Is carbon-fiber ‘gimmick’ or ‘paradigm shift’? Experts rave about BMW i3, pan expensive material
— March 26, 2015Experts in two recent forums — ironically both offered by Automotive Megatrends USA — gave
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IBISWorld blames insurers, fewer crashes for decline in Australian collision repair revenue
— March 23, 2015IBISWorld has adjusted its report on the Australian collision repair industry to reflect the negative
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New to Repairer Driven News? Check out some of these highlights
— March 19, 2015We’ve passed the two-month mark since Repairer Driven News’s official launch, and we thought
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Uh-oh: Tesla’s Elon Musk says human-controlled cars could be outlawed
— March 19, 2015Tesla CEO Elon Musk said advances in self-driving vehicles could lead to the government outlawing humans
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5 collision repair takeaways from Automotive Megatrends USA
— March 18, 2015Repairer Driven News attended the vehicle lightweighting track of the Automotive Megatrends USA summit
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Get live updates on future of auto body materials from Automotive MegaTrends USA
— March 17, 2015Repairer Driven News is in the Detroit area today for the Automotive MegaTrends 2015 conference with
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Reports: Self-driving, electric cars might not be so ‘green’
— March 13, 2015Fully self-driving cars, which might ultimately threaten the collision repair business, might burn more
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Car insurance Big 4 grew market share in 2014; Farmers lost big
— March 11, 2015All of the auto insurance Big 4 grew market share last year — and most of the others in the top
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NAIC: Physical car insurance profits rose in 2013, still down from decade average
— March 10, 2015Though returns rose to 6.4 percent in 2013, collision insurance seems be much less profitable than it
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What Google’s car insurance announcement could mean for your auto body shop
— March 6, 2015Google confirmed what had already been speculated: It’s getting into the car insurance price comparison
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