Mitchell Unveils XR Smart Glasses Solution for Auto Body Shops
Mitchell International announced it has developed a proof-of-concept XR (extended reality) smart glasses solution for collision repair facilities, in strategic collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
1Collision Network to Offer Benefits and HR Solution for Network Body Shops
The 1Collision Network announced it has partnered with a national benefits provider to offer a complete HR management platform to its affiliated collision repair centers.
BASF Releases Tool to Help Body Shops Navigate OEM Certification Programs
BASF Refinish has released a new OEM Sales Toolbox to guide body shops through the process of building a solid strategy that aligns with the growing OEM influence in the industry.
BOSS SMARTways Business Consulting for Body Shops Now in USA
With a proven track record in Australian body shops, BOSS Australia says it can now show U.S. body shops how their programs can work for them.
Independent Body Shops: Surviving in a Consolidating World
How can you, an independent, survive and even grow during a time where it seems like the mega MSOs are increasing their market share?
Court Rules Against Body Shops in State Farm Antitrust Lawsuit
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta has scrapped five combined lawsuits filed by body shops accusing State Farm and several other insurers of conspiring to punish shops that didn’t cooperate with its alleged scheme to fix prices and use substandard replacement parts.
Why Are Body Shops Still Not Safe?
My recent foray to the front lines of collision repair, where it smells like thinner and you can hear the pulling chains groan, told me that technician safety was less comprehensive than I had expected.
Auto Body Shops Backlogged After Severe Winter Weather
While the weather begins to get back to normal after a few weeks of severe snow and cold, body shops in and around the midwest are in the process of working through a backlog of work, according to an article by the Journal Sentinel.
How Can Auto Body Shops Attract More Women to the Industry?
In the collision industry, women make up 3.6 percent of the workforce, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2017). How can the industry attract more women?
Auto Body Shop Creates Management Software…for Auto Body Shops
MyShop Traffic, a management software for collision repair facilities created by a body shop for a body shop, will make its debut at the 2018 SEMA Show at booth no. 30237 in the South Hall.
