All Ford vehicles from Model Year 2010 should be scanned before collision repair estimates. Ford Motor Company has issued a position statement covering the need for diagnostic scanning before and after the collision repair process. The position statement can be downloaded from OEM1Stop.com. According to the Ford statement, any Model Year 2010 vehicle with damage […]
Mitchell Issues Fourth Quarter 2018 Industry Trends Report
Mitchell today released its Industry Trends Report for the fourth quarter of 2018. The report explores how intelligent automation is changing the nature of work in insurance, collision repair, and beyond. It also provides insights into key industry trends, including how to manage performance in a technology-shocked industry and the power of integration and automation […]
BASF and TGPM Open Automotive Refinish Competence Center in China
BASF, together with its long-term partner and customer, Guangdong TGPM Automotive Industry Group Co. Ltd. (TGPM), inaugurated the BASF-TGPM Automotive Refinish Competence Center (RCC) located in Foshan, Guangdong Province, China that will serve customers from around Asia. Foshan is a regional center for the automotive industry in China and Asia. This new center will meet […]
Auto Physical Damage Insurance Underwriting Profit Up in 2017
The latest statistics from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners indicates that the private passenger auto physical damage insurance returned to profit in 2017. Data contained in the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) report on profitability by insurance line in 2017, released this month, showed some improvement in private passenger auto physical damage (APD) […]
Ford Launches New Certified Collision Network
Manufacturer announced new in-house collision repair facility certification program. Ford Motor Company today announced that it will launch its new Ford Certified Collision Network (FCCN) in January. The Ford- managed network will replace its existing National Body Shop Network (NBSN) that has been administered by the Assured Performance Network. According to Ford, this new network […]
Axalta’s Cromax Brand Added to Porsche Approval List
Porsche AG has added Cromax to its list of approved refinish paint brands, making all three of Axalta’s premium global refinish brands, Cromax, Spies Hecker and Standox, authorized for use by Porsche AG dealerships and body shops worldwide. Axalta has held technical approval with Porsche AG for more than 20 years with Spies Hecker and […]
Daimler and BMW Joint Mobility Company to be Established Next Year
Joint effort has been approved by EU Antitrust Authorities. Awaiting US approval. Daimler AG’s planned joint mobility company with the BMW Group is now expected to be established at the beginning of next year. Following the approval of the effort by the EU Commission, the two partners are continuing talks with the US antitrust authorities. […]
Consumer Reports Says Self-driving Cars Bill Still Falls Short on Safety
As car and tech companies press Congress to approve a bill to speed up the introduction of self-driving cars, Consumer Reports says the bill still falls short of ensuring that these vehicles will be safe for consumers. Senators have shared draft revisions to the bill, known as the AV START Act, in a last-minute push […]
ASA and Auto Alliance Partner to Promote OEM Collision Repair Procedure Legislation
Associations believe new laws necessary to protect consumers and assure collision repair facilities are fairly compensated. Seeks to keep effort separate from aftermarket parts legislation. In a press briefing yesterday, the Automotive Service Association and Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers outlined their plans to promote laws that would require OEM procedures be used in collision repairs […]
Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Ontario
The Boyd Group Inc. announced that on November 30, 2018 it acquired a location in Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada. Hawkesbury is located in Eastern Ontario, on the Ottawa River, south of the Quebec-Ontario border. This shop is situated approximately one hour from both Ottawa and Montreal. The new Assured Automotive location previously operated as Marchildon Autobody. […]