Nissan updated its 2016 scanning position statement Jan. 7 to stress “ALL Nissan vehicles from 2008 forward MUST” have a diagnostic scan following a collision repair….
Read More »
Volvo spinoff Polestar in the fall reported its 600-horsepower carbon-fiber electric hybrid Polestar 1 experienced a “successful first crash test,” a positive sign on its…
Read More »
A recycled automotive part from another part of the country might be illegal in Ohio, based upon a recent presentation by collision industry attorney Erica…
Read More »
Storing a Toyota or Lexus hybrid for 30 days or longer is likely to discharge the 12-volt auxiliary battery, an outcome shops can avoid with…
Read More »
Audi’s carbon-fiber bulkhead on the 2019 A8 adds 33 percent to the vehicle’s torsional rigidity, but a collision trainer said it also adds more time…
Read More »
Survey authors Collision Advice and CRASH Network reported last week a trend of auto body shops frequently collecting requested total loss fees from Top 10…
Read More »
A recent I-CAR post alerted us to an OEM scanning position statement which had slipped under our radar late last summer. As the Repairability Technical…
Read More »
Nissan last month directed auto body shops to measure a vehicle before and after a structural repair, a critical element of collision work one expert…
Nissan updated its 2016 scanning position statement Jan. 7 to stress “ALL Nissan vehicles from 2008 forward MUST” have a diagnostic scan following a collision repair….
Estimators, technicians, owners and insurers unfamiliar with riveting operations should check out a helpful primer contained within Ford’s latest On Target newsletter. The fall 2018…
The Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association this month launched a survey asking collision repairers nationwide to rate the behavior of various leading insurance carriers. The…
General Motors on Friday announced it planned to turn Cadillac into “GM’s lead electric vehicle brand” and give it the first version of the company’s…
In addition to its stances on scanning and wheel repairs, Jaguar Land Rover posted five other position statements between August and November 2018 that collision…
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists announced Thursday that the Saskatchewan Association of Automotive Repairers had signed on as the U.S. trade group’s third Canadian affiliate….
Jaguar Land Rover joined other OEMs in November 2018 by issuing a position statement banning all repaired and reconditioned alloy wheels. However, the luxury automaker…
Ohio salvage dealer rules might block out-of-state recycled auto body parts
A recycled automotive part from another part of the cou...
Allstate, GEICO, Progressive report lower frequency, higher severity
Allstate, Progressive and GEICO, who together comprise...
Toyota warns body shops not to paint some flanges before attaching auto glass
Toyota has warned repairers that the old practice of re...
Insurers testing CCC’s A.I. Smart Estimate; product goes on sale early next year
CCC on Monday said some insurers were testing its artif...
2019 Chevy Silverado cuts up to 450 lbs. with aluminum closures, higher-strength steel
General Motors announced Saturday that a "mixed materia...
