bodyshop/IBIS: Ford says 52% customers want OEM-approved facility
— June 14, 2018Editor’s note: The 2018 International Bodyshop Industry Symposium Global Summit wrapped up Wednesday
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NBRA calls on U.K. insurers to pay shops more
— June 12, 2018Citing a 3.5 increase in the price of Audatex in that country, the United Kingdom collision trade group
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Thatcham: Corroded Mazda6 performed worse on crash tests, but rust culpability unclear
— May 15, 2018Thatcham research found that a rusted-out Mazda6 performed worse on Euro NCAP testing than a new Mazda6,
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Blackstone to buy Australia’s No. 1 collision repairer AMA Group for $386.39M
— April 24, 2018The AMA Group announced earlier this month that it had agreed to sell Service King parent company Blackstone
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RealWear: Volkswagen technicians to pilot augmented reality headsets in U.K.
— April 18, 2018Augmented reality manufacturer RealWear announced Monday that Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles’ technicians
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Automotive News: Disputed grey-market Nissan parts shipment had counterfeits
— March 29, 2018Automotive News last month published an interesting look at grey-market parts with an article examining
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Some other thoughts on the Aviva fraud investigation into Canadian body shops
— March 15, 2018An undercover Aviva investigation and CTV’s coverage of the study certainly revealed some pretty
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Canadian auto body industry leaders respond to Aviva shop fraud investigation
— March 15, 2018An undercover Aviva investigation into shops recommended by tow truck drivers and CTV’s coverage
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Safelite U.K. sister company Autoglass using AI photo estimating to decide fate of windshields
— February 16, 2018United Kingdom-based Belron subsidary Autoglass announced Thursday it had “successfully trialled”
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Blackstone seeks to buy AMA Group, values Australian auto body giant at $428.9M
— January 29, 2018AMA Group, which became the No. 1 auto body repair chain in Australia after buying Gemini in 2015, confirmed
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