Nationwide: Local staffer’s ‘No warning light, no scan’ not corporate policy
— July 8, 2016Correction: An earlier version of this article implied I-CAR supported pre- and post-repair scanning.
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Automotive News: Japan OKs mirrorless cars; Cadillac’s high-tech rearview option on 2017 CT6
— July 8, 2016Japan’s Road Transport Bureau last month allowed mirrorless cars, and supplier Ichikoh anticipates
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Miss. DOI: State Farm must describe ‘merits’ before rejecting expenses like scans
— July 7, 2016State Farm has been advised to give specifics what “merits” about a particular repair lead
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Former CARSTAR President Young joins Collision Diagnostic Services
— July 7, 2016Fomer CARSTAR President Dan Young, who left the company in a surprise February announcement, has been
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Composites Institute, Toray seek research to cut structural auto carbon-fiber costs by 15%
— July 7, 2016The Composites Institute and Toray Composites on Tuesday called for industry partners to suggest research
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SCRS crash energy video explains need to measure, repair-plan vehicle, gives 5 steps to do so
— July 6, 2016A Society of Collision Repair Specialists video released last week outlines five steps auto body shops and
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AASP-MN launches $250K, 2-year campaign to attract more automotive collision, mechanical, service techs
— July 5, 2016Putting their money, time and a national marketing firm to work on the project, AASP-MN and other partners
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GM seeks auto body shops’ input on repair procedures, scanning, certification; get link to survey here
— July 5, 2016Seeking to determine whether auto body shops use OEM repair procedures and how to best deliver those
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BMW seeks ‘driver off’ autonomous cars in production by 2021
— July 4, 2016Teaming up with Mobileye to see the road and Intel to crunch the data, BMW on Friday announced it wanted
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Fenix: MSOs like idea of ‘strong No. 2’ for recycled parts; PartsTrader rollout yielding ‘measurable benefits’
— July 4, 2016After a few snags as a new publicly traded company, aspiring auto recycling consolidator Fenix Parts
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