Aluminum ‘debate’ guest column: Auto materials debate overlooks true winners — consumers
— July 8, 2015Editor’s note: With a great deal of interest among repairers and automakers about the future of
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CCC: Growth in standard features also pushes up repair, total-loss costs
— July 7, 2015We and others have made much of how slick new driver assistance options are likely to elevate future
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State Farm to update controversial auto body shop survey
— July 7, 2015State Farm announced Thursday it would redraw the geographic markets on its controversial collision
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2017 Audi A4 larger but 264.6 pounds lighter, includes more aluminum
— July 7, 2015The new Audi A4 and A4 Avant announced June 29 will weigh nearly 265 pounds less than the current A4s,
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Chevy ads with grizzly, Howie Long target aluminum F-150 (including repairs), plug Silverado
— July 6, 2015General Motors has attempted to take the materials and F-150-Silverado wars viral with a few new YouTube
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— July 3, 2015As you sit on the beach, wait for the barbecue to get ready or stand in line for blockbuster movie tickets,
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Ford: Aluminum F-150s ‘full availability’ by Oct. 1; HS-steel Edge, Mustang sales spike
— July 2, 2015Though demand is strong, a short supply of F-150s cut Ford F-Series by 8.9 percent in June, giving some
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Volvo: Auto-braking tech cut rear-end crashes 28% in Sweden
— June 29, 2015Data from two insurers found that Volvo’s City Safety auto-braking technology cut claims by 28
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Reuters: Google’s self-driving Lexus cuts off Dephi’s self-driving Audi
— June 26, 2015A Google self-driving car cut off a Delphi autonomous prototype in Palto Alto., Calif., Reuters reported
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Interview: CARSTAR CEO talks being ‘insurance-friendly network,’ segmenting markets by repairs
— June 25, 2015CARSTAR’s franchise model triumphs over rival MSOs by keeping shop owners invested in the business’
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