SEMA calls off physical show; virtual event might still occur
— August 5, 2020The Specialty Equipment Market Association announced Wednesday the massive automotive aftermarket SEMA
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Competing proposals would task CIECA, CIC with resolving inconsistent auto body parts definitions
— August 5, 2020Parts and Materials Committee panelists and other Collision Industry Conference participants divided
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Altair lightweighting award runner-up tech includes ultra-high-strength steel, structural adhesive
— August 4, 2020The runners-up in Altair’s Enlighten Awards Tuesday might have even more relevance to collision
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Altair lightweighting winners include Sienna seat back frame, composite leaf spring, steering knuckle
— August 4, 2020Repairers could be encountering more composite suspension components on future wrecks, based on the winners
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Auto body parts category definitions: APU, Car-Part.com, PartsTrader
— August 4, 2020Parts procurement platform definitions shared at the Collision Industry Conference last month revealed
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Auto body parts category definitions: Audatex, CCC, Mitchell
— August 4, 2020The three estimating systems are close but not entirely in sync on parts category definitions, based
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CIC: Parts term inconsistency could mean supplier’s ‘OEM’ becomes ‘aftermarket’ on sheet
— August 3, 2020A Collision Industry Conference committee last month demonstrated how semantic differences between players
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Reporter’s notebook: More on PPP loan forgiveness
— August 3, 2020We’ve covered some potentially big PPP news out of Washington, D.C. lately in the form of support
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Swiss Re: Auto insurance premiums could be way off if not adjusted for ADAS
— August 3, 2020Auto insurers who fail to adjust pricing for the impact of advanced driver assistance systems can leave
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Bill would grant small businesses 4 months worth of expenses to weather COVID-19
— July 31, 2020A bipartisan duo of Texas U.S. representatives on July 20 filed a bill proposing government grants worth
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