Mitchell expert bullish on auto aluminum, cites indirect cost of steel stamping
— February 23, 2016A Mitchell analyst was bullish Tuesday on the potential for aluminum to take a larger auto body market
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Mitchell: How economies, currencies abroad affect parts usage in U.S., Canada
— February 23, 2016Economic indicators abroad can affect how likely you are to find a recycled collision repair part in
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Insurance Journal: Google yanking insurance-shopping Compare service — even more successful U.K. option
— February 23, 2016Insurance Journal reported Monday that the Google Compare auto insurance site will suspend operations
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MAACO plans satellite presence in Pep Boys stores nationwide
— February 22, 2016Maaco and Pep Boys announced Monday that the retail collision repair and refinishing chain will open
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Gene Marks: The best marketing advice you’ve never received
— February 19, 2016Editor’s note: From time to time, Repairer Driven News features pieces by prolific national columnist
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Federal ruling on State Farm Pa. auto medical insurance surveys raises ‘slippery slope’ questions
— February 18, 2016Though a Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinion in favor of State Farm’s auto medical reimbursements
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Pa. Supreme Court’s ruling on State Farm medical cost surveys worth noting by repairers
— February 18, 2016Though justices stressed their opinion was limited to a single state auto insurance healthcare regulation,
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State Farm’s F-150 rating, Pa. shops’ experience might bode poorly for higher aluminum labor rates
— February 18, 2016State Farm’s rating the aluminum F-150 the same as the 2014 steel F-150 for premium-calculating
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Ford: State Farm kept ratings the same on 2015-16 aluminum F-150s
— February 17, 2016Since the aluminum version of the Ford F-150 appeared with the 2015 model year, consumers, OEMs and
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CCC in PC360: Cycle time might not be key factor of customer satisfaction after all
— February 16, 2016Intriguing new CCC research reported last month in Property Casualty 360 found the collision repair/insurance
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