overpass
June 20, 2008
- Court Approves Sale of
Diamond Glass to Belron US
- Gold Glass Group
Signs On as an Emerald Sponsor of 2008 Auto Glass Technician Olympics
- 9th
Circuit Upholds Conviction of Billings Businessman
- Still
No Charges in School Vandalism Case
- Edgar
County Auto Glass Celebrates 20 Years in 2008
- Senators
Seek Delay in New Roof Strength Safety Rules
- Retired
Trooper Saves Family From Fiery Car After Crash
- High-Strength
Glass Saves Another Dozer Operator
- State
Farm's Tornado Damage $3 Million
- Deputies
Arrest Teens On Criminal Damaging Charges
- Driver
Cited with DUI in Crash That Injured Girl at Bus Shelter
June 19, 2008
- Diamond Auction
"May Take All Day"
- Levine Files
Complaint in Diamond Bankruptcy Case; Alleges "Levine Guaranty"
No Longer Enforceable
- Who Is The Buyer?
- Mygrant
Glass Returns as Sapphire Sponsor of 2008 Auto Glass Technician
Olympics
- Auto
One Stars Go to the Races
- PPG
Donates $15,000 to 2008 River Sweep
- Gentex
Shipping for 2009 Ford Flex
- Glass
Services Business Now Under New Ownership
- A
New Auto Worry: Wind Noise
- Oil
Falls $3 as China to Raise Fuel Prices
- Spike
Falls from Railroad Bridge in Sharpsburg, Breaking W.Va. Man's Windshield
- Alcohol and a Machete: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
- Man
from Augusta Hit and Killed by Car
- Muleshoe
Hit Hard By Hail Storm
June 18, 2008
- D(iamond)-Day
Approaches
- Dow Automotive Returns
as Sapphire Sponsor of Auto Glass Technician Olympics
- Zeledyne
Shows Off New Furnace
- Tea
Entrepreneur Opens Si