FCA: Scan to ensure multistage airbag squibs have blown or risk chemicals, explosive
— June 9, 2016Fiat Chrysler Automobiles warned auto body shops and insurers that all squibs in multistage airbags
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FCA to body shops, insurers: Scan every vehicle before and after any repair
— June 9, 2016FCA on Thursday confirmed that auto body shops, glass replacers and even someone disconnecting a battery
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Chevrolet pokes fun at, holes in Ford F-150 bed with latest Silverado ‘steel vs. aluminum’ video
— June 9, 2016General Motors stepped up its campaign to tout the steel Chevrolet Silverado’s body as superior
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Collision Hub VW Golf post-repair inspection reveals cosmetic, structural errors
— June 7, 2016Collision Hub has revealed the results of its post-repair inspection of a 2013 Volkswagen Golf, and as
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Reports: GM steel-to-aluminum welding coming to CT6, but at factory level only
— June 7, 2016One of the most interesting elements of the lightweighting techniques used by General Motors and gobbled
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CCC’s Carwise up to 1 million shop reviews taken from CSI feedback
— June 7, 2016CCC’s review site Carwise, which posts the CSI-type feedback customers leave through the estimating
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OEConnection: New private equity owner should be ‘invisible’ at first, then offer even more to shops
— June 6, 2016Though Providence Equity’s resources will help expand OEConnection, a typical collision repair
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Mich. bill only allows new, recycled, certified parts for up to 5 years of OEM warranty unless driver signs off
— June 3, 2016The Michigan Legislature has sent Gov. Rick Snyder a bill mandating only new, used or certified aftermarket
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Private equity firm Providence Equity buys majority stake in OEConnection
— June 3, 2016Private equity firm Providence Equity will buy a majority stake in OEConnection, the auto parts e-commerce
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Collision repairers warn insurers of dangers of cutting corners in Demotech industry magazine
— June 2, 2016A spring issue of a company magazine geared toward the insurance industry features two collision industry
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