Pre-post scan tool with included Identifix DirectHit knowledgebase and integrated access to the iATN Network Audatex announced the launch of Audatex Vehicle Health Check (VHC), a vehicle scan, diagnostic and repair for both collision or mechanical repair. “As the growing population of smart cars and ADAS equipped vehicles (Advance Driver-Assisted Systems) escalates, so does the […]
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Patent Office Ruling Against Audatex in 2012 Lawsuit with Mitchell
Federal Circuit Appeals Court affirms U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Board ruling that business process patents at heart of 2012 infringement lawsuit invalid. On July 27, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled against an appeal by Audatex North America, Inc. seeking to have a February 19, 2016 decision by the U.S. […]
UK National Body Repair Association and Audatex Announce Partnership
Audatex has signed a partnership agreement with the National Body Repair Association (NBRA), the United Kingdoms’s trade association for the auto body repair sector. The deal will add to the efforts by both parties to support the industry at large, as well as helping individual body shops to grow and future-proof themselves against new challenges. […]
David Shepherd Named Regional Managing Director of Audatex in UK, South Africa and Valexa Technologies Ltd
David Shepherd has been announced as the new Regional Managing Director of Audatex UKSA and Valexa Technologies, replacing Paul Sykes. Shepherd joined Solera in 2008 and he has operated in a variety of international managing director positions, most recently as Head of Solera’s Global Account Management team. “I am delighted to be returning to the […]
Collision Repair Schools Receive $7 Million in Software Subscriptions from Information Providers in 2016
Audatex, CCC and Mitchell support pre-employment education through Collision Repair Education Foundation The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced that industry information providers, Audatex, CCC and Mitchell, have provided more than $7 million in software to schools across the United States in 2016. Audatex, a Solera Company, donated over $2.3 million in software subscriptions to collision […]
Audatex UK in Partnership to Address Skills Shortage
AutoRaise, the charity organization that is working with key stakeholders to address skills shortage in the collision repair industry, has signed a partnership agreement with Audatex in the United Kingdom. Audatex has announced it is to join Morelli Group, the automotive refinish supplier, as a Platinum Partner with the group. “It goes without saying that […]
Audatex and Driven Brands Announce Strategic Relationship
Audatex, a Solera Company, announced today its strategic relationship with Driven Brands, the automotive franchise company and parent of CARSTAR and Maaco. This new relationship will enable every franchise location to have the Audatex solution with integrated estimating support and a branded customer app for estimate appointments. Driven Brands’ CARSTAR North America group currently has […]
RMI Guides Repairers Out of Audatex Confusion
The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) has published the first in a series of guides for its body shop members on specific processes to enable them to prepare more accurate and effective Audatex estimates. Bob Hood, RMI body shop services director explains: ‘Body repairers need reliable and sound information if they are to produce accurate […]