Taking on the Auto Body Tech Shortage
I-CAR’s new digital marketing campaign promotes to young people the abundant career opportunities available in collision.
Exit Strategies: Personal Vision & Financial Planning
The most critical first step in an exit or transition plan is to develop a financial plan and personal vision of what your life will look like post-business.
Collision Repairers: Will You Take the Oath?
Today’s collision repairers are challenged with a new set of concerns, one being the need to follow OEM repair procedures.
Three Generations Keep Trains Running on Time at CARSTAR Jacobus
CARSTAR Jacobus Founder Jerry Jacobus and son Dave share a passion for collision repair and also model railroading.
Auto Glass: An Industry Shattered
The business model of mobile auto glass replacement has given way to brick-and-mortar locations to accommodate windshield calibrations on vehicles equipped with ADAS.
Auto Body Repair: The Right Way, the Wrong Way and Another Way
In a perfect world, every repairer would make the right decisions in every repair, but we don’t live in a perfect world.
Navigating the Intricate Landscape of Coatings and ADAS
With refinish and ADAS, the theme time and time again comes back to: check the OEM repair recommendations.
Electric Vehicles: It All Starts with the Intake Process
Having an established vehicle intake process will mitigate your risk, but so will educating yourself and having the proper knowledge and training.
Maximize Your Scan Tool
Are you maximizing your scan tools to their full potential? Don’t let them be just an expensive code reader.
The Digital Blitz
We talk so much about how much collision repair is changing, but so is the world of media!
Auto Body Shops: Building a Foundation for the New Year
For the new year, it’s important to conduct a thorough audit of your finances to look for areas of opportunity and things to change.
Auto Body Consolidation Update: There’s a New Buyer in Town
The good news for shops that want to sell but do not fit a consolidator’s
profile is that there is a fresh pool of new buyers.
