BMW is evaluating whether its contractual obligation to dealerships preclude it from expanding its formal Certified Collision Repair Centres network to independent auto body shops,…
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Developments in “insurtech” could radically change how collision repairers interact with insurers and customers in the next few years — and the nature of that…
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A 1-inch crack to the transmission tunnel of an otherwise beautiful 2017 Corvette Grand Sport caused the unlucky vehicle to be totaled — and make…
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Collision repair reinspectors can catch shops failing to apply the necessary corrosion protection, a 3M expert warned this summer. “You’re going to see, again, a…
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BMW notably didn’t use any carbon-fiber in the next-generation 5 Series, but the OEM behind the i3, i8, and 7 Series hasn’t given up on…
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BMW this summer shared some of the new lightweighting innovations that helped the OEM cut weight from the next-generation 5 Series and offered a glimpse…
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Intentionally doing a bad repair at the request of an out-of-pocket customer or a policyholder too timid to fight their carrier could come back to…
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The Collision Industry Conference wants to hear how the thousands of you in the trenches fixing, painting, detailing and estimating cars and dealing with customers…
While the OEM spent much of the Guild 21 call discussing its certified collision repair program, BMW also last week explained its views on items…
General Motors this summer announced a major overhaul to the format of its repair procedures, one aimed at replacing technician judgment calls with more precise…
A 1-inch crack to the transmission tunnel of an otherwise beautiful 2017 Corvette Grand Sport caused the unlucky vehicle to be totaled — and make…
BMW is evaluating whether its contractual obligation to dealerships preclude it from expanding its formal Certified Collision Repair Centres network to independent auto body shops,…
Editor’s note: Capital One Spark Business, a small business-focused segment of the credit card giant, last year announced a partnership with the Society of Collision Repair Specialists geared at…
In what might be another hint of commonplace technology which could reduce collision frequency but boost severity, a chip manufacturer and a software company on…
Along with corrosion protection, welding errors are one of the most frequently uncovered issues during a post-repair inspection, 3M advanced technical specialist and 23-year I-CAR instructor and…
A major revamp of the state Motor Vehicle Service and Repair Act which passed the Michigan House on Wednesday offers a messy and problematic series of…
Mitchell on Monday announced a major upgrade from UltraMate that will allow cloud-based estimating across multiple devices and permit a user to have more than…
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists has added corporate member Miracle System/Equipment Gateway. Equipment Gateway imports international collision repair equipment, notably the Miracle System panel repair…
In what appears to be a surprise move, Driven Brands has ousted four-year CARSTAR CEO David Byers and made the company’s insurance relations manager head…
A parts director for a large Chrysler vendor this week criticized PartsTrader’s new 1.75-3.5 percent fees on every transaction, saying that they would wipe out already low…
