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Surprise resignation of Young as CARSTAR head accelerates merger of U.S., Canada branches; Macaluso to lead both
— February 29, 2016

Following the surprise resignation of CARSTAR U.S. brand President Dan Young late last week, the company
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State Farm posts auto loss of $4.4B in 2015; company net income still $6.2B
— February 26, 2016

Despite the auto business posting a $4.4 billion loss in 2015, State Farm as a whole still came out ahead
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Openbay: Challenges, trends in the future of the automotive service aftermarket
— February 26, 2016

Editor’s note: The find-a-mechanic online service Openbay is geared towards automotive repair
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MSO, CCC, ETA, A.I.: Four more takeaways from LKQ earnings call
— February 26, 2016

Besides describing its parts sales strategy and forecast, LKQ gave analysts “color” on other internal
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LKQ: Parts per estimate growing, newer-model buying strategy lucrative
— February 25, 2016

The number of parts per estimate “continues to grow” and won’t stop soon, LKQ CEO Rob
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Insurance draws ‘the worst out of people’; new CBO hopes to change that at startup insurer Lemonade
— February 25, 2016

Startup co-op Lemonade, which seeks to make insurance “downright delightful,” announced Wednesday
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Ford to triple ‘semi-autonomous’ spending; Nissan pledges mass-market self-driving tech this year
— February 25, 2016

Ford on Monday said it would triple “semi-autonomous” vehicle spending and announced Traffic
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Mitchell expert bullish on auto aluminum, cites indirect cost of steel stamping
— February 23, 2016

A Mitchell analyst was bullish Tuesday on the potential for aluminum to take a larger auto body market
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Mitchell: How economies, currencies abroad affect parts usage in U.S., Canada
— February 23, 2016

Economic indicators abroad can affect how likely you are to find a recycled collision repair part in
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Insurance Journal: Google yanking insurance-shopping Compare service — even more successful U.K. option
— February 23, 2016

Insurance Journal reported Monday that the Google Compare auto insurance site will suspend operations
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