5 candidates vie for 4 SCRS board seats; learn more about hopefuls, incumbent here
— March 22, 2016The Society of Collision Repair Specialists announced Monday that members from across the country will
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Sponsor withdraws Maryland OEM/certified auto parts bill after it fails subcommittee vote
— March 22, 2016Following a unfavorable report in a House Economic Matters subcommittee, a Maryland delegate on Friday withdrew
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Nearly all Toyota, Lexus models to have autobraking standard by 2018
— March 21, 2016In a move that could inspire other rivals to beat the industry’s 2022 deadline, Toyota announced
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Sherwin-Williams to buy Valspar for $11.3B, says customers will benefit in major refinishing acquisition
— March 21, 2016In a deal with implications for automotive refinishing customers, Sherwin-Williams announced Sunday it
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FCA releases batch of new body repair manuals; review what to do, not do on latest models
— March 20, 2016FCA has released a burst of body repair information on the latest, most structurally and cosmetically
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AASP-MA, towers celebrate withdrawal of sample Mass. AIB insurance policy pegging all shop rates to DRP level
— March 18, 2016Massachusetts insurers have pulled sample policy language allowing them to peg all body shop labor rates
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OEM autobraking by 2022 could mean 3 years fewer collisions than waiting for feds, cut 39% of rear-ending
— March 17, 2016In a win for safety but a blow to collision repair volume, 20 automakers worth 99 percent of the U.S.
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GM, Toyota, Ford make autonomous announcements; WSJ notes 2016 Honda Civic can sort of self-drive now
— March 15, 2016It’s been quite a couple of weeks for OEMs and autonomous vehicle news, with GM, Ford and Toyota
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Recycler cyberattacker used different disguise than pretending to be Car-Part; company still warns industry to be vigilant
— March 12, 2016Further Car-Part.com investigation into a ransomware attack on a recycler revealed the extortion software was
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Auto recyclers, repairers should beware website ransom cyberattacks
— March 11, 2016Automotive recyclers have warned their industry of a cyberextortionist enterprise which has encrypted images
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