Update: Tesla Autopilot posts first fatal crash; NHTSA investigating
— June 30, 2016Tesla’s Autopilot has posted its first fatality, the first seemingly ever reported in a vehicle
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Gene Marks: Costco drops AmEx — big mistake? A look at credit cards and small businesses
— June 29, 2016Editor’s note: Repairer Driven News regularly features pieces by prolific national columnist Gene
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IHS: Switching from steel exteriors could give OEMs greater collision parts share — at least at first
— June 29, 2016Lightweighting demands could push OEMs towards steel substitutes on vehicle exteriors — and aftermarket
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IHS expert: Get ready for ‘tremendous use’ of aluminum sheet on vehicle exterior; truck beds going composite
— June 28, 2016The aftermarket will likely encounter a “tremendous use” of aluminum sheet on vehicle exteriors
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It adds up: New CCC-Wurth, AudaExplore tools help flag labor, materials falling through cracks
— June 24, 2016Two of the major estimating services this month announced means of detecting and itemizing all the little
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Changes could be coming to bodies-in-white after IIHS finds shaky passenger small-overlap results
— June 23, 2016The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which shook up auto body design with its introduction of
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Nissan: Four 2016 models can’t reuse rearview mirrors; non-OEM bumper fascia, windshield might affect safety tech
— June 23, 2016Collision repairers and auto glass technicians cannot reuse the rearview mirrors on four 2016 Nissan
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AutoWatch company founder, former CEO Henderson dies at 62
— June 22, 2016See Progress founder David Henderson, who built the collision repair tracking software AutoWatch from
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2016 SkillsUSA auto refinishing, collision repair events under way; big changes for auto body welding next year
— June 22, 2016The future of the collision repair industry might be found in Louisville, Ky., this week as some of
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Nissan: Common collision repair situations require certain tech be calibrated
— June 22, 2016Collision repairs must calibrate certain Nissan technology if some common conditions are encountered,
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