Body shops installing a recycled component into a vehicle could find multiple steps of the process need to be added manually in an estimating system, according to the Database Enhancement Gateway. The guidance from the [...]
Calling it a music industry-Napster situation, Würth Additive Group CEO A.J. Strandquist last month argued that automakers who support authorized 3D-printing of their parts by third parties will fare better than OEMs which resist the [...]
The rollout of virtual claims and artificial is a positive, but it comes up “a little short” on the repair of the vehicle, consultant Sean Carey recently warned the industry. Carey, the president of SCG [...]
The SBA on Wednesday announced small businesses who borrowed up to $150,000 through the Paycheck Protection Program could soon seek loan forgiveness with a “streamlined application portal” online. The directforgiveness.sba.gov Small Business Administration portal will [...]
I-CAR announced Thursday members elected new directors to represent the OEM and collision repairer segments and re-elected two insurance industry representatives on the board. Barry Dorn, the vice president of Mechanicsville, Va.-based Dorn’s Body & [...]
AsTech announced last week it had received a patent for a method where technicians could send a VIN to a database “and assist in determining whether an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) diagnostic tool — or [...]
Collision Industry Conference participants last week suggested that the auto insurance industry might not be training sufficiently to evaluate repair plans for modern vehicles. Repairers also discussed a failure among claims personnel to comprehend the [...]
Society of Collision Repair Specialists Executive Director Aaron Schulenburg this month confirmed that Allstate will continue to handle third-party rental car coverage on a direct-bill basis, allowing the claimants to avoid having to come up [...]
Noting that body shops are often asked to install used suspension components, but the topic is rarely discussed, the SCRS Education Committee last week offered repairers questions to put to a recycler and other topics [...]
General Motors wholesale dealer channel collision manager John Eck this month warned body shops that parts procurement systems have emphasized the “economic side” but ignored standards and service provided. “That’s not taken into consideration,” Eck [...]
