OEMs discuss the pros and cons of scanning vehicles before and after a job at NACE symposium
By Mike Pickford Anaheim, California — August 11, 2016 — Hot on the heels of similar announcements from fellow OEMs, both General Motors and Audi confirmed on Thursday that company position statements regarding pre and post collision repair scanning would be made public in the near future. Speaking at the 2016 NACE/CARS Expo and Convention, […]
Matrix Automotive Finishes launches 2017 calendar contest
Minneapolis, Minnesota — August 11, 2016 — Matrix Automotive Finishes, a brand of Valspar Automotive, has put out the call for cars coated in the company’s colours to step forward and potentially have their vehicle featured in the paint brand’s 2017 calendar ‘Award Winning Finishes.’ The calendar contest is open to classic and custom cars, […]
Friday Fun: Highlighting an outrageous fender bender, destructive hail storm in Alberta, and America’s worst selling vehicle
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — August 11, 2016 — Some of the overlooked news from the week just past. In this week’s edition: The world finally gets a used car vending machine, the worst-selling vehicle in America and hail damage in Alberta. -One picture that popped up all over the internet this week was […]
I-CAR and ASE agree to credit techs trained across each association’s programming
By Mike Pickford Anaheim, California — August 11, 2016 — For the best part of the past two years, a pair of collision repair trainer associations has been locked in negotiations in an attempt to unify industry training, testing and certification. On Wednesday (August 10), the heads of both I-CAR and ASE announced an agreement […]
