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Body Shop: Are You In or Out?

As the complexity of the vehicle increases, so does opportunity. But you must be willing to invest, educate and market your body shop business to succeed.

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Body Filler: Filling the Need

Best practices, tips, fun facts and history on that essential product in collision repair: body filler.

What’s Alignment Got To Do With It?

The vehicle’s alignment directly interacts with all of the vehicle’s advanced features. Here’s how to know when to do an alignment.

Opus IVS Introduces Collision Scanning Technology

IVS360 connects the shop with 100+ brand-specific master technicians to help interpret trouble codes and more.

The Future of Your Collision Repair Shop

On the surface one might reason that older cars mean more repairs. That may be true for certain mechanical repair specialty shops, but it spells the opposite for collision repair.

I-CAR Launches New Online ADAS Resource Library

The complimentary resource features news and information relevant to ADAS training, topics and trends, including insights from ADAS subject matter experts within I-CAR and the inter-industry.

I-CAR Extends Free Access to Collision Repair Tech Support

RTS is designed to offer the most up-to-date collision repair technical information at the fingertips of all of those in the collision repair industry through one, easy-to-navigate hub.

Hendrick Automotive Group Pledges $1 Million to Newest Wake Tech Facility

The Automotive Systems Technology degree program features training in advanced diagnostics, brakes, electrical/electronic systems, engine performance, steering/suspension, transmission, climate control, and manual drive trains.

Chasing Wires: Beyond Scanning in the Auto Body World

The changes that are occurring in the industry will bring new revenues and more opportunities to shops.

Collision Corner: Training a Painter’s Helper

For a helper to prepare cars to our expectations, they must know what the expectations are and how to get there. They can get there every time with the fundamentals, provided we’re not stingy with our knowledge and take the time to train them properly.

Technical: Recalibrations – Are You Aiming in the Right Direction?

Scanning is about clearing a code, whereas recalibrations are about making sure everything is aimed or that all components can talk to each other when activated. Know the difference.