Collision repairers will need to consult repair procedures and potentially train with Toyota to properly repair and refinish bumper covers given the safety-focused radar technology…
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Trying to plan what materials you’ll need to know over the next two decades of auto body repair? A new Center for Automotive Research white…
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Allstate has launched Virtual Assist, a new Android and iPhone app which allows a collision repairer to videoconference with a remote Allstate adjuster. Virtual Assist started in the…
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Hyundai said Tuesday more than half of the body of its completely new B-segment crossover is advanced high-strength steel. The 2018 Kona, which will go…
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Mitchell announced Wednesday that it would leverage Bosch technology to sell a new “Mitchell Diagnostics” scan tool starting June 30. “We researched a wide variety…
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A trio of collision repair experts on Thursday’s “Repair University Live” advised shops to have a separate set of tools and space not just to…
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The next time an insurer — particularly one from Safeco or Liberty Mutual — looks around your auto body shop and says, “We must be…
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The House on Thursday voted for a bipartisan plan to reauthorize but overhaul a federal program for giving money to state technical education programs, and…
Television and podcast personality Mike Rowe in a “Fox and Friends” appearance Wednesday brought more national attention to the fish-in-a-barrel opportunity for job-seeking Americans to…
A two-part series from Arizona television station KXTV draws attention to incorrect collision repairs and advises customers on how to protect themselves from one. The “Let Joe…
The Fayetteville Observer reported Wednesday that the first director of Fayetteville Technical Community College’s high-profile collision repair program has resigned. Paul Gage told the North…
PNC Riverarch Capital’s purchase of paint, body and equipment distributor Painters Supply & Equipment gives the 65-year old supplier some private equity backing to expand amid a…
A trio of collision repair experts on Thursday’s “Repair University Live” advised shops to have a separate set of tools and space not just to…
Mitchell announced Wednesday that it would leverage Bosch technology to sell a new “Mitchell Diagnostics” scan tool starting June 30. “We researched a wide variety…
Trying to plan what materials you’ll need to know over the next two decades of auto body repair? A new Center for Automotive Research white…
Technicians and owners with a little extra cash should check out a Society of Collision Repair Specialists presentation on “Kool Tools” from last month’s SCRS…
California collision repairers often conclude they’re safe from environmental regulations for the same reasons, but these misconceptions could get them and peers in other states…
An Vermont mechanic was accused of manslaughter after giving a passing inspection grade to a car involved in a fatal crash, WPTZ reported Wednesday in a story which seems…
CARSTAR on Wednesday announced a new credit card program to help customers across the chain finance out-of-pocket costs like deductibles. The move by the national franchise…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday promised the Tesla Model 3 would get 5-star crash ratings in all NHTSA categories — though he offered few…
