The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in June refused to let collision repairers retry their appeal before a larger panel of judges and issued a final mandate in the associated litigation. The activity appears to [...]
SEMA on Thursday announced it would host a virtual “SEMA360” Nov. 2-6 as a substitute for its cancelled live show. “SEMA360 was created after industry members expressed a need for a viable marketplace solution in [...]
Lexus this summer announced the 2021 Lexus IS would receive a significant refresh — including upgraded body rigidity — and be the inaugural model of the Lexus Driving Signature initiative. The OEM wrote June 15 [...]
A majority of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed to endorse the idea that a Nationwide Blue Ribbon direct repair program facility employee who estimated damage needed to do so independently of the insurer. [...]
A deadlocked Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday voted to let stand a state Superior Court ruling overturning a $21 million bad faith ruling against Nationwide. The Superior Court had held in a 2-1 2018 decision [...]
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey and Thomas Greco Publishing will keep their virtual NORTHEAST open through Labor Day weekend, the show announced Monday. “We wanted to try and stay as true [...]
A Toyota CRIB bulletin issued last month warns auto body shops to shield Toyota and Lexus speakers from metal particles. Toyota said any of its speakers are at risk from the byproducts of body work, [...]
The latest Toyota Collision Pros magazine draws attention to the OEM’s collision repair restrictions on two of its rear bumper fascias. The OEM showed a screenshot from a repair procedure section containing rules for repairs [...]
State Farm has posted an ad for a new Select Service head, and the job description might offer some insights into the nation’s No. 1 insurer’s vision for its direct repair program network. The successful [...]
I-CAR on Thursday announced Auto Club Enterprises — AAA’s largest affiliate and the nation’s No. 11 carrier — had achieved Gold Class. The announcement means Auto Club Enterprises representatives in 21 states — including major [...]
