Collision Repair Education Foundation Announces Application for Ultimate Collision Education Makeover Grants
The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced that the application for its Ultimate Collision Education Makeover grant is available online for high school and post-secondary collision school programs.
2017 BodyShop Business Executives of the Year Put People and Principles First
Being so vested in their family shops, Stephen Kendrick Jr. and Rick Cope are passionate leaders who put their people and principles first.
Aluminum Use in Vehicles Growing at ‘Unprecedented’ Rate
The aluminum content in North American light vehicles has risen steadily from 84 net pounds per vehicle in 1975 to 397 pounds in 2015, and it’s only going to get higher.
BASF-Coated Show Cars Earn Praise at 2017 SEMA Show
Vehicles painted with BASF’s Glasurit and R-M paint lines received multiple awards and industry recognition at the recent 2017 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
Collision Industry Conference: Dispelling the Dash-Light Diagnostic Myth
If you’re still relying on dashboard lights to assess collision damage or to determine whether a vehicle’s electronic systems are functioning properly – don’t.
Collision Industry Conference Seeks Input on Industry Issues, Value of 2017 Meetings
The objective of the survey is to determine the current top issues impacting the collision repair industry as well as to measure the value of CIC meetings that took place at various venues throughout 2017.
VIDEO: Induction Innovations Discusses Induction Heating Products at SEMA 2017
Watch this video to learn about the Inductor Pro-Max, Inductor Max and Inductor Lite – three induction heating products geared toward collision shops.
VIDEO: BASF Discusses Color Ideation and VisionPLUS at SEMA 2017
Dan Bihlmeyer, marketing director for North America for BASF Automotive Refinish, discusses BASF’s Color Ideation program and VisionPLUS at SEMA.
We Congratulate Executives of the Year Announced at SEMA Show
Please join me in congratulating Rick Cope and Stephen Kendrick Jr., the 2017 BodyShop Business Executives of the Year.
Oklahoma Collision Repairer Wins Spanesi Q5.2 Welder from SCRS at 2017 SEMA Show
Through a raffle at the SCRS booth, Billie Estes of Estes Collision & Towing LLC in Miami, Okla., won a Spanesi Q5.2 welder, a synergic welding machine that features aluminum, silicon bronze and steel torches, along with the accompanying wire.
National Auto Body Council Elects 2018 Board Members and Officers
“Each of us on the board of directors is here because we have witnessed the power of our collision industry to change and save lives,” said Darren Huggins, NABC’s newly elected chairman of the board.
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.
