Romans guest column: Macro collision industry trends to watch in 2021
— April 7, 2021Editor’s note: This is the first part in a two-part series. See Part 2 on Thursday. By Vincent Romans I am confident that there is…
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Iowa raises auto salvage threshold to repair bills exceeding 70% of vehicle value
— April 6, 2021The Iowa Collision Repair Association notched up a legislative victory this session with the passage and enactment of a bill raising the damage threshold for…
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ASE Education Foundation: Collision industry ‘eating our young’
— April 6, 2021The collision industry’s inability to foster new technicians risks driving them out of the industry and exacerbating the tech shortage, according to ASE Education Foundation…
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CAPA definitions for deleted, decertified, ‘Public Safety Notice,’ ‘Safety Alerts’
— April 6, 2021The Certified Automotive Parts Association this month explained different notifications and classifications it might apply to a component besides a typical certification. CAPA decertifies, deletes…
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ASE Education Foundation: Get involved with collision schools to help them thrive, survive
— April 5, 2021ASE Education Foundation Vice President George Arrants recently warned the collision industry that the pipeline for its future workforce is “collapsing.” Arrants presented Bureau of…
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ASE Education Foundation updates collision vo-tech program accreditation standards
— April 5, 2021An ASE Education Foundation review and overhaul of vo-tech accreditation requirements has largely preserved the thresholds collision education programs need to qualify for recognition. The…
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SEMA: New collision location allows larger booths, more exhibitor space at 2021 show
— April 2, 2021SEMA last month announced a floorplan overhaul which dedicates the entire South Hall Upper space to the Collision Repair and Refinish and Tools and Equipment…
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Opus IVS says CSAA selected it as DRP ‘preferred collision scanning solution’
— April 1, 2021Opus IVS announced Thursday that the AAA affiliate insurer CSAA had declared the scan tool manufacturer “their preferred collision scanning solution for its Direct Repair…
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Dan Risley, Petra Schroeder, Doug Webb inducted into collision repair Hall of Eagles
— April 1, 2021The Hall of Eagles announced Thursday CCC Vice President Dan Risley, TenPoint Complete CEO Doug Webb and retired Herberts-DuPont-Axalta veteran executive turned “Collisionista” Petra Schroeder…
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‘Who Pays?’: 51% shops say insurers often reimburse engine compartment masking
— April 1, 2021More than half of body shops polled in the latest “Who Pays for What?” survey said leading national insurers “always” or “most of the time”…
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