I–CAR’s Collision Repair News feed recently included a reminder regarding Ford’s OEM procedures: Don’t go off the images when determining the number of welds to...
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Auto body shops have another incentive besides necessity to use General Motors’ paid OEM repair procedure site rather than the free one. I–CAR reported March...
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Some insurers have responded to the rise of scanning by creating their own criteria for when the procedure merits reimbursement, according to an executive for...
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Minnesota House Commerce Committee Chairwoman Laurie Halverson has pulled a bill holding insurers to OEM repair procedures — except on parts — just prior to...
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CCC’s 2018 estimate databases revealed fewer than 1 percent of all repairable vehicle appraisals contained a manual entry for a destructive test weld despite the...
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Volkswagen’s use of “dissimilar materials” — steels of different tensile strengths — within a single vehicle can lead to heat and pulling repair restrictions, a...
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Just “slightly less than 1 percent” of all vehicles tracked in CCC between November 2017 and October 2018 contained line items containing text strings related...
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Nearly 40 percent of CCC repairable estimates in the fourth quarter of 2018 contained a manual entry reflecting a diagnostic scan, an increase from what...
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The Women’s Industry Network’s 2019 Most Influential Women honorees announced Friday demonstrate the diversity of posts women hold in the collision repair industry. Winners included...
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The American Property Casualty Insurance Association told Connecticut lawmakers this month insurers should have a role in an auto repair besides paying the bill, an...
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Allstate lobbyist: Auto repairs hurting customers not systemic, no OEM procedure law needed
Allstate lobbyist Bruce Spencer said that while the story of Matthew and Marcia...
Mazda’s slick new ‘Soul Red Crystal’ color might be trickier for painters
It's not just the body department that might have to adapt and potentially learn...
Volvo certified auto body shop parts restrictions take effect
Volvo effective Friday began restricting collision parts to its network of cert...
2019 Chevy Silverado cuts up to 450 lbs. with aluminum closures, higher-strength steel
General Motors announced Saturday that a "mixed materials strategy" removed up t...
Nev. bill: No aftermarket for 5 years without consent; OEM procedures must be honored
A new Nevada bill demands insurers secure the written consent of a consumer bef...
Allstate lobbyist: Auto repairs hurting customers not systemic, no OEM procedure law needed
Allstate lobbyist Bruce Spencer said that while the st...
Mazda’s slick new ‘Soul Red Crystal’ color might be trickier for painters
It's not just the body department that might have to ad...
Volvo certified auto body shop parts restrictions take effect
Volvo effective Friday began restricting collision par...
2019 Chevy Silverado cuts up to 450 lbs. with aluminum closures, higher-strength steel
General Motors announced Saturday that a "mixed materia...
Nev. bill: No aftermarket for 5 years without consent; OEM procedures must be honored
A new Nevada bill demands insurers secure the written...
