Automechanika Frankfurt to Host Free Collision Repair Workshops
Trade show to take place Sept. 16-20, 2014, in Frankfurt, Germany.
Collision Repair Education Foundation to Help Shops Find Summer Help
Foundation will distribute employment opportunities to collision repair instructors and students.
Church Brothers Collision Repair Adds Energy-Efficient Lighting to Six Shops
New fixtures will provide 55 percent more light per square foot and consume only a third of the electricity used by older system.
Collision Billing Service Promises to Get Body Shops Paid Properly for Necessary Repairs
A collision billing service launched in July 2011 says it will track what was paid or not paid on collision repair jobs in its own claims database in order to get collision repair facilities paid properly for procedures that are typically denied by insurers or labeled as “included.”
Mitchell AutoAdvise Online Collision Repair Marketplace Increases Network of Shops and Insurers
Mitchell International, Inc announced that AutoAdvise, the online collision repair community recently rebranded from SceneExchange following Mitchell’s acquisition of SceneGenesis last year, is gaining momentum with its shop and insurance carrier participation levels. To date, over 2,000 collision repair facilities, including franchises such as MAACO and several major regional and national insurers, have joined AutoAdvise.
Nine Ohio Shops Accused of Violating Collision Repair Registration Laws
The Ohio Board of Motor Vehicle Collision Repair Registration and Attorney General Richard Cordray’s Office have filed injunctions against nine body shops that are accused of being in violation of Ohio’s collision repair registration laws. The shops are located in Belmont, Jefferson and Columbiana Counties in eastern Ohio. “Enforcement efforts against illegal repair facilities increased
New Web Site Allows Shops to Bid on Collision Repairs
A free online service launched last summer may help body shops find new customers, who instead of driving around town for estimates can upload images of minor/cosmetic damage to their cars and put the repairs up for bid. Unlike DingIT, a similar Web site launched in 2003 (but no longer active) that charged shops 15
DataTouch Launches Data Pump Manager for Auto Body Shops
The Data Pump Manager is designed to share only the correct estimate and needed repair information to conduct business with each service provider.
Survey Finds More Shops Getting Paid for Feather, Prime and Block
The percentage of shops saying they’re paid always or most of the time for feather, prime and block has doubled in the last 10 years.
Northeast Houston Independent Body Shop Transitions to ProColor Collision
Autos R Us, a woman- and minority-owned independent auto body repair shop in northeast Houston, has become ProColor Collision Houston NE.
