The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a class of 90,000 Tennessee policyholders, affirming that disputes over ...

The 2026 Southeast Collision Conference featured a trade show and educational sessions both days covering technical and ...

AI is already present in many shop systems, supporting estimating, communication, parts, and management dashboards, helping ...

Repair claims are dropping as consumers opt out of filing due to rising premiums and out-of-pocket costs. Here is how to ...

The evolution of vehicle materials necessitates a shift in welding habits, particularly in choosing electrode wire diameters.

In the collision repair industry, many leaders don’t start in an office — they start in the shop. They start with tools in ...

Seemingly simple repairs can hide underlying issues from prior work, such as missing seam sealer or incorrect fasteners.

The future of collision repair will be shaped by expanding sensor arrays, conditional system behaviors, and higher safety standards, requiring shops to develop robust processes for verification, ...

It doesn’t take much time for a “new fad” to become standard, and some people in the automotive industry believe we’re seeing that with electric vehicles. When the original iPhone was released in 2007 ...

Such was the case with a U.S. Forest Service truck — a 2007 Ford F-150. The anti-lock brake system (ABS) light was illuminated and therefore — according to state law — the vehicle had to get repaired ...

You may have heard about Chrysler’s Secure Gateway Module (SGW) but in case you haven’t, it is going to change some things as far as aftermarket diagnostics is concerned. I put together a ...

Collapsible steering columns are nothing new; they have been mandatory in U.S. vehicles since 1968. What’s changed is that many OEMs now require steering column removal, inspection, and measurement ...