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New NORTHEAST education series includes Tracy, panels on vehicle electronics, OEM certification and procedures
— January 29, 2018

Two auto body repair trade groups on Monday released the lineup of the new NORTHEAST educational program,
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Blackstone seeks to buy AMA Group, values Australian auto body giant at $428.9M
— January 29, 2018

AMA Group, which became the No. 1 auto body repair chain in Australia after buying Gemini in 2015, confirmed
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Collision Repair Mag: Experts stress importance of measuring vehicles
— January 26, 2018

Editor’s note: Our Canadian content partner Collision Repair Magazine is in Toronto covering one
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Guest column: CIECA raises issue of ‘Connected Shop’ bandwidth as part of new biz solutions effort
— January 25, 2018

Editor’s note: A new Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association white paper points out
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2019 Mercedes G-Class loses 375 lbs., has steel body, aluminum hood, doors, fenders
— January 25, 2018

A body-in-white using a variety of steels and some aluminum exterior elements helped the next-generation
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Noting that auto body shops pay 83% of the tab, I-CAR seeks ‘Sustaining Partners’ from other industries
— January 22, 2018

I-CAR announced last week it was seeking corporate sponsors to sign on as “Sustaining Partners”
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Auto body shops should watch for standard active air dam, grille shutters in 2019 Ram 1500
— January 22, 2018

The next-generation 2019 Ram 1500 possesses what FCA called “class-leading aerodynamics,”
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2019 Ram 1500 cuts up to nearly 225 lbs. with high-strength steel, some aluminum
— January 22, 2018

FCA announced Jan. 15 that the next-generation 2019 Ram 1500 cut nearly 225 pounds out of the vehicle
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I-CAR posts big gains in shops training, but 58% might still lack continuing education requirement
— January 19, 2018

“I think the industry is stepping up,” I-CAR CEO John Van Alstyne said Thursday as I-CAR
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Think you ‘already know this stuff’? Prove it in new I-CAR interviews and earn ProLevel 1 credit
— January 18, 2018

I-CAR announced Thursday that it would allow shop personnel to earn course credit by demonstrating subject
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