CCC announced Thursday it would in April support the BMS collision repair data protocol advocated by such major auto body players as CIECA, SCRS and Caliber…
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Though the explosion in technology has created new friction between shops and insurers over issues of cost, safety, liability and customer service, this month’s NACE and…
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Editor’s note: Some of the most commonplace collision repair interactions with other businesses pose liability considerations a collision repairer might not have even considered. Find…
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Two roadblocks to finding skilled auto body employees might be parents skeptical about their kid trying a technical career and counselors unfamiliar with what the profession…
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Millions of current and former policyholders now have a stake in a lawsuit alleging State Farm conspired to elect a judge which helped overturn a $1.05 billion decision over non-OEM auto…
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There’s less than a week to go on the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s 2016 survey, and any body shops which haven’t yet taken it should participate…
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Editor’s note: The CCC Secure Share announcement Thursday, which lays out a plan for replacing the Estimate Management Standard with the Business Message Suite by 2018, is…
CCC announced Thursday it would in April support the BMS collision repair data protocol advocated by such major auto body players as CIECA, SCRS and Caliber…
Two roadblocks to finding skilled auto body employees might be parents skeptical about their kid trying a technical career and counselors unfamiliar with what the profession…
A proposed “anti-steering” regulation for California auto insurers has been revised, loosening a requirement that insurers back up statements made to a customer about the policyholder’s choice of…
There’s less than a week to go on the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s 2016 survey, and any body shops which haven’t yet taken it should participate…
California has revamped its proposed standard for insurers who wish to rely on auto body shop labor rate surveys, expanding the “geographic area” used to…
Asked about reports from two states of local adjusters disputing the need for pre- and post-repair scans, an Erie Insurance corporate spokeswoman clarified Monday that the company’s…
The major international auto insurer Aviva is shaking up its direct repair program, the Irish Independent newspaper reported Friday. The newspaper reported that collision repairers were…
Audi announced Monday it would spend $3.3 billion with a heavy focus on electric/hybrid vehicles and two German plants. In a very busy news release, the automaker also…
Though representatives seemed skeptical of the merits of cutting patent rights for a single industry under the PARTS Act, there appeared to be an appetite…
OEMs are aggressively targeting the Holy Grail of cars driving around without anyone inside at all, but their efforts on a more mundane feature — one…
For New Year’s Day, we presented our 15 top-read stories of 2015. As we all get back to work following the holiday, here’s 15 other useful reports you…
The Collision Industry Conference continues today in Las Vegas, and we’re going to help repairers who aren’t there or attending other SEMA Show events keep up with the final half-day of…
