I-CAR said last month that the educational organization’s old “kink versus bend” rule is largely obsolete, as it was written for predominantly mild-steel vehicles, and…
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I-CAR last month declared its old general sectioning guidelines inappropriate for modern collision repair in virtually any circumstance, driving a stake through the heart of…
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What does I-CAR really say? Probably not what some of you think, based on a Collision Hub live event at NACE 2017. Host Kristen Felder…
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The CEO of the Boyd Group, which owns the Boyd, Gerber and Assured Automotive chains in the U.S. and Canada, said Friday that “catch-up pricing…
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Researchers at the American Chemistry Council and Michigan State University have developed a “magic glue” which could be cured, unbonded, and rebonded in a manner…
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Estify has lost its license to use Mitchell, creating a headache for not only the startup but the independent shops who rely on it to…
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Progressive told investors earlier this month that higher severity on the auto property damage end was an understandable byproduct of the additional technology on vehicles…
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A General Motors collision repair expert said last month that the OEM’s free auto body repair procedures site was not enough to correctly repair a…
Expect to be doing a lot more squeeze-type resistance spot welding and a lot less plug welding under a dramatic change to General Motors’ joining…
Volkswagen said this summer its next-generation 2018 Tiguan SUV would be longer and wider than its predecessor, but data from the European edition suggests the…
Collision Hub and I-CAR recently devoted a live show at NACE to debunking all of the “I-CAR says” myths persisting in the industry. Given the…
Highway Loss Data Institute figures presented by Progressive earlier this month show an interesting disparity between how much advanced safety technology reduces property damage and…
Progressive told investors earlier this month that higher severity on the auto property damage end was an understandable byproduct of the additional technology on vehicles…
I-CAR said last month that the educational organization’s old “kink versus bend” rule is largely obsolete, as it was written for predominantly mild-steel vehicles, and…
Daimler announced earlier this month it had successfully 3-D printed a “highly resistant” aluminum thermostat cover for older Mercedes trucks and Unimogs. The shift in…
Seven of the top 10 vehicles on U.S. roads in 2015 needed a standard or optional electronic stability control system — technology required on every…
Risk Point on Thursday announced a new estimating model that could eventually lead to claim payouts to dealerships for inventory hail damage being slashed. The company,…
“We expect repairs to be done correctly the first time. But who’s to blame when an insurance company sends you to a shop that misses…
In 2013, when the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety first started rating models for front crash prevention, 69 percent of them lacked even the simplest anticrash tech as an…
Customers might have to wait a little longer to get the 2015 aluminum Ford F-150s because of a lack of frames from Metalsa, Automotive News reported Friday. The…
