Repairer’s battle to leave Mitchell contract shows importance of documentation, fine print
— May 28, 2015Contracts with the major estimating service providers are necessary for repair work, but it’s important
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Carsales: Toyota could take Lotus Seven-inspired carbon-fiber hybrid beyond concept
— May 28, 2015An interesting May 22 report from the Australian Carsales website and its sister site Motoring points
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$1.2B GM spending includes body shop upgrades for Sierra, Silverado factory
— May 27, 2015General Motors has revealed another piece of the $5.4 billion it’s spending on American plants
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High-strength steel in 2015 Ford Edge includes 1,300 MPa bumper (diagrams)
— May 26, 2015Hydroformed ultra-high-strength steel in the 2015 Ford Edge’s roof rings and even stronger 1,300-megapascal
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GM spending $439M on paint shop for carbon-fiber-intensive Corvette
— May 21, 2015General Motors announced Thursday it would spend $439 million on a new 450,000-square-foot paint shop
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Chrysler 200 only has 26 percent mild steel in body-in-white
— May 21, 2015Though it wasn’t as forthcoming as the other automakers on display, FCA did release some specs
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Thatcham: ‘We were surprised’ how much VW Golf auto-braking cut U.K. injuries
— May 20, 2015The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf has caused 45 percent fewer third-party injuries than a control
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Automotive News: FCA CEO says Jeep Wrangler won’t be all-aluminum after all
— May 20, 2015In an interesting development in the materials wars, FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne said Tuesday the company
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CCC: Takata recall might not be big factor for collision repair
— May 20, 2015The total number of vehicles recalled for defective Takata air bag inflators has grown to 34 million —
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Nissan: ‘A lot’ of ultra-high-strength steel in 2016 Maxima (diagrams)
— May 19, 2015A Nissan executive said last week that the company used “a lot” of ultra-high-strength steel
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