by adminpars | Apr 25, 2012 | News
The aftermarket parts industry is adopting programs to indemnify collision shops using the parts in an effort to overcome liability concerns over use of the parts. LKQ Corporation in April said that in addition to a lifetime warranty on its non-OEM parts, it will...
by adminpars | Apr 2, 2012 | Latest Links, Management, News
Let your smart phone track your business mileage for you. The “BizXpenseTracker” app, available for $5.99 for the iPhone and iPad, logs the starting and stopping points for your trip using the device’s GPS, and calculates the mileage. For each trip,...
by adminpars | Mar 26, 2012 | Body Shop News, News
The average length of ownership of new vehicles has risen to a record 71.4 months or nearly six years, according to market research firm Polk. The average length of ownership for used vehicles is 49.9 months. Combined, new and used vehicle owners are holding on to...
by adminpars | Mar 20, 2012 | News
J.D. Power and Associates found that customers satisfaction with insurers following a claim remained fairly steady in 2011, despite an uptick late in the year in the length of time those repairs took. J.D. Power said customer satisfaction with auto insurance claims in...
by adminpars | Mar 19, 2012 | News
“We need to make sure we get this right, it’s important to recognize that overly restrictive limits on in-vehicle devices could result in greater distraction as drivers substitute hand-held devices for those functions integrated into the vehicle,...
by adminpars | Mar 16, 2012 | News
Motor Information Systems has released a revised edition of its Guide to Estimating, its explanation of what is and is not included in its estimating labor times (the system used by CCC Information Services). Revisions made in the February 2012 version are highlighted...
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