Associations Endorse OEM Procedures as Standard of Repair
he Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has announced a collaborative effort with the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers (AASP), the Automotive Service Association (ASA) and a consortium of state and regional associations representing the collision repair industry to establish industry-wide recognition of the documented OEM repair procedure as the standard of repair.
Establishing Proper Policies and Procedures to Improve Your Shop’s Productivity
You need to have the proper policies and procedures in place. Unless your team knows their roles and how to help manage the huge wave of customers, production bottlenecks and efficiency problems will keep recurring.
New York Bill Would Require Shops to Follow OEM Procedures
A new bill was recently introduced in the New York State Assembly that would require auto body shops to adhere to OEM repair procedures but would let current alternative parts laws that don’t mandate an OE part stand.
Mitchell Updates Cloud Estimating with OEM Repair Procedures
Mitchell’s latest update to Mitchell Cloud Estimating integrates OEM repair procedures and service information directly within an estimate.
What Is the Best Way to Keep Up with OE Repair Procedures?
What is the best way to keep up with information and repair methods to prove to the insurance company that certain things need to be done during a repair?
ADAS Sensors and Alignment Procedures
Awareness is half the battle with ADAS. Knowing that there is a camera behind the windshield or a radar unit behind the grille can help you make the correct choices before, during and after an alignment or repair.
Auto Body Association of Connecticut Releases Statement on OEM Repair Procedures Bill
The ABAC says the language in H.B. 664 would make an insurer directly obligated to pay an auto body repairer, which they feel is a misunderstanding of the dynamics of the relationship and each party’s respective obligations.
Automotive Service Association Hosts Collision Trade Briefing on OEM Repair Procedures
The event was a follow-up to a news conference held last summer in Atlanta by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and ASA, where the organizations announced a joint effort in 2019 to encourage states to approve legislation aimed at protecting consumers and shop owners.
Mike Anderson’s Next Webinar on OEM Repair Procedures to Focus on Subaru
The webinar, which will be the latest in Anderson’s free series titled “Learn to Research, Research to Learn,” will take place on Monday, Nov. 26 (2 p.m. EST/11 a.m. PST) and will focus on using Subaru’s Technical Information System (STIS).
NABR Launches BillableGenie Online Searchable Database of Insurer-Paid Not-Included Procedures
National AutoBody Research (NABR) has announced the launch of its BillableGenie online service, an independent, centralized source of actual data on insurer paid not-included procedures and operations, labor rates, labor rate concessions and other manually entered estimate line items.
