Repairer Driven News | Society of Collision Repair Specialists
WEBSeptember 24 @ 8:00 AM - September 25 @ 5:00 PM EDT. CIECA CONNEX 2024 Annual Conference. Oct 5. All day. The Montana Collision Repair Association Presents a FREE Mike Anderson Seminar. Nov 5. 8: ...
Parts shortage, supply chain disruptions continue to affect new car ...
WEBJan 23, 2023 · The Associated Press reports that computer chip shortages as well as a lack of other automotive parts “continued to hobble” the U.S. auto industry last year and contributed to an 8% drop in ...
Class action lawsuit takes USAA to court over thousands of total …
WEBFeb 18, 2022 · A USAA employee used CCC Valuescope to appraise the value of the car at $2,728 and that repairing it would cost $8,859 so it was deemed a total loss, according to the suit. Letot disputed the ...
UPDATE: Service King to merge with Crash Champions in August
WEBJul 14, 2022 · Service King will merge with Crash Champions, according to a Crash Champions internal memo circulating on social media. Crash Champions Founder and CEO Matt Ebert wrote in the memo addressing ...
State Farm to require DRP auto body shops to use CCC by April 1, …
WEBDec 30, 2020 · However the insurer asked to be notified if the repairer wasn’t using the CCC Perform package containing CCC Advisor and CCC UpdatePlus with rental integration. “All Select Service repairers ...
Insurers’ auto body labor rates well below ‘market rates,’ expert …
WEBMar 23, 2022 · The refusal of auto insurers to adjust their labor rates in response to decades of rising costs has left body shops in an increasingly dire position, collision repairers and industry experts testif…
Q&A: Hyundai OEM auto body repair procedures - Repairer …
WEBJul 14, 2020 · A: Yes. There is an email address. We will consider if a hotline is needed. We will be monitoring the volume of emails that come in. Hyundai body repair questions should go to BodyRepairQuestions ...
California to institute stronger safety inspections for total loss ...
WEBOct 6, 2021 · California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law AB 471, legislation that, among other things, will institute more stringent safety inspections for total loss vehicles that have been repaired and ...
Structural & frame damage: How to know what’s repairable
WEBMar 24, 2023 · Frame damage is evident, according to Kelley Blue Book, when there are: Unusually worn tires. Diagonal vehicle tracks when moving in a straight line, likely meaning a bent frame. Poorly fitting ...
Classic Collision expands to Alaska, is double in size from a year ago
WEBMay 24, 2021 · The last federal data available estimated 45 collision companies spanning 56 locations operated in Alaska in 2017. The industry employed 529 people and paid about $53,336.48 per person on average ...
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