U.K. Carbuyer: Failing to follow OEM guidelines affects customer, costs insurer
— April 28, 2015A 2007 collision repair not up to Volkswagen’s standards has come back to bite a driver and an
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Business Practices
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Property Casualty 360 sources challenge ‘AC360’ report — but might end up helping shops
— April 27, 2015A recent Property Casualty 360 report challenges the “Anderson Cooper 360” collision repair broadcast and
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WSMV: Coverage highlights Tenn. auto body lawsuit, parts, revealing affidavit
— April 24, 2015A Nashville television station has highlighted a Tennessee collision repairer’s lawsuits against
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Guest column: Sky NOT falling on overtime for service advisers, auto body estimators after Navarro
— April 22, 2015Editor’s note: Several sites, including Repairer Drive News, reported on the recent Ninth Circuit
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I-CAR CEO: 66 percent of auto body industry doesn’t require continuing education
— April 21, 2015Two-thirds of collision industry shops have no continuing education requirement, which could put them
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Former Service King CFO must repay founder $2.46 million after theft from personal funds
— April 16, 2015Service King’s former chief financial officer has been sentenced to three years and to pay nearly $2.46
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New vetting for CIC panelists after ‘disappointing’ PartsTrader subsidy incident
— April 15, 2015The Collision Industry Conference will more rigorously vet speakers for conflicts following the “disappointing”
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Repairer Roundtable: Cleanliness, safety should be greater concerns for auto body shops
— April 14, 2015Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of a series on topics discussed at a lengthy Society of Collision
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GEICO parent Berkshire Hathaway buys 10% of Axalta for $560M
— April 8, 2015Shortly after buying one of the nation’s largest dealership chains, GEICO parent company Berkshire
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AudaExplore adds feather, prime and block option for collision repair
— April 8, 2015AudaExplore will provide a feature for feather, prime and block procedures to collision repairers and
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