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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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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The Database Enhancement Gateway, which allows repairers and insurers to make inquiries and suggestions of the estimating providers at no cost, offers weekly tips for repairers on the Audatex, Mitchell and CCC programs…
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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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The CEO of Gerber Collision’s parent company reported Thursday that the company’s normalized same-store sales jumped 5.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018. For…
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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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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 Database Enhancement Gateway, which allows repairers and insurers to make inquiries and suggestions of the estimating providers at no cost, offers weekly tips for repairers on the Audatex, Mitchell and CCC programs…
The CEO of Gerber Collision’s parent company reported Thursday that the company’s normalized same-store sales jumped 5.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018. For…
A Dallas County, Texas, court earlier this year dismissed LKQ and dealership Classic Kia from a lawsuit alleging they shared blame for the failure of…
Boyd Group CEO Brock Bulbuck on Thursday expressed no concern over the merger of two of Gerber Collision & Glass’ largest rivals, describing one effect…
Industry professionals who missed SCRS’ new IDEAS Collide forum at SEMA will be able to check out the 10-minute presentations in a new YouTube series….
I-CAR’s Collision Repair News feed recently included a reminder regarding Ford’s OEM procedures: Don’t go off the images when determining the number of welds to…
Auto body shops have another incentive besides necessity to use General Motors’ paid OEM repair procedure site rather than the free one. I-CAR reported March…
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…
Allstate lobbyist: Auto repairs hurting customers not systemic, no OEM procedure law needed
Allstate lobbyist Bruce Spencer said that while the st...
Volvo certified auto body shop parts restrictions take effect
Volvo effective Friday began restricting collision par...
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...
2019 Chevy Silverado cuts up to 450 lbs. with aluminum closures, higher-strength steel
General Motors announced Saturday that a "mixed materia...
See how your shop stacks up to industry with 2019 edition of CCC’s ‘Crash Course’
CCC estimate data revealed collision repair industry's...
