‘One-minute’ carbon-fiber manufacturer Teijin to buy key automotive composite player CSP for $825M
— September 13, 2016In a move which could accelerate the growth of composites as a body panel and structural option for OEMs,
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Announcements
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CIIA, Ckure announce roadside app pilot for auto body industry; shops vetted on price, OEM adherence
— September 12, 2016The Canadian collision repair industry has entered the race — a competition already underway between OEMs
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‘Significant changes’ announced for Honda, Acura welding, sectioning rules
— September 11, 2016Responding to collision repairer input, Honda recently announced “significant changes”
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‘One-pedal’ feature on 2017 Bolt can stop car without hitting the brake, raises question of confused drivers causing collisions
— September 7, 2016A new wrinkle in rear-ending avoidance: The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt will feature a “one-pedal”
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GM Repair Insights: GM will train staff for free in shop; offers truck, SUV ‘belt-cut only’ door info
— September 5, 2016General Motors announced in its latest GM Repair Insights that it will move its InShop Clinics out of
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Happy Labor Day! Check out our collision repair recruiting, retention coverage
— September 5, 2016Recruiting and keeping solid employees is one of the central preoccupations of the collision repair industry
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Looking for collision repair job candidates? Here’s 3 insights into what they want
— September 1, 2016We know what auto body shops are looking for in job skills. But what do the candidates want? That question
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SCRS announces new auto body shop job board; Career Center part of Auto Care Assoc., SEMA network
— September 1, 2016As collision repairers and other automotive industries seek to fill thousands of open positions, the
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Bike legend Greg LeMond plans to produce cheap automotive carbon fiber in Oak Ridge Lab area
— August 31, 2016Former Tour de France winner Greg LeMond’s namesake carbon fiber company boasted Monday it’d “bring
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Honda urges all auto repairers to check VINs for Takata airbag recalls, provides new handy reference
— August 30, 2016Citing the large number of vehicles still containing recalled Takata parts, Honda on Friday urged collision
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