One of this year’s Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit sessions focused on the technician shortage, led by Carlisle and Co.’s Chad Walker and a panel of nonprofit and education [...]
General Motors has finalized energy sourcing agreements to secure 100% of the energy needed to power all its U.S. facilities by 2025 — five years ahead of the 2030 target. GM expects to avoid the [...]
Legislation has been introduced in Congress that would delay the phase-in of electric vehicle (EV) sourcing and manufacturing requirement provisions for OEMs that was included in the final version of the Inflation Reduction Act [IRA]. [...]
Surveys show that not all shops are dissatisfied with all insurance companies, and not all shops’ negative views of carriers are based solely on payment-related issues, CRASH Network publisher John Yoswick told an audience in [...]
Three of this year’s Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) IDEAS Collide sessions focused on re-thinking shop operations – and not those you might have in mind; instead, aside from repairs. I-CAR Vice President Technical [...]
More than 113,000 entry-level collision technicians will be needed between now and 2026, according to TechForce Foundation’s 2022 Transportation Technician Supply & Demand Report. During one of three OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit sessions held [...]
A field study by Repairify has shown that not all aftermarket scan tools perform like OEM tools on every year, make, model, and trim (YMMT) vehicle, and there’s no way for a technician to know [...]
General Motors and Trimble recently reached a “significant” milestone in the hands-free driving world — more than 34 million miles driven with Super Cruise engaged on GM vehicles, a joint news release from the companies [...]
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 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 [...]
