More Auto Body Shops Getting Paid to Research OEM Repair Procedures, ‘Who Pays for What?’ Survey Finds
In the fall 2017 survey, 11 percent of shops said the eight largest auto insurers are paying them an administrative fee “always” or “most of the time” for researching OEM procedures.
SCRS Technology Summit: Why Do Some OEMs Charge for Access to Collision Repair Procedures?
One of the more interesting conversations during the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit in Las Vegas centered on OEM repair procedures.
New I-CAR Page Provides Best Practices for Repair Procedures that Lack OEM Guidance
The Best Practices page aggregates “inter-industry developed and vetted guidelines to be used if there are no vehicle-specific repair information and no OEM published position statements or general procedures,” I-CAR says.
OEM Repair Procedures, Recalibration Discussed in Video from PPG MVP Conference
The video shows a panel discussion featuring representatives from Audi, Toyota, Mazda and asTech discussing their positions on OEM repair procedures, system diagnostics and recalibration.
General Motors Releases Survey on OEM Repair Procedures
New survey aims to help the automaker make improvements and changes that it feels could ultimately help and support the industry as a whole.
I-CAR Announces Decision on OEM Repair Procedures Request
Organization will not uphold requests to recognize OEM repair procedures as industry standard.
I-CAR to Serve as ‘Linking Pin’ and Portal for OEM Repair Procedures
“Conceptual Solution Set” will facilitate dialogue between collision repairers and OEMs and make repair procedures more available.
CAPA Responds to Associations’ Recognition of OEM Repair Procedures as Industry Standards
CAPA believes repair standards leave room for use of CAPA-certified crash parts.
Repair Planning Field Report: How OEM repair procedure changes affect your shop
Since publishing Field ReportV2, RepairLogic has been welcomed by nearly 1,000 repair centers looking to research OEM procedures more frequently and efficiently. Collision repairers are using OEM procedures more often, sharing RepairLogic reports to help claim reps and vehicle owners understand repair requirements, and taking advantage of features that make it easy to collaborate with
Autel, MOTOR Partner to Bring OEM Data to Ultra Series Tablets
Autel has partnered with MOTOR Information Systems to provide an improved experience for users and more streamlined access to OEM repair information using MOTOR’s TruSpeed Repair.
