Replicating matte, satin and low-gloss finishes can create added complexity in the repair process. Consumers often pay additional for these unique refinish applications, which add to the purchase price and can add to the maintenance [...]

Cole Strandberg, Managing Director at FOCUS Investment Banking, LLC shares his perspectives on the end of the single-store generalist body shop. As vehicles become increasingly complex, the training, equipment, and talent required to [...]

Bumpers with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) add to the refinishing concerns and considerations that professional repair facilities need to consider. Many automakers and refinish companies have specific documented procedures on what you [...]

  Rear Cross Traffic Warning is part of the collision warning system that detects vehicles approaching from the side at the rear of the vehicle while in reverse gear and alerts the driver. [...]

Trailer Assistance options are great features that can help when lining up your vehicle hitch ball with a trailer coupler, or when steering a trailer. Trailer Assistance is a part of the Parking [...]

  Every business in every industry needs an accurate P&L. From managing and measuring performance, to doing taxes to seeking our loans, the proper setup of the chart of account and Profit and [...]

In this video we discuss different methods of accounting, for example cash and accrual accounting practices. Cash accounting recognizes income and expense when money is paid or received, while accrual accounting recognizes income [...]

Active Driving Assistance, which is classified as Level 2 Driving Automation by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) J3016 standard, is a driver control assistance system that makes simultaneous use of Lane Centering [...]

Many businesses invest time and energy into developing standard operating procedures (SOPs), but may not always realize when they aren’t being followed. Have you designed an audit process to follow internally, to validate [...]