Mazda has launched a Mazda Collision Network with Mitchell serving as administrator, the information provider announced Tuesday. “Our customers are at the heart of everything we do,” Mazda North America aftersales and technical services division [...]
2020 “Who Pays for What?” scanning data found collision repairers frequently conducting pre- and post-repair scanning vehicles and using a variety of tools to do so. Collision Advice CEO Mike Anderson presented statistics Tuesday to [...]
Two presentations this week highlighted how issues with a battery can affect collision repair diagnostic scanning. Collision Advice CEO Mike Anderson told an April 28 Dave Luehr’s Elite Body Shop Academy webinar that about 20 [...]
I-CAR last month announced 961 new collision repair industry facilities achieved Gold Class for the first time in 2020, bringing the total number of credentialed shops to 8,880. Nearly 22 percent of the industry now [...]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety last month reported a new study had found drivers using adaptive cruise control tend to “set and forget” a speed higher than the speed limit. Adaptive cruise control involves [...]
Honda on Wednesday revealed the production version of a next-generation 2022 Civic it said featured an “(e)nhanced architecture and stronger body” and ADAS and airbag upgrades. A Honda spokesman said more details on the body [...]
A collision repair industry analyst and post-repair inspectors this month offered auto body shops some interesting considerations about redos — an issue CCC data finds could arise for about a tenth of your customers. CCC’s [...]
Hyundai earlier this month unveiled a 2022 Santa Cruz it said combined the SUV and truck segments to create what Hyundai calls a “Sport Adventure Vehicle.” “Santa Cruz, with its bold styling, breaks open all [...]
The Texas House Insurance Committee on Tuesday voted 5-4 to recommend fellow lawmakers pass a bill mandating appraisal clauses in auto insurance contracts. House Bill 2534 would institute another option for insurers and policyholders to [...]
American Property Casualty Insurance Association state government relations Vice President Joe Woods last week last week challenged a Texas bill mandating “loser pays” appraisal clauses in auto insurance policies on the grounds the appraisal process [...]
