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Some shops not hurting for GM parts; experts, repairer share best practices
— September 30, 2019

The General Motors UAW strike has highlighted the issue of OEM parts shortages and best practices for the collision industry. GM said Thursday the issue…
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USAA works with Google Cloud, Mitchell on AI photo estimating
— September 27, 2019

USAA announced Tuesday it and Google Cloud have developed an artificial intelligence-based process to “allow for nearly instant vehicle damage estimates from digital images.” The…
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SCRS: Calibration road time can be extensive, not same as alignment test drive
— September 26, 2019

Recalibration of ADAS or even a tire-pressure sensor can be an involved operation, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists pointed out Wednesday in a new…
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Insurers skip required tests to help consumers, and other arguments made against N.H. OEM procedures bill
— September 20, 2019

Comments by the only representative to publicly speak Wednesday against New Hampshire House Bill 664 reveal the kind of thinking collision repairers might need to…
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SCRS: Member owners, employees can get discounts on Enterprise, Alamo, National rental cars
— September 13, 2019

The Society of Collision Repair Specialists on Friday announced both member business owners and their employees could get discounts on Enterprise Holdings brand rental cars…
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Audatex P-pages update among new batch of tips from the DEG
— August 28, 2019

The Database Enhancement Gateway, which allows repairers and insurers to make inquiries and suggestions of the estimating providers at no cost, offers weekly tips for repairers on the Audatex, Mitchell and CCC programs…
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Registration open for 10th SCRS Repairer Driven Education series at SEMA
— August 16, 2019

Early registration is underway for the 10th annual Society of Collision Repair Specialists Repairer Driven Education series at SEMA, and attendees should take care not…
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Repairer: Test-driving vehicle with ADAS should be ‘mandatory’
— August 12, 2019

It’s “mandatory” that collision repairers test-drive a vehicle following ADAS calibration, LaMettry’s Collision operations President Darrell Amberson argued before the Collision Industry Conference last month….
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‘Repair U’: Headlight aiming likely more than 0.4-0.5 found in estimating system
— August 2, 2019

An estimating system’s stock 0.4-0.5 hours to aim a headlight likely does not reflect the actual labor required on the vehicle, a recent “Repair University”…
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Transferring brackets, seam sealer over fasteners, researching torque specs: 5 more tips from the DEG
— July 30, 2019

The Database Enhancement Gateway, which allows repairers and insurers to make inquiries and suggestions of the estimating providers at no cost, offers weekly tips for repairers on the Audatex, Mitchell and CCC programs…
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