2015 | Repairer Driven News

Wales: Having God on your side might mean your car insurer won’t be
— February 2, 2015

Apparently, it’s the newest Beatitude: Blessed are those who can’t get car insurance because of religious decals. Insurer Age UK Insurance told a Welsh vicar who…
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Obama seeks $478B for roads, trains; Foxx to launch ‘Beyond Traffic’
— February 2, 2015

Democratic President Barack Obama proposed nearly $500 billion for transportation today, and Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will follow that up tonight with the launch of a national conversation on what the…
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U.K. body shops consider dropping business over strained capacity
— February 2, 2015

A United Kingdom body shop survey in winter 2014 found some shops so near capacity that they were considering dropping contracts, the National Association of…
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3 F-150-related takeaways from Ford earnings call
— January 30, 2015

The Ford earnings call Thursday revealed a few insights about the aluminum 2015 Ford F-150, which is raising concerns in the collision repair community about readiness…
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PPG to buy French auto sealant company LJF
— January 30, 2015

Coatings manufacturer PPG Industries announced Friday that it’s made a bid for a majority stake in Le Joint Français’ automotive sealants business. The auto sealant…
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Mark your calendars with these business tax dates
— January 30, 2015

Monday is the deadline for businesses to send out some major tax forms, so make sure you’ve got your shop’s books in order and keep the…
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Auto service contract provider banned from business in N.J.
— January 29, 2015

Motor vehicle service contract provider Direct Buy Associates has been ordered by New Jersey to shut down its operations there, the attorney general’s office announced Thursday….
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Free U.S. aluminum joining manual officially announced
— January 29, 2015

After a “soft opening” on the European Aluminum Association website, the Aluminum Association officially unveiled the 2015 joining update to its automotive manual Thursday. The American Aluminum Association wrote the…
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Panel to consider sending Mo., Tenn. auto body cases to Fla.
— January 29, 2015

A judicial panel will today hear arguments on whether to add two body shop vs. insurer cases into a collection of similar cases that will be…
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Business Korea: S. Korea to stimulate repairer competition through auto parts imports
— January 28, 2015

An interesting piece out of Business Korea on Monday indicates the South Korean government is going to let auto repair shops import parts more easily….
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