Ford announced Friday it would require all its certified collision centers to obtain electric vehicle training and safety equipment by early next year. The requirement and January 2021 deadline coincide with the arrival of the [...]
Ford paint and body repair senior engineer Gerry Bonanni on Friday warned the industry not to believe assertions that the current-generation F-150’s outer rocker reinforcement can be sectioned, nor to trust aftermarket rivet manufacturers claiming [...]
The concept of “betterment” rarely will apply to a claim in New Jersey, Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey Executive Director Charles Bryant explained to members Wednesday. “It’s not as prevalent as it [...]
Mitsubishi announced last month that the company would launch the next-generation 2022 Outlander and refresh nearly all other models and variants by July 2021. This rollout will also see all Mitsubishis receive autobraking with pedestrian [...]
AutoNation on Wednesday announced it would cease its aftermarket auto body parts business by the end of the year as part of an “aggressive approach to streamline its business.” The publicly traded dealership chain said [...]
Painters Supply and Equipment last week announced it had purchased the five-location distributor Nyquist. The deal brings the auto body industry jobber to 50 locations and introduces it to four more states: Maryland, Delaware, Virginia [...]
NORTHEAST has more than 100 vendors signed up for its virtual format, with some even offering show discounts on their wares, organizer Thomas Greco Publishing said Wednesday. The turnout and deals seem like good signs [...]
Lawmaker and regulator disinterest in addressing collision repairers’ complaints about auto insurers has led the Auto Body Association of Texas to seek reports from consumers themselves. “Based on the prior meetings that I have had [...]
Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association project coordinator Charley Quirt last month said the release of the organization’s 2020R2 update would contain BMS messaging related to conducting and documenting ADAS calibration. CIECA is the neutral body [...]
Repairers and insurers overwhelmed with the concept of advanced driver assistance system calibration might soon take comfort in a new workflow aid being developed by the CIECA Calibration Committee. The document won’t be a substitute for [...]
