‘We’re drowning’: At CIC, calls for industry to wake up and improve
— January 20, 2020Both Collision Industry Conference Chairman Jeff Peevy and the CIC Estimating Committee on Thursday demanded
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BMW: 2020 M2 CS, M8 Coupe and Gran Coupe use carbon fiber; special-edition MINI does too
— January 17, 2020BMW last year described three 2020 M models and a limited-run MINI which indicate the OEM continues to
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CIC panelists: Battle on auto body scan necessity mostly over
— January 17, 2020Collision Industry Conference panelists on Thursday described insurers and repairers largely in agreement
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Gerber Collision enters Calif. with purchase of 9 SoCal auto body facilities
— January 16, 2020Southern California auto body shops might face steeper competition following what Gerber Collision on
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CREF, I-CAR committees, others give nearly $500K to vo-tech; Mitchell donates $3.4M in software
— January 15, 2020The Collision Repair Education Foundation last month said it and other donors provided nearly $500,000
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GM lists parts, terms of ‘Electronic Minimum Resale Price’ initiative
— January 14, 2020General Motors’ “Electronic Minimum Resale Price” policy launched Jan. 1, affecting
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Assured Performance: New system, directors to help certified body shops document repairs
— January 14, 2020Recent Assured Performance announcements should help certified body shops compile the documentation proving
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‘Who Pays?’: 80+% of auto body shops say insurers paying scans ‘most,’ ‘all’ of the time
— January 13, 2020A fall survey of several hundred collision repairers found virtually all of them seeking payment for
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Scanning, calibration key Collision Industry Conference topics this week
— January 13, 2020Going to the Collision Industry Conference on Thursday? Get ready to debate your colleagues and to dive
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N.J. committee cuts bill permitting lawsuits over unfair claims practices to just UM, UIM
— January 13, 2020The New Jersey Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee on Thursday cut a bill allowing
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