Top 5 Stories of the Week

Top 5 Stories of the Week

A recap of the top five stories on bodyshopbusiness.com during the week of Sept. 11.

Insurer Relations: Changes in Behavior May Create a Rough Ride

Unless you’ve been living under a rock over the past two years, you’ve no doubt experienced additional pressures by insurers to reduce their claim settlements relative to repairs and what’s being denied. 

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Auto Care Association Supports LKQ, Keystone in Patent Fight

The association believes that minimal design changes should not grant OEMs a monopoly over individual replacement parts for the useful life of the vehicle.

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Solid Accounting: The Difference Between Winning and Losing

Wouldn’t it be great to be able to quickly review your financials and know where you’re winning and losing so you can fix the problem immediately?

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AirPro’s Auggie Receives Enthusiastic Response in UK

Auggie is a patented mobile device designed to serve the automotive service sectors with quick, mobile and safe recalibrations.

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Auto Care Advisory Committee Applications Now Open

Becoming a member of one of the Auto Care Association advisory committees is a great way for members to play a more active role in the association.

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ALLDATA Adds Repair Planner to Collision Repair Platform

Repair Planner automates the repair planning process and helps shops plan necessary inspections and structural repairs with OEM accuracy.

ALLDATA has announced the launch of Repair Planner, the newest addition to the company’s integrated collision repair platform.

Repair Planner is a timesaving software tool that automates the repair planning process and helps shops plan necessary inspections and structural repairs with OEM accuracy. It works with the three major estimating systems and integrates seamlessly with ALLDATA Collision for one-click access to related OEM information and procedures.

AkzoNobel Announces New Business Development Manager

Brian Martin has joined AkzoNobel’s Automotive & Specialty Coatings division as business development manager for North America.

Longtime Family Collision Repair Business Joins Forces with CARSTAR

JC Auto Rebuilders of Rockford, Ill., has rebranded as CARSTAR Team JC Auto Rebuilders.

Lee’s Auto Body: Established in 1916

Lee’s Auto Body was established in 1916 in Long Island City, N.Y., by Lee Heimuller, a blacksmith.

ProColor Collision Network Expands in California

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