Tesla CEO Elon Musk last month suggested that his automaker’s insurance offering allowed it a “feedback loop” into potential design and repair procedure improvements. Musk outlined a scenario where a “little fender bender” can result [...]
A new version of Subaru’s scanning position statement removes references to the asTech device, but the OEM confirmed last week it still deems the tool acceptable for certified shops. “The asTech tool operates using the [...]
Hyundai last month announced three new vehicle systems aimed at softening or improving air within the cabin. It’ll be interesting to see if these features or other OEMs’ competing systems affect collision repair procedures or [...]
Recent comments by Altair lightweighting award winner DuPont might give repairers, insurers and customers pause before assuming all structural adhesives are identical. Audi collision programs director Mark Allen warned repairers against mixing and matching adhesives [...]
I-CAR announced Wednesday it would let the collision industry access its Repairability Technical Support portal for free through the rest of the year. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, I-CAR announced it would let [...]
The Collision Industry Conference on Thursday announced it had named Darrell Amberson, president of operations for Henderson, Minn.-based LaMettry’s Collision, its next chairman. “I am both humbled and flattered to be selected as the next [...]
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists on Thursday announced the 1963 Consent Decree against auto insurers will remain on the books, despite the Department of Justice’s initial proposal to terminate it. SCRS wrote in a [...]
No. 9 auto insurer American Family on Wednesday announced the company’s transition plan for CEO Jack Salzwedel to yield the reins to President Bill Westrate in 2022. Westrate will become CEO-elect in January 2021 and [...]
Gerber collision owner Boyd Group Services on Wednesday announced same-store sales fell 33 percent in the second quarter, but the company had rebounded significantly and has been adding back capacity. So far, the collision repair [...]
Service King temporarily closed a body shop, sent everyone home at 40 percent quarantine pay and fired some area leadership and after experiencing its first “cluster outbreak” of COVID-19 last month. CEO David Cush in [...]
