Reports: Self-driving, electric cars might not be so ‘green’
— March 13, 2015Fully self-driving cars, which might ultimately threaten the collision repair business, might burn more
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Examining who bought in on PartsTrader’s $30M stock sale
— March 5, 2015PartsTrader announced Tuesday that it had raised $30 million from a new private stock sale, and we’d
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SCRS: What you need to know about aluminum repair (video)
— March 4, 2015From the Society of Collision Repair Specialists, with minor edits by Repair Driven News: Not since the
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Ford: Aluminum F-150s still ‘hottest vehicles’ at dealerships in February
— March 3, 2015Though Ford’s overall retail sales were flat in February, the aluminum F-150 continued to fly
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Aftermarket PARTS Act reintroduced in Congress would limit OEM auto body design patents
— February 26, 2015After past iterations in the Senate and House failed to gain traction, a bipartisan congressional team
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Lux Research: Carbon fiber ‘widespread’ in cars by 2025
— February 25, 2015Lux Research has more than doubled its projection on the carbon fiber automobile market to $6 billion
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Globe: Video of repairs needed can be huge for auto shops, customers
— February 23, 2015The Boston Globe on Monday profiled an innovative company providing auto repair companies with a way
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How auto body shops can keep workers — and vehicles — safe from aluminum dust
— February 20, 2015Aluminum dust gained more attention recently with Automotive News’ reposting ofJune 2014 coverage
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WSJ: Austrian engineer has process for welding steel, aluminum
— February 18, 2015“They taught us in engineering school this was impossible.” — Alois Leitner, Voestalpine
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ABRN webinar: More Big 3 aluminum planned in next few years; tips offered for collision repairers
— February 18, 2015On top of last year’s 2015 F-150, the collision repair industry should prepare for more aluminum
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