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Interview: Susanna Gotsch, CCC Information Services

June 19, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Susanna Gotsch Interview

In our video interview, Gotsch provides insight into the information provider’s May claims report. While collision repair facilities have remained open as essential businesses during the pandemic, CCC’s report on auto claims in May quantified the impact of reduced driving on repairable claims across the U.S. In our video interview embedded below, Susanna Gotsch, Director, […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: CCC Information Services, Claim Frequency, Interview

Interview: Ramon Suarez, Solera Audatex

June 5, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Ramon Suarez Interview on Coronavirus Impact

Suarez details how the coronavirus crisis has impacted auto insurance claims and processes in the U.S. and globally. While driving and claims have taken a hit due to stay-at-home orders, the economy is starting to improve and claims are starting to increase. At the same time, the need to maintain social distancing in the wake […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Audatex, Coronavirus, Interview, Solera Holdings

Interview: Chris Evans, State Farm Insurance

May 27, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Chris Evans State Farm Interview

Evans explains how the largest auto insurer in the U.S. has adapted its claims operation in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. Claims have started to rebound after declining due to stay-at-home orders. The response to the pandemic has required businesses, particularly those essential businesses such as collision repair and insurance companies, to adapt their […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Interview, State Farm

Interview: Olivier Baudoux, Mitchell International

May 20, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Olivier Baudoux, Mitchell International

Baudoux, senior vice president of global product strategy and artificial intelligence for auto physical damage at Mitchell International details its AI-enabled estimating solution and its impact on collision repair. With the announcement of the commercial availability of Mitchell Intelligent Estimating (MIE) in the U.S., artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an increasing part of the auto […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Interview, Mitchell International, Photo Appraisal, Photo Estimating

Interview: Brandon Eckenrode, Collision Repair Education Foundation

May 13, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Eckenrode details how the Foundation is adapting to assist collision repair schools and students who have been impacted by the coronavirus crisis. With virtually all schools and college facilities closed through the U.S. to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, the Collision Repair Education Foundation is adapting to increase the industry’s support for its […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Carolinas Collision Association, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Interview

LKQ Corporation Files Lawsuit Against General Motors Seeking to Have Collision Repair Part Design Patents Ruled Invalid

May 8, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

LKQ Sues General Motors

Federal lawsuit alleges vehicle manufacturer is seeking to undermine aftermarket parts supplier’s business relationships and seeks to change license agreement terms. LKQ Corporation filed a lawsuit in an Illinois Federal Court seeking a judgment against General Motors over the infringement and validity of collision repair part design patents. The lawsuit, LKQ Corporation and Keystone Automotive […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Design Patents, General Motors, Lawsuits, LKQ Corporation, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts

Interview: Michael Macaluso, Driven Brands

April 29, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Interview: Michael Macaluso, Driven Brands

Macaluso, group president of Driven Brand’s Paint, Collision & Glass segment, details the Fix Auto USA acquisition and how it benefits the franchise group’s collision repair strategy, insurance and vendor relationships. With last week’s announcement that it was acquiring the franchise operations of Fix Auto USA along with ten Auto Center Auto Body (ACAB) company […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Acquisitions, Driven Brands, Fix Auto USA, Interview

Interview: Dan Risley, CCC Information Services

April 28, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Dan Risley Interview on Coronavirus

Collision repair facility operators are facing widespread changes in how they operate as a result of the pandemic. CCC’s Dan Risley details near and long-term trends facing the industry and what collision repair professionals are doing today to prepare. With collision repair facility operators across the U.S. facing an unprecedented downturn in demand in the […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: CCC Information Services, Interview

Maryland Collision Repair Parts Bill Withdrawn

March 16, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Maryland House Bill 1418

Legislation sought to define OEM, certified and non-certified part types and require written consent indicating parts choice. A bill before the Maryland legislature that sought to add a section to the Maryland Statutes to define the different types of crash parts used to repair a vehicle and require written consent from the insured to the […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Certification, legislation, Maryland, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts

U.S. Supreme Court Denies ABPA Petition to Hear Ford Collision Repair Part Design Patent Appeal

March 10, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

ABPA Supreme Court Petition

The denial leaves in place lower court finding Ford’s design patents for the F-150 are valid and enforceable. The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday denied a petition by the Automotive Body Parts Association to hear its appeal of lower court rulings that found design patents covering a hood and headlamp for the Ford F-150 were valid […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Automotive Body Parts Association, Ford Motor Company, Lawsuits, Non-OEM Parts, OEM Parts, U.S. Supreme Court

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