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. [...]
General Motors on Thursday unveiled a show version of its brand new, fully electric Cadillac known as the “LYRIQ.” GM was light on details about lightweighting and crash protection within the body, and not all [...]
The Database Enhancement Gateway last month alerted repairers to a new development in how Mitchell handles recycled part labor. The DEG in a tip tweeted July 20 drew repairers’ attention to Mitchell’s response to a [...]
Audatex has released a new version of its Database Reference Manual with changes including an expansion to the P-pages’ already lengthy Q&A guide. Auto body shops and insurers who weren’t already aware of the changes [...]
AAA’s recent study of Level 2 active driving assistance systems contains a description of how researchers prepped the test vehicles which might be illuminating for repairers and AAA’s fellow insurers. The study methodology provides a striking [...]
Advanced driver assistance systems are poised to reduce collision frequency and possibly even severity, but collision repairers can take some comfort in that the systems haven’t yet worked out all of their bugs. AAA announced [...]
Automaker startup Lucid announced last week that its electric luxury car Air will include 32 sensors scattered throughout the vehicle, including a high-resolution, long-range LIDAR system. A Lucid graphic describes three front cameras, a rear [...]
Collision Hub last month alerted the Collision Industry Conference to an issue of some OEM replacement General Motors and Nissan steering columns failing to match the length specifications demanded by the OEMs’ repair procedures. Official [...]
The Specialty Equipment Market Association announced Wednesday the massive automotive aftermarket SEMA Show had been cancelled over variables related to the COVID-19 pandemic A virtual SEMA might yet happen, the organization said. “While both event [...]
Parts and Materials Committee panelists and other Collision Industry Conference participants divided last month on which organization should resolve the lack of consistency over auto body part definitions. The committee chaired by Ken Weiss (formerly [...]
