GM spending $439M on paint shop for carbon-fiber-intensive Corvette
— May 21, 2015General Motors announced Thursday it would spend $439 million on a new 450,000-square-foot paint shop
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Business Practices
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Vendor, competitor react to PartsTrader transaction fees
— May 15, 2015A parts director for a large Chrysler vendor this week criticized PartsTrader’s new 1.75-3.5
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PartsTrader to charge suppliers 3.5% of sale, acknowledges cost could pass to repairers
— May 15, 2015PartsTrader will charge suppliers 3.5 percent of all non-State Farm sales — and 1.75 percent for
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N.C. bill to license collision repairers, mechanics gets publicity from WSOC-TV
— May 14, 2015The Independent Garage Owners of North Carolina’s legislative attempt to license collision repairers
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American Family tells Midwest repairers to buy part from distant states; share your insurer stories with RDN
— May 14, 2015American Family has instructed its Certified Repairer Program auto body shops in two Midwestern states
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JD Power looks at U.S. auto insurance defections, increased Canadian dissatisfaction
— May 12, 2015More American customers shopped for a different auto insurer in 2014 compared to 2013, but fewer switched,
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You heard it from GEICO: Increasing rates justified by higher expenses
— May 4, 2015If GEICO questions your auto body shop’s increased rates, you’ve got a good counterargument
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El Paso’s KFOX examines steering, repair quality at preferred collision repairers
— May 1, 2015Another television report in a major U.S. metropolitan area has raised the issue of alleged insurance
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Chicago Tribune sister Pioneer Press examines collision repair consolidation
— April 30, 2015The Pioneer Press, a suburban sister chain of the Chicago Tribune, has taken an extensive look at collision
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Morning Call alerts Pa. readers to aftermarket parts
— April 29, 2015A long piece in the Allentown, Pa., Morning Call posted Saturday provides an intensive look at aftermarket
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