Expert: Visits show auto body shops adjusting to aluminum well — except on seam sealer
— December 30, 2015An aluminum industry expert said the collision repairers he’s visited are responding well to the
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Business Practices
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Dissent: Ohio court shouldn’t encourage insurers to ‘intentionally disregard’ consumer law
— December 30, 2015Dissent in Dillon v. Farmers by Ohio Supreme Court Justice William O’Neill, concurred by Justice
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Ohio Supreme Court rules for Farmers on non-OEM parts case
— December 30, 2015The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a state law stating that insurer interactions with customers
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‘Clear #1 Player in Europe’ LKQ plans to ramp up sales to untapped collision market following $1.13B Rhiag sale
— December 29, 2015LKQ plans to bring its ECP collision program to other European nations following its $1.13 billion acquisition
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Audi to court lightweighting experts, spend $3.3B on plants, electric vehicles
— December 28, 2015Audi announced Monday it would spend $3.3 billion with a heavy focus on electric/hybrid vehicles and
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NHTSA: BMW to pay $20M for failure to improve MINI Cooper side-impact crash protection
— December 28, 2015BMW will pay a $10 million fine and another $10 million worth of compliance procedures for failing to
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LKQ to expand into 10 more countries with $1.13B purchase of Italian distributor
— December 28, 2015Adding 10 new countries to the aftermarket and recycled parts retailer’s network, LKQ announced
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Utah bill keeps auto insurers from pulling automatic payments after policy cancelled
— December 23, 2015Telling Utah Political Capitol that a company actually did this twice, a state senator is trying to enact
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Ontario to enact new rules for tow trucks, car storage by 2017
— December 22, 2015Collision repairers and independent lot and tow operators in Canada’s largest province should prepare
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CIIA guest column: New Ontario tow, storage rules an improvement, though even tougher regs would’ve been better
— December 22, 2015Editor’s note: We reached out to Collision Industry Information Assistance Executive Director
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