Allstate, LKQ, ABPA, CAPA warn about OEM-certified body shops in call for telematics access
— July 6, 2020Allstate, LKQ, CAPA and the ABPA on Wednesday warned U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders
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Automakers say two-way Mass. ‘right to repair’ telematics carries cybersecurity risk, call for halt
— July 6, 2020In the state that pioneered the “right to repair” concept that became a national agreement
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PartsTrader: Terms of use bar vendors from selling shop data too
— June 29, 2020We recently covered PartsTrader’s reassurance to the collision repair industry that it doesn’t
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N.H. repair procedures legislation: DOI opposes bill; Rep. proposes Safety Dept. play tiebreaker
— June 26, 2020Yesterday, we covered what is likely the end of a New Hampshire bill that would establish a rebuttable
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N.H. scanning, calibration OEM procedures bill among those tabled after COVID-19 pause
— June 24, 2020A bill holding insurers to a rebuttable presumption that automaker scanning and calibration procedures
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A look at due diligence, paint advances following FinishMaster, FBI allegations against Calif. shop
— June 24, 2020FinishMaster late last year sued California collision MSO GMP Cars, alleging it and two individual locations
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FBI: Calif. body shop owner misled lenders for $6.7M, including on PPP loan
— June 24, 2020The Northern District of California U.S. Attorney’s Office has charged a collision repairer with
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COVID-19 aid: CIF fund closes after 600+ applications; senators urged to preserve NOL help
— June 23, 2020The Collision Industry Foundation on Monday announced its COVID-19 fund had officially closed, with more
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Still need a PPP loan? Try SBA’s ‘Lender Match’ tool
— June 19, 2020The Small Business Administration on Friday announced an online resource body shops and other small businesses
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Despite Fix Network World critique, Driven Brands says Fix Auto USA deal compliant
— June 19, 2020Driven Brands this spring rejected Fix Network World’s objection to its purchase of the more than
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