by adminpars | May 25, 2011 | Body Shop News
“Achievement of such aggressive weight reduction accomplished with advanced steels and design optimization will set a new standard for vehicle design approaches for the future.” – Cees ten Broek, a project director of WorldAutoSteel, announcing the results...
by adminpars | May 25, 2011 | Body Shop News
Speaking at an industry event this month, Greg Horn, vice president of industry relations for Mitchell International, discussed the impact that increases to federal fuel economy standards are having on automakers. In late 2009, the Corporate Average Fuel Economy...
by adminpars | May 5, 2011 | Claims Department News
U.S. property-casualty insurers saw net income rise 20 percent in 2010 to $34.7 billion (compared to $27.7 billion in 2009). Those gains, however, were mostly due to positive investment returns, according to ISO and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of...
by adminpars | Apr 29, 2011 | Body Shop News
Almost one-in-five (18 percent) of U.S. drivers admit they have sent a text message while driving in the last 30 days, and states are cracking down. Concerns about distracted driving have led more than 30 states to ban texting while driving, and nine states ban cell...
by adminpars | Apr 29, 2011 | Body Shop News
Because leased vehicles tend to be insured and repaired, a recent uptick in vehicle leasing is good news for collision repairers. Only about 13 percent of new vehicle transactions in 2009 were leased; last year that rebounded to 19 percent. In February and March of...
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