Independent: ‘Young Professional’ columnist laments lack of collision insurance
— April 20, 2015On the lighter side but offering a nice argument to counter anyone who doesn’t want to buy collision
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How Ford made SuperCrew F-150 safer with aluminum, high-strength steel, glue
— April 16, 2015The aluminum Ford F-150 SuperCrew received a five-star overall crash safety from the NHTSA — one
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76% high-strength steel Kia Sedona gets high crash marks from NHTSA, IIHS
— April 16, 2015Though only a few thousand were sold last year, collision repairers might still want to take note of
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Roundtable: Failure to follow OEM collision repair procedure could be disastrous
— April 13, 2015Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of a series on topics discussed at a lengthy Society of Collision
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CIC kicks off today, get updates from Repairer Driven News here
— April 8, 2015The Collision Industry Conference kicks off today, and you can follow all the action with it and the
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Ford expects 2015 aluminum models to reach 40% of F-150 truck mix by April
— April 3, 2015Supply of the 2015 aluminum Ford F-150 should reach 40 percent of the F-150 mix on dealer lots by
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Higher-deductible policy growth found by CCC could be trouble for collision repair
— March 30, 2015Though collision claim frequency rose in 2014 back to levels before the recession of 2007-09, the number
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CCC: OEM made up more of auto body parts costs in 2014; labor rates up slightly
— March 26, 2015Original manufacturer parts as a percentage of repair cost grew slightly in 2014 as did the total cost
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GM details remove-and-replace methods for Chevrolet Silverado collision repair
— March 24, 2015We’ve discussed the 2015 aluminum Ford F-150 a great deal, but the high-strength steel 2015 Chevrolet
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Ford, Honda and OEMs place spotlight on specific shops
— March 20, 2015Editor’s note: We updated this story Monday and Tuesday for expanded clarification from Honda and
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