Latest News in Auto Glass

  • AGRSS speaks out on DOT 430, 628 recall
    March 31, 2008
    The Auto Glass Replacement Safety Standards Council urged registered shops to recall any glass they have installed related to the DOT 430 and 628 recalls, in a March 31 letter.In December 2007, officials of Safelite, Columbus, Ohio, reported several DOT 430 part numbers to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, D.C. These curved tempered replacement glass parts,...

  • C.R. Laurence acquires Sommer & Maca
    March 25, 2008
    Officials from C.R. Laurence Inc., Los Angeles, announced March 25 that it acquired Sommer & Maca Industries, Cicero, Ill., effective March 20, according to a company release. “This joining brings together the products and services of both organizations, and will enhance our customers’ experiences with larger inventories available from all our North American locations,” said...

  • PPG deal shaky
    December 27, 2007
    Officials at PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, announced Dec. 27 that affiliates of Platinum Equity, Beverly Hills, Calif., notified the company of their intent to terminate the contract under which they agreed to purchase PPG’s automotive OEM and ARG glass and services businesses. Platinum Equity claims PPG misrepresented the business’ financial health, according to a Dec. 28 Dow Jones...

  • Glass demand in China to rise
    December 18, 2007
    Demand for flat glass in China is expected to climb 8.6 percent per year through 2011 to 2.2 billion square meters, according Flat Glass in China, a Freedonia study released Dec. 5. Measured in value, flat glass demand will expand 15 percent per year to about $1 billion, driven by a shift in the mix toward higher value fabricated glass in many applications ...

  • Scammers strike glass companies in fraud spree
    December 4, 2007
    During the last week, a number of glass company managers contacted e-glass weekly about an apparent spree of ordering scams that could cost companies thousands of dollars if not detected ...

  • Guardian, Pilkington, Asahi and Saint-Gobain fined for price-fixing
    December 4, 2007
    The European Union fined four glass companies a total of about $724 million on Nov. 28 for conspiring to raise European market prices for flat glass. EU officials state that the four companies coordinated several simultaneous price increases between 2004 and 2005 ...

  • Z26.1 standard under fire
    December 1, 2007
    Officials at the National Glass Association, McLean, Va., have joined an industrywide effort to combat the revised Z26.1 Automotive Glazing Standard, urging members and those involved in the repair and replacement of automotive glass to submit comments to the American National Standards Institute recommending against its approval. All comments are due to ANSI by Dec. 24, 2007. Specifically,...

  • Glass shops fight fraud
    September 25, 2007
    Tips to identify ordering scams
    In August, Alpine Glass and Mirror in Avon, Colo., was targeted in an ordering scam that could have cost the company upward of $3,500 if employees hadn’t caught it in time ...

  • PPG sells auto glass and chemicals businesses
    September 18, 2007
    Sept. 13, officials from PPG Industries of Pittsburgh announced the company is selling its automotive glass business for $500 million. Yesterday, company officials announced it will sell its fine chemicals business for about $65 million ...

  • GlassBuild America breaks records at opening
    September 11, 2007

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    The largest glass show in North America opened Monday with a record number of exhibitors at the second largest convention center in the United States ...

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