Undervalued Work: blending takes 31.6 percent more labour and recieves 50 percent less …
You're probably right, and new data from the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS)'s contradicts the belief of some OEMs that blending ...
DEG’s Gredinberg recognized with March Taylor Kina’ole Award
Database Enhancement Gateway (DEG) Administrator Danny Gredinberg was honored Wednesday with the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ (SCRS) 2022 March Taylor Kina’ole Award for his contributions to the collision repair industry. The Hawaiian phrase means [...]
Repairify announces plans to launch new training institute
Repairify has announced plans to launch the Repairify Institute, a comprehensive technical training program for automotive professionals that will allow students to work at their own pace to achieve certifications or to expand their learning [...]
Hyundai breaks ground on first U.S. EV, battery manufacturing plant
Hyundai has broken ground at the site in Georgia of what will be its first U.S. electric vehicle (EV) and battery manufacturing plant, months ahead of schedule. The OEM said in May they planned to [...]
SCRS research concludes blend time is greater than full refinish
Blending a panel takes more than 30% more time than a full refinish of the same panel, on average, rather than the 50% less time allocated in the three estimating systems, a week-long research project [...]
ADAS calibration app wins one of SEMA’s Best New Product awards
Collision repair industry leader Frank Terlep’s Test Drive CoPilot received the Collision Repair & Refinish Best Products Award from the SEMA Show’s annual New Products Showcase. Terlep previously told Repairer Driven News that CoPilot is [...]
Anderson: Better training options & higher pay essential to gain, keep the right shop employees
Change. Put simply, that’s what Collision Advice CEO Mike Anderson believes has to happen for collision repair shops to find and keep technicians and other employees on payroll. “Something’s got to change. We are never [...]
Coalition & University of Michigan launch ICE vs. EV ownership costs study
The Responsible Battery Coalition (RBC) has begun a comprehensive research project with the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems to compare the total cost of ownership between internal combustion engine (ICE) and electric vehicles [...]
Don’t expect repair volumes to rebound to pre-pandemic levels, CCC VP tells MSO Symposium audience
Although traffic volumes are returning to pre-pandemic levels, body shops should not expect repair volume to make a similar rebound, Bart Mazurek, vice president of consulting and services for CCC Intelligent Solutions, told an audience [...]
Customer satisfaction with claims process drops in new J.D. Power survey
Customer satisfaction with the auto insurance claims process has declined as historically long cycle times continue, but both insurers and repairers can mitigate the fallout by managing their customers’ expectations, J.D. Power reports. The J.D. [...]