Employee Retention is Key to Continued Success
Companies that build and maintain a superior workforce will have a long-term competitive advantage in their marketplaces. Here are some strategies for doing just that.
New Chrysler-Provided Sectioning Procedure Saves Car from Total Loss
VeriFacts Automotive recently acknowledged the Chrysler Corporation for its response to a collision repair shop’s problem with fixing a vehicle that didn’t have published rear sectioning procedures for the required repair. Chrysler’s development of a repair procedure enabled the shop to properly repair this vehicle rather than write it off as a total loss, VeriFacts
READER’S CHOICE: Attracting New Talent
“How do we draw more technicians into this business? We’re making less profit and doing more work for the insurance companies. The insurance companies are going to force themselves into a situation where they won’t have qualified shops.” – Bob Showers, body shop manager, Bentley Pontiac-GMC, Huntsville, Ala.
I-CAR Announces 2009 International Board of Directors
I-CAR announced its 2009 International board of directors and executive committee following the I-CAR Annual Membership Meeting in Hoffman Estates, Ill. The 2009 executive committee consists of: Chairman Tom Moreland, AkzoNobel; Vice Chairman Mike Schoonover, Schoonover Bodyworks Inc. for Automotive Service Association (ASA); Secretary Bill Stage, AkzoNobel; Treasurer Elise Quadrozzi, Crawford & Company; Immediate Past
SCRS Applauds Free OEM Information Availability
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) expressed its appreciation to Chrysler LLC (Chrysler) and General Motors Corporation (GM), as well as the OEM Roundtable, who have made strides in providing access to technical collision repair information through www.OEM1STOP.com. The SCRS noted that GM and Chrysler are providing their collision repair information free of charge
Hydrate Your Business
A recruiting and training plan now can stave off your thirst for employees later.
Ford Releases Sectioning Guidelines for New Mustang
VeriFacts Automotive, LLC announced that Ford Motor Company has responded to its request for sectioning guidelines for the new Mustang. VeriFacts had submitted to Ford field observations and photos of damage and attempted repairs being done on the Mustang rear rails. This included many vehicles that had either been totaled or had undergone an intrusive
Eliminate the ‘Fear Factor’
A group of your technicians confronts you with a list of demands and threatens to leave if those demands aren’t met. But there’s no need to panic if you’re running a sound business and have a plan to introduce new employees.
SCRS Elects New 2008-2009 Board of Directors
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) announced its newly elected 2008-2009 board of directors at its Corporate Awards Dinner at the Crowne Plaza in Philadelphia on April 15. Gary Wano of GW & Son Autobody in Oklahoma City, assumed the duties of chairman. Also elected to a new position was Aaron Clark of Collision
A Few Good Techs
Is there really a technician shortage or just a misappropriation of qualified techs? Is the pool of technicians shrinking faster than the collision repair market?
Will the end result be higher door rates?