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Insurers might be attempting to combat claim severity by denying reimbursement for required repair operations, instead of address the problem where it can truly be solved, with different discussion at the July 15 Collision Industry Conference. Effectively, insurers are lashing out at consumers and the body shops as opposed to...

Toyota has rewritten its Collision Repair Information Bulletin No. 65 on clear coat to mandate body shops follow the paint manufacturer’s requirements. “To keep vehicle quality and sturdiness, Toyota and Lexus require all refinish repairs to follow the application guidelines from the applicable paint manufacturer,” the OEM wrote in the...

Honda has toughened the word what on its conditions and terms for certified auto body shops to state shops “must” follow OEM procedures and “must” pre-and post-scan vehicles with Honda-approved processes. The automaker had previously implied certified repairers must perform that work. The brand new language leaves no wiggle room....

Declaring the bill would raise costs “without adding commensurate advantages to consumers,” Rhode Island Democratic Gov. Dan McKee on Friday vetoed legislation based on the auto body repair industry. House Bill 6324 and also the virtually identical Senate Bill 870 held that insurers couldn't refuse markups along with other charges...

Though nearly all shops polled hadn’t tried to charge for the work, some of the repairers who did itemize vehicle fluid cleanup found major insurers consistently reimbursing the charges, a brand new “Who Will pay for What?” survey question found. “It is not uncommon for tow truck drivers to itemize...

Solera on Wednesday announced it had bought eDriving, a smartphone telematics software provider allowing “most of the world’s largest commercial fleets” to watch and improve driver behavior. “eDriving identifies and remediates risky commercial driver behavior,” Solera wrote in a news release. “The business's flagship product, Mentor by eDrivingSM, provides a...