Author: Search Auto Parts | Automotive News – Collision Repair
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OEConnection is finalist for PACE Award
OEConnection LLC was selected as a finalist for the 2012 Pace Award for technology that provides a cost-effective and efficient method for automakers and their dealerships to price-compete with aftermarket and recycled parts.
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Oh, deer: Volvo on the hunt for car-animal crash avoidance technology
No driver ever wants to put the bam on Bambi, and engineers at Sweden?s Volvo are working to buck the trend of car-deer collisions by developing vehicle technology that detects and avoids animals of varying species encroaching upon the roadway.
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Audatex shows expanded portfolio at NACE
Audatex showcased an expanded portfolio of solutions at NACE designed to improve the accuracy and efficiency of claims processing and collision repair workflows.
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CAPA parts get OK from New York Insurance Department for 18 years
For 18 consecutive years, the Certified Automotive Parts Association has been deemed acceptable by the New York Superintendent of Insurance pursuant to the Fourth Amendment to regulation 64, as a qualified certification program for crash parts …
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House passes EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that delays for 15 months toxic air standards for industrial boilers. H.R. 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011, aims to protect hundreds of thousands of jobs by providing the U.S….
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SCRS provides free education at SEMA
In addition to the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ (SCRS) Repairer Driven Education (RDE) series which runs each day of the SEMA Show, SCRS has additional sessions which will be provided free to all show attendees from the Collision Re…
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TRW sensors offer improved crash sensing performance
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. is developing remote acceleration sensors (RAS) offering improved crash sensing performance by detecting impacts from more than one direction simultaneously.
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Passport Auto Group to open new collision center
Passport Auto Group will open a new 47,000-square-foot collision repair center Oct. 24 in Suitland, Md. It will feature 80 bays, four drive-through prep stations, three down draft spray booths and six detail areas.
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State Farm agrees to pay claims on three Gunder cases
State Farm has elected to pay disputed amounts to Gunder’s Auto Center in three assignment of proceeds cases, according to the body shop.
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SEMA show grows collision segment
With only two weeks remaining until opening day of the 2011 SEMA show, the collision section of the show will be larger than last year, according to the Society for Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS).