AAA: Autobraking might not work as well as drivers, OEMs think — but still pretty well
— August 24, 2016AAA testing indicates autobraking won’t totally eliminate all collision repair business, as various
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I-CAR: Subaru demands OEM windshields for EyeSight models, adds 2015-16 repair procedures
— August 24, 2016Subaru states that only OEM windshields can be used on models equipped with EyeSight, according to I-CAR
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‘We know ours is right’: OEMs dissect aftermarket scan tools
— August 23, 2016Aftermarket scan tools raise uncertainty and may lack full support for newer models, OEMs argued this
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Side airbag boom from years ago might drive collision severity today
— August 23, 2016Rising severity trends seen today and in the coming years might be tied to side air bags more than fancy
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Another intriguing auto body lightweighting option: Titanium
— August 22, 2016Once in a while at an automotive conference, a panelist drops titanium alongside aluminum, ultra-high-strength
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GM collision site includes touch-up paint codes, 2017 models, revamped positions — and video mocking aftermarket parts
— August 22, 2016The Genuine GM Parts website now carries body repair manuals for many 2017 models, touch-up paint codes,
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GALM offers bite-size composites insight from Ford, GM engineers, Oak Ridge expert
— August 20, 2016Short but substantive, collision repairers shouldn’t miss three quick-hit Q&As with composites
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As insurers haggle over collision repairer charges, Ga. DOI can’t stop 25% premium increase
— August 19, 2016An Allstate proposal to raise auto insurance rates by an average of 25 percent for some of its Georgia
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Automobile: BMW debates shaking up carbon-fiber i3 to aluminum, mixed-materials
— August 19, 2016BMW is evaluating whether to switch the next-generation i3 from carbon fiber to all-aluminum or mixed-materials
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How ‘turn taking’ between driver and autonomous cars could give shops some crashes to repair
— August 18, 2016While Uber plans free self-driving car rides with a human backup, according to Bloomberg, and more
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