UPDATE: Fix Auto opens in China with 78 shops; franchise chain up to 540 internationally
— December 1, 2016Fix Auto’s quest for collision repair global dominance continued Thursday with the announcement
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Fix Auto Ontario location first Canadian collision repairer certified under AIA network
— November 18, 2016The Automotive Industries Association of Canada, the trade group which launched I-CAR Canada, announced
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Report of Aviva shaking up Irish collision repair DRP recalls U.S. MSOs’ advice to diversify
— September 26, 2016The major international auto insurer Aviva is shaking up its direct repair program, the Irish Independent
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NACE to combine with Automechanika, spin off CARS, become biennial Chicago fixture
— September 15, 2016In what its head called “monumental decisions,” the Automotive Service Association announced
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Tesla offers auto insurance in Australia, Hong Kong with QBE, AXA
— August 31, 2016A brochure, policy and websites indicate Tesla has offered or will offer auto policies in Hong Kong
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CARSTAR: New operations platform ‘a 50-50 split’ of U.S., Canada styles
— August 29, 2016The merged Canadian and U.S. CARSTAR franchise network will use a merged “CARSTAR Way” operations
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Thatcham, glass companies: Follow OEM procedures on windshield calibration
— July 28, 2016Thatcham and the country’s top auto body MSO on Thursday announced a “Glazing Code of Practice”
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Activa-Autoglass to offer $214 recalibration to fleet customers; AAA notes 20% breakdowns have tech needing special help
— July 25, 2016Calling the procedure “vital,” United Kingdom leasing company Activa Contracts earlier
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FCAI: Steel aftermarket copies of aluminum Commodore hoods don’t protect kids, mechanics as well
— July 12, 2016The Adelaide University’s Centre for Automotive Safety Research found steel aftermarket copies of
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IBIS: VW Ireland data found 84% of vehicles not repaired referencing OEM procedures; see video of what happens when you don’t
— July 8, 2016About 84 percent of Volkswagen collision repairs studied by the OEM’s Irish branch weren’t
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