2016 Honda HR-V is ultra-popular — and 27 percent ultra-high-strength steel
— June 24, 2015The 2016 Honda HR-V crossover has only been available in the U.S. for half of May, and in that time has
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Ford: Auto-braking coming in 2016 to U.S.; self-driving cars ‘another step closer to production’
— June 23, 2015Ford had a big tech day Tuesday, with three driver-assisting announcements and a fourth related to cutting
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SCRS OEM Tech Summit at SEMA to feature joining, diagnostics, aluminum, steel speakers
— June 23, 2015Repairers can learn from a lineup of automotive joining, diagnostics, aluminum and steel experts at the
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CIECA: Aluminum labor codes available now ahead of fall update
— June 22, 2015Though a request to add aluminum labor codes into the CIECA standards came too late to join the update
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BMW gives more details into repairs for ‘Carbon Core’ 7 Series
— June 22, 2015BMW last week confirmed what repairers might have already guessed: Collision-damaged “Carbon Core”
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2016 Chevrolet Malibu lost 300 lbs. through HS steel; GM calls it lightest in class
— June 19, 2015The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu weighs nearly 300 pounds less than the 2015 Malibu, mostly because of high-strength
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Executive: Toyota OEM integration into Mitchell includes 160 model years (no Lexus yet)
— June 19, 2015Repairs for more than 160 Toyota and Scion model years — Toyota hasn’t decided if it’ll
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No. 5 insurer USAA signs on with Google Compare, largest auto insurer to do so
— June 18, 2015USAA announced Thursday it had signed on to display quotes through Google Compare, the largest auto
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Mitchell: Updates online, in mail Thursday contain new Toyota parts, procedures integration
— June 18, 2015Mitchell has integrated Toyota’s Recommended Repair Procedures within Mitchell Estimating, allowing
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2016 Honda Pilot only 34.5% mild steel, has very specific repair dos and don’ts
— June 17, 2015The next-generation 2016 Honda Pilot SUV officially announced Wednesday should be a whole new ballgame
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Side airbag boom from years ago might drive collision severity today
August 23, 2016 | Education | Insurance | Market Trends | Repair Operations | TechnologyRising severity trends seen today and in the coming years might be tied to side air bags more than fancy
