Class action lawsuit takes USAA to court over thousands of total …
WEBFeb 18, 2022 · A USAA employee used CCC Valuescope to appraise the value of the car at $2,728 and that repairing it would cost $8,859 so it was deemed a total loss, according to the suit. Letot disputed the ...
Insurers’ auto body labor rates well below ‘market rates,’ expert …
WEBMar 23, 2022 · The refusal of auto insurers to adjust their labor rates in response to decades of rising costs has left body shops in an increasingly dire position, collision repairers and industry experts testif…
OEM certifications added to State Farm shop locator
WEBJun 1, 2021 · State Farm has made good on plans to flag certified auto body shops on its Select Service network locator. It’s unclear which OEMs are reflected in State Farm’s records and which one have yet ...
New Nissan position statement: Read OEM repair procedures …
WEBDec 17, 2020 · Nissan last week released a position statement reinforcing what it, collision trade groups and OEMs have been saying for a while: Auto body shops need to read and follow OEM repair procedures ...
UPDATE: Service King to merge with Crash Champions in August
WEBJul 14, 2022 · Service King will merge with Crash Champions, according to a Crash Champions internal memo circulating on social media. Crash Champions Founder and CEO Matt Ebert wrote in the memo addressing ...
Toyota Collision Pros: Radar must be calibrated after some …
WEBSep 10, 2018 · The new issue of Toyota’s Collision Pros magazine contains an important reminder of how often millimeter-wave radar calibration might be necessary — including every time a shop removes …
GM posts extensive overview of ADAS function, calibration ...
WEBJul 1, 2020 · The OEM’s document lists three diagnostic trouble codes indicating a frontview windshield camera needs a recalibration: B1008, “Calibration Data,” and B395D, “Camera Misaligned,”; and ...
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LKQ sells aftermarket glass supplier PGW to private equity group
WEBMar 18, 2022 · LKQ Corporation said it has agreed to sell PGW Auto Glass, a distributor of aftermarket glass to the North American automotive sector, to private equity firm One Equity Partners (OEP).. LKQ had ...
Parts shortage, supply chain disruptions continue to affect new car ...
WEBJan 23, 2023 · The Associated Press reports that computer chip shortages as well as a lack of other automotive parts “continued to hobble” the U.S. auto industry last year and contributed to an 8% drop in ...