Subaru global platform will debut with 2017 Impreza, offer more rigidity, use high-strength steels
— March 8, 2016All next-generation Subarus starting with the Impreza on sale later this year will feature a rigid,
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Done deal: Vista Equity closes $6.5B acquisition of AudaExplore parent Solera
— March 4, 2016Calling it the “next phase of Solera’s global expansion,” AudaExplore parent company
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Headlight tech under development has 1,024 LED pixels, might include gold ‘nano-sponge’
— March 4, 2016HID, LED and adaptive headlights already added complexity to what had been a relatively straightforward,
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Thatcham says autobraking cuts premiums 10%; Consumer Reports adjusts scores to push tech
— March 3, 2016Consumer Reports announced last month it will give extra credit to models with autobraking, and Thatcham
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LKQ straddles OEM, aftermarket glass worlds with $635M purchase of PGW
— March 2, 2016LKQ’s $635 million acquisition of Pittsburgh Glass Works not only launches the aftermarket collision
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Surprise resignation of Young as CARSTAR head accelerates merger of U.S., Canada branches; Macaluso to lead both
— February 29, 2016Following the surprise resignation of CARSTAR U.S. brand President Dan Young late last week, the company
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GM updates collision website, posts repair guides for CT6, other 2016 advanced-materials models
— February 26, 2016General Motors has overhauled its “Genuine GM Parts” website for collision repairers and
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Insurance draws ‘the worst out of people’; new CBO hopes to change that at startup insurer Lemonade
— February 25, 2016Startup co-op Lemonade, which seeks to make insurance “downright delightful,” announced Wednesday
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Ford to triple ‘semi-autonomous’ spending; Nissan pledges mass-market self-driving tech this year
— February 25, 2016Ford on Monday said it would triple “semi-autonomous” vehicle spending and announced Traffic
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CIC seeks members for insurer-repairer relations panel revamp
— February 23, 2016Seeking to include perspectives from other elements of the collision repair ecosystem, the Collision
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