The Certified Automotive Parts Association on Thursday announced a new program to recognize parts from any OEM supplier “that also produces an in-house, alternately branded…
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U.S. Massachusetts District Court Judge Douglas Woodlock on Friday questioned whether halting OBD-II authorization and deactivating telematics represented acceptable solutions for automakers to temporarily comply…
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The Rhode Island Senate on Thursday backed a bill holding that insurers couldn’t refuse markups and other charges relating to auto body shops’ paint and…
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Students from Colorado, Idaho, Missouri, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin on Thursday took home auto body repair, estimating and refinishing gold medals in the first…
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Volkswagen on Friday said it sought to 3D-print 100,000 components a year by 2025 and announced significant progress with A-pillar parts formed through additive manufacturing….
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SkillsUSA returned for 2021 after a pandemic-forced hiatus last year — but it did so virtually. Collision Repair Technology Organizer Jason Bartanen said students had…
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Automakers on Wednesday told a judge the timeframe Massachusetts voters established with November 2020’s “Right to Repair” ballot initiative was impossible, and the measure itself…
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A consumer complaint to California regulators doesn’t necessarily end when a body shop addresses the issue to the customer’s satisfaction, the CAA warned repairers last…
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Crash Champions will soon exceed 100 body shops once it closes on Signature Collision, but the booming, private equity-backed MSO has no plans to cash…
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LKQ announced Tuesday its mobile services provider Elitek now had the capability to scan and program vehicles remotely. Elitek had previously offered scanning services during…
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