CORRECTION: Though LKQ has indicated State Farm claims are a significant part of bumper sales growth, LKQ’s third-quarter 16.6 percent increase in aftermarket chrome bumper sales refers to all…
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CARSTAR’s new boss, Driven Brands Paint & Collision head Jose Costa, shared a couple of interesting tidbits this week with the Canadian Collision Repair magazine, including…
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The winner of the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ nearly $11,000 rivet gun SEMA giveway might have an early lead over competitors in seeking certification…
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Collision repairers busy learning advanced electronics, new airbags locations, and lightweighted auto bodies can at least take comfort in that OEM paints won’t be part…
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Shops refinishing panels might have a quicker, cheaper and more convenient time of it with infrared curing technology like that offered by Global Finishing Solutions. Rather…
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Counterfeit Mercedes wheels subjected to a pothole at 30.1 mph (50 kph) sent a piece of rim flying, the Australian Genuine Is Best campaign said…
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Give yourselves a hand: The repair experience received the highest customer satisfaction scores out of all the major variables surveyed in new J.D. Power auto claims research….
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Though collision damage severity will likely grow further, insurers might want to take care not too many vehicles are written off as total losses, new J.D….
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Assuming the bottleneck shifts from a supply shortage to a dearth of authorized installers, the government might allow independent repairers to install replacement Takata airbag inflators,…
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Despite criticism of his campaign donations from the insurance industry and of the state’s high premiums, incumbent Republican Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon far outpolled his three challengers…
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