The Madison-St. Clair Record reported that Classic Auto Body of Swansea, Ill., has filed a class-action lawsuit against State Farm for steering against them and telling their customers they do substandard work.
The article states that Classic Auto Body alleges State Farm told their customers that it does not guarantee its work and the work was substandard. Classic also claims that State Farm steers its customers to its preferred shops.
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What is the future for EVs, what can shops expect, what are the pros and cons, and what must we do to prepare?
“What is the future for EVs, what can shops expect, what are the pros and cons, and what must we do to prepare? What will our role be? It addresses an unknown future. I have read that some manufacturers like Tesla are going all-in while others like Toyota are dabbling in the market but are going to keep giving consumers what they want for now." – Brad Larsen, Unique Auto Body, American Folk, Utah
If we are going to agree that inspections are needed when a collision occurs, then we should all be on the same page on what that means.
If in the past insurance companies would only pay the prevailing rate, then why do they not have to pay the prevailing rate now, since the prevailing rate went up?
Norm Markham was a student at Dennis Technical Education Center in the early 1980s and is now one of the collision repair and automotive refinishing instructors there.
Knowing your fixed costs and breakeven point up front may be the difference in making money in a month or not.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against State Farm accusing them of short-paying policyholders with high-value luxury vehicles.
It’s critical to create a culture where everyone embraces doing his or her job with the highest quality and providing excellent customer service — with the same passion that you as the owner have.
Just like you don’t need to eat the bear in one bite, you don’t need to have a fully fleshed-out plan in order to have a successful future as a retired body shop owner.
Meet Mickey Kahl, owner of Kahl’s Body Shop who’s been fighting insurers in his town a lot lately.
