General Motors last year announced two pieces of existing technology would be expanded to what’s debatably more mainstream models for the first time, and we thought collision repairers might be interested. Multiway tailgates Chrevrolet announced [...]
Incoming Collision Industry Conference Chairman Darrell Amberson challenged the Nov. 10-11, 2020, virtual CIC audience to bring someone new to the upcoming inter-industry summit. Circumstances since then have made it even easier to meet his [...]
Driven Brands recently predicted insurers would cut independent auto body shops from their direct repair networks in favor of self-managed programs, describing benefits like a single point of contact and performance-based agreements which tie shop [...]
Recyclers would continue to oppose OEM repair procedures legislation despite automakers’ agreement to add an exemption regarding parts, Automotive Recyclers Association Executive Director Sandy Blalock indicated last month. The sticking point, according to Blalock, was [...]
Repairer Driven News readers this year gravitated to our industry-centered COVID-19 coverage, which is understandable. Our top 20 stories of the year were nearly all coronavirus-related. Readers sought out content on keeping shops open, personal [...]
Major paint manufacturers indicate that a body shop must refinish to the natural breaking point in a panel to preserve a paint warranty, and insurers have been responsive to the idea of extending clear to [...]
Mitchell last month reported that electric vehicle estimates were more likely to include the replacement of four staple collision parts when compared to estimates for gas-powered models. The EV repair process was also likely to [...]
In addition to permitting a new wave of PPP assistance, the massive COVID-19 relief bill approved Sunday allots more money to the popular Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance program. Congress passed House Resolution 133 on [...]
State Farm has dropped its platform-agnostic policy and will require Select Service collision repairers to use CCC by next spring, calling it a matter of customer service and streamlining. “While State Farm has historically allowed [...]
Driven Brands told investors this month it spent more than $80 million combined to add more than 200 Fix Auto USAs and ABRAs to its collision repair franchise empire since late 2019. The automotive aftermarket [...]
