Women’s Industry Network Acknowledges 2018 Sponsors
The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) has acknowledged the support of their 2018 sponsors, including corporate sponsors, conference sponsors and Most Influential Women event sponsors.
Automotive Management Institute: Continuing Education Required to Maintain AMi Credentials
Collision repair industry professionals with Automotive Management Institute (AMi) designations will need to complete six hours of continuing education each year to maintain their AMi credentials, the institute announced.
Scanning and Recalibration: Should Body Shops Sublet or Perform In-House?
Determining whether you should perform scans and/or recalibrations in-house or sub them out depends on a lot of factors.
Ohio Software Provider Wins Regional Award for MyPriceLink
Software enables collision repairers to purchase OE parts for all automotive makes and models.
Orrin Hatch on PARTS Act: Americans Shouldn’t Have to Pay ‘Unreasonably High Prices to Repair Their Cars’
U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch has reintroduced a bipartisan bill that would reduce the 14-year time period that OEMs can enforce design patents on crash parts such as bumpers, fenders and door panels against suppliers of aftermarket parts.
Volkswagen Launches New Mechanical Parts Program to be Powered Exclusively By RepairLink
Volkswagen dealers can now streamline their parts procurement process and increase sales of genuine Volkswagen parts in the U.S.
Chief Expands Distribution Network in Southeast and Midwest
New Orleans Equipment Company of Harahan, La., will support customers in Louisiana and south central Mississippi, while Collision Equipment Experts, Inc., of Lake in the Hills, Ill., will cover the Chicago, central Illinois and western Indiana regions.
Business Management: Electronic Avenue
A lot of body shops are still ordering parts via the phone or fax, but electronic parts procurement is slowly but surely gaining ground.
PartsTrader Integrates with CollisionLink
OE parts dealers and their collision shop customers can now use a single streamlined workflow for electronic parts ordering.
NPD Reports: Car Sales, Miles Driven Spur Automotive Aftermarket Growth
New and used car sales, an increase in miles driven and atypical weather were factors that influenced the aftermarket’s strong performance in 2015.