In the opposite of an automotive assembly line, volunteers worked to ding and dent 90 fenders in preparation for the SkillsUSA Nationals this week in…
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The Database Enhancement Gateway, which allows repairers to make inquiries and suggestions of the Big 3 estimating providers, has been augmented this year to provide…
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Changes in the paint manufacturer and jobber industries could have a trickle-down effect on smaller body shops, “Supplement!” auto body financial blogger Bradley Mewes wrote in a recent…
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Garmat USA has joined the Society of Collision Repair Specialists as a corporate member, the first paint booth manufacturer to partner with the group at that…
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Another television news team has drawn attention to the use of aftermarket parts by auto insurers for collision repairs in a very thorough new report….
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A Virginia television station which in May investigated insurers’ use of salvage parts has turned its news team’s gaze at aftermarket parts. “We’ve learned that there may…
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An interesting May 22 report from the Australian Carsales website and its sister site Motoring points to a three-seater carbon-fiber hybrid concept from Toyota that seems…
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It’s been quite a month of news relevant to the collision repair industry. State collision repairers have seen new developments on legal and legislative fronts,…
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In an interesting development in the materials wars, FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne said Tuesday the company won’t make the next-generation Jeep Wrangler body out of…
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The Independent Garage Owners of North Carolina’s legislative attempt to license collision repairers and auto mechanics reportedly is in study group purgatory, but the effort could get momentum…
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