A Brief History of Auto Body Repair in America
Join BodyShop Business for a look at our industry’s past. During this free 20-minute webinar on February 22, editor Jason Stahl will examine the rich history and heritage of the auto body trade in America — starting with its humble origins as horse-and-buggy repair shops.
Auto Body Repair: The Right Way, the Wrong Way and Another Way
In a perfect world, every repairer would make the right decisions in every repair, but we don’t live in a perfect world.
Auto Body Repair: Crazy Industry, Crazy Terms
Many crazy phrases and terms used in the collision repair industry defy good business sense and logic.
Auto Body Repair: The Cost of Doing Business
Accepting the payor’s explanation that a service you provide is “the cost of doing business” just may become the cost of you going out of business!
Auto Body Repair: Rivet Bonding Basics
Bud Center of I-CAR discusses the basics of rivet bonding, a growing technical area of collision repair work.
Spot Welding: Required in Today’s Auto Body Repairs
Spot welds have been recommended in vehicle repair for years. Now, they’re required.
Caliber Collision and Abra Auto Body Repair Announce Merger
Caliber Collision and Abra Auto Body Repair of America today announced a definitive merger agreement. Post-integration, the combined company will operate under the Caliber brand. The transaction is expected to close in early 2019. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Ten Steps for a Proper Auto Body Repair
Boasting more lines of software code than a jumbo jet, modern vehicles are more complex than ever. But collision repair – when you boil it down to its essential elements – is a “super simple process,” according to one expert.
Symach FixStation Installation Supports Carglass’s Plans to Expand into Auto Body Repair
Symach recently installed its FixStation product in five Carglass branches in Belgium.
ABPA Denounces Recent Auto Body Repair Legislation in Maryland
Association says Maryland House Bill 1258, which would require repairers to use only OE parts for repairs made during the first two years after a vehicle’s date of manufacture, will limit consumer choice.
