Chief announced Tuesday it would this hail season offer an automated system able to identify and measure vehicle hail dents and produce an estimate to…
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Driven Brands, the private equity-funded conglomerate behind CARSTAR, Maaco, Fix Auto USA and ABRA, last week filed for an initial public offering it indicated would…
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Updated Highway Loss Data Institute research into rear autobraking found the ADAS technology cut property damage liability claims 28 percent and collision claims 10 percent,…
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The Small Business Administration on Friday announced it would reopen the Paycheck Protection Program on Monday. The first few days will be dedicated to borrowers…
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Driven Brands last month called the company’s national franchise brands well-positioned amid what he called an insurer desire to pare down networks of affiliated auto…
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The Small Business Administration announced Wednesday it would let all small businesses apply for “first” or “second draw” Paycheck Protection Program loans on Tuesday, Jan. 19….
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Subaru in December 2020 announced a next-generation 2022 BRZ it called the “(l)ightest rear-wheel drive 2+2 production sports car in U.S. market.” The OEM in…
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I-CAR on Friday said it would continue to grant the industry free access to the Repairability Technical Support online resource through June 30 and permit shops…
The Mustang Mach-E just won Motor Trend “SUV of the Year,” GM just redid its logo to stress electrification, and Volkswagen’s all-electric $39,995 ID.4 goes…
We recently covered Kia’s unveiling of a more futuristic-looking logo which ditches the brand’s familiar oval. But we should mention two other OEMs’ badge revisions…
The Small Business Administration announced Wednesday it would let all small businesses apply for “first” or “second draw” Paycheck Protection Program loans on Tuesday, Jan. 19….
A ValuePenguin “State of Auto Insurance in 2021” report announced last week estimated that auto insurance rates this year represent a 1.7 percent decline —…
CCC reported that repairable auto vehicle claims were down 21.3 percent in 2020 — and 26 percent if comprehensive claims were discarded. The second quarter…
LKQ on Wednesday announced it consolidated its mobile services companies VeTech Automotive Electronics and Elite Electronics under a single Elitek Vehicle Services brand. LKQ bought…
At least as far back as 2017, Volkswagen has banned collision repairers from mounting its vehicles using the pinchweld area. Failure to respect this mandate…
