Which auto body parts are being lightweighted — and which ones might be in the future
— June 8, 2015More than 90 percent of the new vehicles sold in 2014 had at least one part made out of a harder, stronger
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Welders get pop quiz on 1 mm aluminum joining ahead of I-CAR testing
— June 8, 2015Welders attending an aluminum joining presentation last week were surprised with a pop quiz as well
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CCC: New designs force auto body shops to replace more collision parts
— June 5, 2015Collision repairers are on average replacing nearly two more parts than they had to in 2001, and parts
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2015 Acura TLX 50% HS steel, aluminum — and has magnesium instrument panel
— June 5, 2015The 2015 Acura TLX, which has recently drawn comparisons in the auto press to the rival 2016 Nissan
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Growth in loans, leases could be good news for auto body shops
— June 4, 2015Longer loans and an increase in leases taken out by consumers could translate into more business for
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Honda’s cautionary tale of a total-loss Civic with a pretty paint job
— June 3, 2015A new Honda video uses the story of a totaled vehicle that found its way back onto the street to advocate
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Early registration suggested for SCRS Repairer Driven Education SEMA series; see schedule
— June 1, 2015The Society of Collision Repair Specialists has released its 2015 SEMA Repairer Driven Education schedule, which
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Did you miss these? Check out some recent Repairer Driven News highlights
— May 22, 2015It’s been quite a month of news relevant to the collision repair industry. State collision repairers
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I-CAR urges OEMs to share repair procedures, think of shops’ needs at auto steel conference
— May 14, 2015I-CAR industry technical support manager Steve Marks implored auto manufacturers to think of collision
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Get live updates from SMDI automotive steel conference
— May 13, 2015Repairer Driven News is at the Steel Market Development Institute conference today, which is full of
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