When is a collision repair ‘done’ on electronics-intensive car? Group working on question
— March 14, 2016Saying he was “hopeful” but not positive a document could be ready by the 2016 SEMA, an electronics
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Business Practices
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Expert: New OEM tech, security concepts raise questions about aftermarket access
— March 14, 2016As automakers race to produce and secure increasingly technologically advanced vehicles, aftermarket
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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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Gene Marks: Be a jerk — and 2 other rules to maximize your work week
— March 11, 2016Editor’s note: From time to time, Repairer Driven News features pieces by prolific national columnist
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LKQ blasts Md. bill, says shops owe existence to company’s parts preventing total losses
— March 11, 2016Implying that shops effectively owe their existence to LKQ, a lobbyist for the aftermarket giant Thursday
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Mitsubishi Rayon, CSP plan joint venture to produce carbon-fiber structural parts, panels
— March 11, 2016Mitsubishi Rayon, an affiliate of the Japanese OEM, and Continental Structural Plastics announced Tuesday they’re
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Caliber IT head calls for software vendors to support streamlined, secure collision repair data
— March 10, 2016Caliber Collision’s head of IT last week called on software vendors — including the three
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Where do OEM repair networks fall regarding auto body shop choice laws?
— March 9, 2016On Tuesday, we looked at how Progressive’s emails directly to customers about Service Center middlemen
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Miss the SCRS presentation of SEMA ‘Kool Tools’? See the gear picks in new video
— March 9, 2016Looking for some new gear to make life easier at your shop? Check out a new video from the Society of
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Where do insurer middlemen like collision Service Centers fall regarding auto body shop choice laws?
— March 8, 2016A recent Progressive email to a policyholder hyping Service Centers raises the question of if traditional
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