I-CAR warns of ‘phishing’ emails from impersonator
— February 20, 2018I-CAR warned the collision repair industry Tuesday not to open hyperlinks or attachments from “suspicious”
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Upstate Shredding offers more than $10M for Fenix Parts
— February 20, 2018Upstate Shredding has made an unsolicited offer to buy Fenix Parts for $0.50 a share in what appears
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UTI free ‘Ignite’ summer program for high schoolers expands to collision repair
— February 19, 2018Universal Technical Institute announced last week that it would expand its free summer “Ignite”
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Safelite U.K. sister company Autoglass using AI photo estimating to decide fate of windshields
— February 16, 2018United Kingdom-based Belron subsidary Autoglass announced Thursday it had “successfully trialled”
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New SCRS corporate member Intrepid Direct seeks to insure shops doing ‘quality repairs’
— February 16, 2018The Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ latest corporate member offers a one-stop comprehensive
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Correction: New Purdue research sees improved aluminum strength, could have structural, exterior car applications
— February 15, 2018Purdue announced last month researchers have developed a means of changing aluminum’s microstructure
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See ‘Kool Tools’ in action with SCRS video of 2018 presentation
— February 14, 2018The Collision Industry Conference slides and our coverage Monday provide an opportunity to learn about
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Revised version of Calif. labor rate survey bill returns as AB 2276, has two big loopholes
— February 14, 2018A bill allowing insurers to use large geographic areas in labor rate surveys and whatever non-survey
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W.Va. bill would specify new OEM parts needed for newer vehicles
— February 13, 2018A new West Virginia Senate bill would only allow new OEM parts on vehicles 3 years old or younger, closing
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2019 Volkswagen Jetta 47% ultra high-strength steel
— February 13, 2018Nearly half of the next-generation 2019 Volkswagen Jetta unveiled last month is ultra-high-strength steel,
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