Calling the potential for an incorrect repair “significant,” FCA in a position statement last fall specifically warned auto body shops not to clip vehicles. “FCA US LLC strictly prohibits the collision repair process of ‘clipping’, [...]
FCA late last year added or updated position statements on alternative parts, warning collision repairers that anything other than OEM components would violate FCA lease agreements. “FCA US LLC vehicle lease agreements specify that ONLY [...]
Third-generation steels offering high strength but also increased formability are making their way onto vehicles now, incoming American Iron and Steel Institute Executive Director John Catterall said Thursday. “It is now available,” Catterall, a former [...]
Buoyed in part by parts business captured during the General Motors strike, LKQ again saw revenue growth beating the “market” of claims trends in the fourth quarter. Here’s a look at those developments and other [...]
LKQ last month assured investors it had secured most of the Chinese aftermarket auto parts to meet first-quarter demand ahead the outbreak of the coronavirus in Asia. Automotive Body Parts Association Executive Director Edward Salamy [...]
Ford on Thursday sued AirPro, alleging the scan tool provider of trademark violations and improperly transferring the OEM’s diagnostic software. Ford’s lawsuit in the U.S. Eastern District of Michigan accused AirPro of trademark infringement, trademark [...]
Hyundai claimed victory on Wednesday after it and importer Direct Technologies International reached an agreement to end lawsuits against each other related to a grey-market parts dispute. DTI had been importing Hyundai collision and service [...]
Want a better look at the 2020 “Kool Tools” from the 2019 SEMA Show? Check out a new Society of Collision Repair Specialists video to see the presentation and some of the equipment in action. [...]
Several hours after the Database Enhancement Gateway announced ALLDATA as its newest Gold sponsor Thursday, we took a call from an East Coast body shop. The repairer was investigating a discrepancy in CCC and Audatex [...]
North American head Julie Kheyfets said Thursday that Tractable had experienced much demand following the company’s mid-2019 announcement of an AI photo estimating offering for collision repairers. Kheyfets said shops see potential in streamlining operations [...]
