Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk last week said Tesla was adding options like bumper repair and “collision repair” to its mobile service fleets. “We just...
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Republican Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey in a memorandum Monday reminded all insurers and agents of the state’s antisteering law and its potential penalties of “licensure...
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Collision repairers and auto insurers year–over–year saw 2.3 percent fewer repairable claims and 0.9 percent fewer claims overall in the first quarter of 2019, based...
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The current–generation 2018 Jeep Wrangler’s body is more than 40 percent steels in high–strength or stronger grades, while the frame is nearly 80 percent high–strength...
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Auto body labor rate survey data made available earlier this year by the California Department of Insurance reveals numerous carriers who haven’t updated their study...
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The Russian National University of Science and Technology last month announced researchers there had hit upon a “simple and efficient way” of increasing the strength...
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The new generation of the Jeep Wrangler on sale now has what FCA calls “Hot Blow–Formed” sport bars running from the start of the A–pillar...
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The brand–new 2020 Cadillac XT6 on sale now relies heavily on steel to deliver a stiff structure for a better ride, XT6 engineering manager Joel...
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Intact Insurance, Canada’s No. 1 property and casualty insurer, confirmed that it has begun to offer photo estimating as an option in Ontario. Intact says...
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Honda announced this month it had approved two new welding wires for repairs of higher–strength steel on its vehicles. The 0.8 mm (0.030–inch) Titan Technology...
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Mazda’s slick new ‘Soul Red Crystal’ color might be trickier for painters
It's not just the body department that might have to adapt and potentially learn...
2019 Chevy Silverado cuts up to 450 lbs. with aluminum closures, higher-strength steel
General Motors announced Saturday that a "mixed materials strategy" removed up t...
Ford On Target example carries warnings for auto body, glass shops on windshields
A deadline on urethane, curing considerations and some windshields' one-time-use...
2020 Kia Telluride has ‘a lot of high-strength steel, offers much ADAS standard
Sales have begun on the 2020 Telluride, a completely new SUV model Kia says inco...
Compare Tractable photo estimating AI vs. shops, insurers with new demo results
In April, Repairer Driven News compared the artificial intelligence photo estima...
Mazda’s slick new ‘Soul Red Crystal’ color might be trickier for painters
It's not just the body department that might have to ad...
2019 Chevy Silverado cuts up to 450 lbs. with aluminum closures, higher-strength steel
General Motors announced Saturday that a "mixed materia...
Ford On Target example carries warnings for auto body, glass shops on windshields
A deadline on urethane, curing considerations and some...
2020 Kia Telluride has ‘a lot of high-strength steel, offers much ADAS standard
Sales have begun on the 2020 Telluride, a completely ne...
Compare Tractable photo estimating AI vs. shops, insurers with new demo results
In April, Repairer Driven News compared the artificial...
