Collision industry leaders remember NORTHEAST dinner chef Lou DiLisio Sr.
— January 21, 2020Former body shop owner Louis DiLisio Sr., known for hosting the collision industry annually at an Italian
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Announcements
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Fully electric MINI Cooper SE will stay steel, retain much of original structure
— January 21, 2020MINI’s upcoming fully-electric MINI Cooper SE shouldn’t impose a dramatically altered structure
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New Mountain Capital buys 34-shop MSO Classic Collision
— January 20, 2020In another sign investors continue to see potential in collision repair, the 34-shop Classic Collision
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BMW: 2020 M2 CS, M8 Coupe and Gran Coupe use carbon fiber; special-edition MINI does too
— January 17, 2020BMW last year described three 2020 M models and a limited-run MINI which indicate the OEM continues to
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Gerber Collision enters Calif. with purchase of 9 SoCal auto body facilities
— January 16, 2020Southern California auto body shops might face steeper competition following what Gerber Collision on
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SCRS: Not-included operation ‘Blueprint Optimization Tool’ software still targeted for 1Q
— January 16, 2020Society of Collision Repair Specialists Executive Director Aaron Schulenburg said Wednesday that the
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CREF, I-CAR committees, others give nearly $500K to vo-tech; Mitchell donates $3.4M in software
— January 15, 2020The Collision Repair Education Foundation last month said it and other donors provided nearly $500,000
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GM lists parts, terms of ‘Electronic Minimum Resale Price’ initiative
— January 14, 2020General Motors’ “Electronic Minimum Resale Price” policy launched Jan. 1, affecting
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Assured Performance: New system, directors to help certified body shops document repairs
— January 14, 2020Recent Assured Performance announcements should help certified body shops compile the documentation proving
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‘Who Pays?’: 80+% of auto body shops say insurers paying scans ‘most,’ ‘all’ of the time
— January 13, 2020A fall survey of several hundred collision repairers found virtually all of them seeking payment for
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