Tesla: Single-piece Model Y rear underbody casting in volume production
— February 2, 2021Tesla CEO Elon Musk last week announced his company had reached volume production of a Model Y rear underbody made out of a single cast…
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OSHA announces updated COVID-19 guide for businesses
— February 1, 2021The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Friday announced it had produced “stronger worker safety guidance” to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. “More…
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Sherwin-Williams: Auto body shops should focus on quality ‘in the game’
— February 1, 2021A quality control checklist at the end of an auto body repair is like a team waiting to examine their gameplay after they’ve lost, a…
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GM targets selling only emissions-free light-duty vehicles by 2035
— January 29, 2021General Motors pledged Thursday to make 40 percent of its models fully battery electric by 2025 and said it wants “to eliminate tailpipe emissions from…
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Sherwin-Williams: Tolerating defects as ‘just part of business’ can cost a shop thousands
— January 29, 2021Auto body shops have gotten “desensitized” by minor quality issues that naturally arise over the course of a repair, a Sherwin-Williams lean educator and former…
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National General: ‘Recommended,’ ‘collision,’ inspections among concepts that ‘jam up’ insurers
— January 29, 2021Three concepts “jam up” insurers over bills for collision work, a National General claims executive told the Collision Industry Conference last week. Two are questions…
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Driven Brands succeeds in IPO, pays off $720M+ in debt; stock up since debut
— January 29, 2021CARSTAR, Maaco and Fix Auto USA parent company Driven Brands last week reported it had sold 31,818,182 shares at the offering price of $22, netting…
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IIHS, AAA Foundation, Humanetics research studies same crash at 40, 50, 56 mph
— January 28, 2021In a reminder to OEMs and body shops of the potential stakes of a crash, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety on Thursday demonstrated what…
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The Hartford to use Mitchell-Tractable A.I. photo estimating process
— January 28, 2021A day after Mitchell and Tractable announced Tractable’s photo estimating artificial intelligence was available to auto insurers through Mitchell Intelligent Estimating, the two software companies…
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Mitchell partners again with A.I. photo estimating system Tractable
— January 27, 2021Mitchell announced Wednesday a partnership with Tractable that incorporates the artificial intelligence photo estimating software into the Mitchell Intelligent Open Platform. “We’re excited to combine…
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