The Database Enhancement Gateway, which allows repairers and insurers to make inquiries and suggestions of the estimating providers at no cost, offers weekly tips for repairers on the Audatex, Mitchell and CCC programs online and through the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ email list. [...]
Audatex parent company Solera on Wednesday announced it had purchased Belgian software provider InSyPro following “a successful three-year strategic partnership” that produced a “truly integrated end-to-end” collision repair shop management system. The estimating service said [...]
Repairers should pore over their consumer’s insurance policy carefully before encouraging them to initiate a right-to-appraisal action, a Collision Hub broadcast featuring three RTA veterans advised last month. In fact, the appraisal clause might be [...]
The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance this fall confirmed that the state carried no statutory requirement for repairable vehicle appraisal clauses, and it said a leading national insurer has sold policies without such language [...]
Though Solera is consolidating services under a single global software suite known as Qapter and has trained Qapter’s AI using global data, its estimates will continue to feature distinct North American labor times. Solera on [...]
Audatex parent company Solera on Wednesday confirmed it was expanding the Qapter brand to a variety of services, including the Audatex Estimating platform. Solera has since June highlighted Qapter as an artificial intelligence photo estimating [...]
The Certified Automotive Parts Association on Monday announced it would begin to certify aftermarket wheels using a new CAPA Standard 901. “CAPA’s goal is to provide the auto repair industry with a way to identify [...]
DigniFi CEO Richard Counihan last month said his mechanical repair financing company had found a market for auto body repair deductible loans as well. “Our customers are taking us into the collision space,” said Counihan, [...]
Audi last month released a collision-focused guide to its vehicle bodies, providing auto body shops, insurers and consumers with a fascinating, free overview into the OEM’s lineup. “Though not a replacement for erWin/ElsaPro repair instructions, [...]
OEM repair procedures are the industry standard, all major collision trade groups and I-CAR agree. Yet some folks apparently still prefer to roll the dice that a YouTuber’s technique rather than an automaker’s instructions are [...]
