Just “slightly less than 1 percent” of all vehicles tracked in CCC between November 2017 and October 2018 contained line items containing text strings related…
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Volkswagen’s use of “dissimilar materials” — steels of different tensile strengths — within a single vehicle can lead to heat and pulling repair restrictions, a…
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The American Property Casualty Insurance Association told a Connecticut House committee earlier this month that “insurers would agree that the manufacturer’s technical repair specification requirements…
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This year’s Society of Collision Repair Specialists “Repairer Roundtable” will share lessons from Tennessee’s manufacturing workforce development efforts with an auto body repair industry facing…
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The IIHS and NHTSA reported Wednesday that about half of the vehicles produced by 20 key OEMs between Sept. 1, 2017, and Aug. 31, 2018,…
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Volkswagen has not released a position statement on scanning for the “fundamental reason” that directions to do so already exist within repair procedures — and…
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Some insurers have responded to the rise of scanning by creating their own criteria for when the procedure merits reimbursement, according to an executive for…
Minnesota House Commerce Committee Chairwoman Laurie Halverson has pulled a bill holding insurers to OEM repair procedures — except on parts — just prior to…
CCC’s 2018 estimate databases revealed fewer than 1 percent of all repairable vehicle appraisals contained a manual entry for a destructive test weld despite the…
Volkswagen’s use of “dissimilar materials” — steels of different tensile strengths — within a single vehicle can lead to heat and pulling repair restrictions, a…
Just “slightly less than 1 percent” of all vehicles tracked in CCC between November 2017 and October 2018 contained line items containing text strings related…
Nearly 40 percent of CCC repairable estimates in the fourth quarter of 2018 contained a manual entry reflecting a diagnostic scan, an increase from what…
The Women’s Industry Network’s 2019 Most Influential Women honorees announced Friday demonstrate the diversity of posts women hold in the collision repair industry. Winners included…
The American Property Casualty Insurance Association told Connecticut lawmakers this month insurers should have a role in an auto repair besides paying the bill, an…
Allstate lobbyist: Auto repairs hurting customers not systemic, no OEM procedure law needed
Allstate lobbyist Bruce Spencer said that while the st...
Mazda’s slick new ‘Soul Red Crystal’ color might be trickier for painters
It's not just the body department that might have to ad...
Volvo certified auto body shop parts restrictions take effect
Volvo effective Friday began restricting collision par...
2019 Chevy Silverado cuts up to 450 lbs. with aluminum closures, higher-strength steel
General Motors announced Saturday that a "mixed materia...
Nev. bill: No aftermarket for 5 years without consent; OEM procedures must be honored
A new Nevada bill demands insurers secure the written...
