IIHS finds vehicles rated ‘good’ or ‘acceptable’ in frontal crashes decrease risk of driver fatalities
— March 7, 2023The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) says drivers of vehicles that receive a “good”
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DEG Estimating Tips: Get the know-how on imperfect replacement parts, P-page access & more
— December 29, 2022Three recent Database Enhancement Gateway (DEG) Estimating Tips cover how to add an overhaul door mirror
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Mitchell parent Enlyte encourages repairers, insurers to prepare for rising numbers of EVs
— November 22, 2022As electric vehicles (EVs) become a larger segment of the North American car parc, collision repair facilities
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Despite progress in AI-powered claims handling, human judgment remains ‘key,’ Mitchell says
— November 15, 2022The automation of the auto claims process is “not as close to complete as the industry once thought,”
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SCRS engages with IPs over blend study findings
— November 9, 2022Information providers CCC/MOTOR and Mitchell have told Repairer Driven News that they are reviewing the
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SCRS research concludes blend time is greater than full refinish
— November 2, 2022Blending a panel takes more than 30% more time than a full refinish of the same panel, on average, rather
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Average length of rental up by nearly one-third since 2020, Enterprise reports
— October 31, 2022Average length of rental (LOR) for collision replacement-related rentals stretched to 18.2 days in the
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The reasons behind soaring repair prices: OEM materials, technicians, vehicle types & more
— September 13, 2022Every body shop has likely been feeling the force of inflationary pressures and increased repair costs
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Mitchell offers streamlined settlement process for total loss claims
— September 1, 2022Mitchell announced this week that it has added full lender coverage and automated tax and fee calculations
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SCRS to conduct week-long study of blend, full refinish times
— August 17, 2022The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has announced that it will conduct a week-long, audited
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