BMW concept i8 replaces mirrors with cameras: ‘Dangerous blind spots have been consigned to the past’
— January 8, 2016In another foray towards reducing side-view mirrors with cameras, BMW presented Tuesday an i8 Mirrorless
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Assured Performance reports 2,000 shops have OEM certification
— January 7, 2016Calling it “major milestones for full national coverage,” Assured Performance on Thursday
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2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV unveiled; 2015’s concept version had aluminum, magnesium, carbon fiber
— January 7, 2016General Motors unveiled the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV on Wednesday, and repairers should brace themselves
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Rolls-Royce testing aluminum frames; tech still planned fleetwide for luxury car OEM starting in 2018
— January 6, 2016Shops curious about new materials trends might be interested to know Rolls-Royce has begun testing an all-aluminum
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Ford, GM announce greater self-driving car focus; NVIDIA slims down, smartens AI for OEMs
— January 5, 2016General Motors will invest half a billion dollars into Lyft, part of which will involve self-driving
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Experts: How different types of auto steels behave — and why you must check which you have
— January 4, 2016OEM engineers have a wide and growing variety of automotive steels at their disposal, and it’s
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Help define ‘Class A’ auto body shops with new CIC survey
— December 31, 2015Collision repairers can weigh in on a controversial draft overhaul of the “Class A” shop
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Expert: Shops must check with OEM to know which auto aluminum is which
— December 29, 2015Short of visiting a metallurgical lab, there’s no way for collision repairers to distinguish between
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‘Clear #1 Player in Europe’ LKQ plans to ramp up sales to untapped collision market following $1.13B Rhiag sale
— December 29, 2015LKQ plans to bring its ECP collision program to other European nations following its $1.13 billion acquisition
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Audi: Aluminum helped cut 716.5 pounds out of 2017 Q7 on sale soon
— December 28, 2015As Audi announces more steps along what Automotive News described as a company focus on SUVs, we thought
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