CCC to give shops BMS digital standard in ’17, sunset ‘data-pumping’ EMS in ’18
— September 29, 2016CCC announced Thursday it would in April support the BMS collision repair data protocol advocated by
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AASP-MN, CREF, manufacturers: Courting parents, counselors might aid future auto body shop recruitment
— September 28, 2016Two roadblocks to finding skilled auto body employees might be parents skeptical about their kid trying
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See some collision repair industry stats — and help CREF collect some new ones!
— September 27, 2016There’s less than a week to go on the Collision Repair Education Foundation’s 2016 survey,
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SCRS announces OEM, scan-tool diagnostics panels for SEMA Collision Repair Tech Summit
— September 23, 2016FCA, Honda, Nissan and Toyota — the four automakers which seemed to awaken repairers and insurers to pre-
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I-CAR guest column: Production management program now accounts for shops decentralizing that collision repair role
— September 21, 2016Editor’s note: In the latest in an I-CAR column series, director of curriculum and product development
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DOT announces policy for automated vehicles; move could accelerate crash-stopping tech
— September 20, 2016In a move that ought to provide direction for states and manufacturers on the hot but controversial technology,
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Gene Marks: If your website’s not secure, Google’s soon going to let your visitors know
— September 19, 2016Editor’s note: Repairer Driven News regularly features pieces by prolific national columnist Gene
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NACE to combine with Automechanika, spin off CARS, become biennial Chicago fixture
— September 15, 2016In what its head called “monumental decisions,” the Automotive Service Association announced
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ABAT: First major collision repair industry event since 2002 coming to Texas this weekend
— September 14, 2016Collision repairers this weekend will gather in the Dallas area for what a trade group touted as the
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‘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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