Berkshire praises GEICO auto insurance performance, underwriting profits
— March 4, 2015Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett praised the growth of subsidiary Geico since its purchase in 1995 in
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Ford: Aluminum F-150s still ‘hottest vehicles’ at dealerships in February
— March 3, 2015Though Ford’s overall retail sales were flat in February, the aluminum F-150 continued to fly
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State Farm P&C, auto insurance show 2014 losses — but investments still put company up $3.4B
— February 27, 2015State Farm, the nation’s No. 1 private passenger auto insurer by a long shot, said Friday that
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Lux Research: Carbon fiber ‘widespread’ in cars by 2025
— February 25, 2015Lux Research has more than doubled its projection on the carbon fiber automobile market to $6 billion
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Repair-related revenues up in 2014 for mega-dealership chain Sonic Automotive
— February 24, 2015Though it’s not its core business, collision repair and other automotive services grew as a revenue
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Car insurance rates outpace collision repair costs, inflation in 2014
— February 19, 2015Auto insurance rates rose by 2.3 percent in 2014, down from the 2013 increase of 2.7 percent but much
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Automotive News article on marketing to Latinos good advice for auto body shops
— February 17, 2015A Monday Automotive News article on dealerships posting Spanish-language videos of cars for sale carries
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Williams: Stock up on these paint colors at your auto body shop
— February 16, 2015“50 Shades of Grey” shtick aside, a Friday Casey Williams column we found in the Indianapolis
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AudaExplore parent company to report earnings at 5 p.m.; get live updates
— February 5, 2015Collision repair software company Solera Holdings will discuss its earnings and other tidbits about
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Collision repair school UTI to give 4Q earnings at 4:30 p.m.; get live updates
— February 5, 2015Automotive and collision repair school Universal Technical Institute will release its October, November
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