CCC: New designs force auto body shops to replace more collision parts
— June 5, 2015Collision repairers are on average replacing nearly two more parts than they had to in 2001, and parts
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2015 Acura TLX 50% HS steel, aluminum — and has magnesium instrument panel
— June 5, 2015The 2015 Acura TLX, which has recently drawn comparisons in the auto press to the rival 2016 Nissan
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Va. TV station WRIC investigates aftermarket use by insurers
— June 4, 2015A Virginia television station which in May investigated insurers’ use of salvage parts has turned
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Honda’s cautionary tale of a total-loss Civic with a pretty paint job
— June 3, 2015A new Honda video uses the story of a totaled vehicle that found its way back onto the street to advocate
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Mitchell elaborates on brief study of model life cycle and auto body repair cost
— June 2, 2015Mitchell’s snapshot of repair costs for four 2012 model-year vehicles found that models later
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Ford: Demand hot for aluminum F-150, HS-steel Edge; Mitchell talks F-150 repair
— June 2, 2015Customers can’t get enough of the next-generation aluminum Ford F-150 and high-strength-steel
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IBIS: MSO auto body consolidators declared victorious by BB&T Capital exec
— May 29, 2015We couldn’t go to Greece for the International Bodyshop Industry Symposium hosted by bodyshop magazine,
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High-strength steel in 2015 Ford Edge includes 1,300 MPa bumper (diagrams)
— May 26, 2015Hydroformed ultra-high-strength steel in the 2015 Ford Edge’s roof rings and even stronger 1,300-megapascal
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Chrysler 200 only has 26 percent mild steel in body-in-white
— May 21, 2015Though it wasn’t as forthcoming as the other automakers on display, FCA did release some specs
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Automotive News: FCA CEO says Jeep Wrangler won’t be all-aluminum after all
— May 20, 2015In an interesting development in the materials wars, FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne said Tuesday the company
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