The Carolinas Collision Association has partnered with the Tennessee and Gulf States collision repair associations to organize their first joint Southeast Collision Conference, to be held Thursday, Feb. 3 through Saturday, Feb. 5 in Richburg, [...]
Volvo Cars has invested $2 million in the startup Spectralics, the developer of a new type of thin optics film that could be used to turn a vehicle’s entire windshield into an augmented reality (AR) [...]
Toyota and Honda have each expanded their commitment to collision reduction technologies, announcing near- and long-term developments in their advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) system offerings. Toyota has announced the launch of T-Mate, a name [...]
The new executive director of the Alliance of Auto Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) is new to the field of automotive repair, but no stranger to what she calls “the mechanics of the job,” thanks [...]
The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) is asking supporters in the collision repair industry for their votes as it competes for the biggest share of $400,000 from the LKQ Community Foundation. CREF is one of [...]
Subaru of America has approved the Opus IVS DriveSafe and ScanSafe diagnostic tools for use within the Subaru Certified Collision Network, Opus has announced. They join AsTech and AirPro remote scanning tools on the OEM’s [...]
The Rivians are coming. Rivian Automotive last week sent out emails telling reservation holders to expect deliveries of their R1T electric pickup trucks and R1S electric SUVs beginning in March, according to postings on the [...]
As the collision repair industry increasingly relies on digital information, it’s crucial for repair shops to take steps to protect their data against hackers, Brandon Laur, vice president of CCi Global Technologies, told an audience [...]
Bob Deming, the technology officer for Nylund’s Collision Center, knew something was wrong when he tried to update the software on the shop’s three-year-old Launch X-431 V+ scan tool. Two previous updates had been downloaded [...]
When an insurance company says no to paying for a procedure that’s necessary for a proper repair, how can they be brought around to a yes? That was one of several subjects explored by panels [...]
