Survey: Nearly 40% of shops aren’t consistently paid for mandatory coating removal
— September 8, 2015About 40 percent of collision repair facilities surveyed weren’t guaranteed compensation from
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With eye towards usage-based insurance, GM to allow OnStar users to share data with Verisk
— September 4, 2015General Motors will let OnStar users opt-in to share driving data with insurance risk data provider
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Alcoa to explore 3-D aluminum printing with $60M expansion of Penn. center
— September 3, 2015Alcoa will spend $60 million to expand its Pittsburgh Alcoa Technical Center for aerospace “and
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NSF to surprise-audit auto body shops, check repair work under new certification program
— September 2, 2015NSF International will use unannounced audits and check actual repair work under a new body shop certification
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Service King minority owner Carlyle bids $764M for Innovation Group
— September 1, 2015Service King minority and Axalta majority owner the Carlyle Group on Friday offered a more than $764
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Tesla Model S P85D gets perfect Consumer Reports score — and extra credit
— August 27, 2015This isn’t exactly collision repair unless the sedan in question crashes in “insane mode,”
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IIHS: In just 2 years, percentage of vehicles with front crash protection has crossed 50%
— August 26, 2015In 2013, when the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety first started rating models for front crash
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$33M incentive for Solera execs to stay if sale occurs; 4Q webcast silent on AudaExplore parent’s search for buyer
— August 26, 2015The Solera board of directors on Sunday approved $33 million in incentives for “key employees” to
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Intriguing developments, predictions in 3-D carbon-fiber automotive printing
— August 24, 2015Recent reports in Popular Mechanics and Wards Auto offer some glimpses of the future of automotive 3-D
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2016 Honda Accord has aluminum hood, $1K-$2K crash-prevention tech option
— August 24, 2015The 2016 model refresh of the mega-selling Honda Accord will have an aluminum hood and offer optional
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