Author: Search Auto Parts | Automotive News – Collision Repair

In the flat-rate system, the times listed in the estimating guides are for an average technician with average tools working on "undamaged" or "non-corroded" vehicles.

Universal Technical Institute reported net revenues for the third quarter ended June 30, 2011 of $108.9 million, a 1.3 percent increase from $107.5 million for the third quarter of the prior year.

Collision shops and suppliers are both profiting from mutually beneficial relationships that thrive on loyalty and longevity. The first Aftermarket Business World Collision Shop Study reveals that shop owners stick with their preferred supplier…

Coro Realty Advisors LLC acquired Taylor Collision and Suwanee Tool Rental in Suwanee, Ga., and entered into a development agreement and long-term lease with ABRA Auto Body & Glass to convert the former Taylor Collision and Suwanee Tool…

A broad range of safety, auto, insurance and alcohol industry groups and companies has called on Congress to pass legislation to provide funding for an advanced drunk driving detection research program that could lead to more than 8,000 fewer h…

Starting in August, GEICO will begin implementing a 10.7% overall rate decrease for its California automobile insurance policyholders. GEICO originally asked the California Department of Insurance (CDI) for a 4 percent increase to its automobil…

SEMA Show organizers recently launched a redesigned website at www.SEMAShow.com, the site’s first major overhaul in almost 10 years. The site’s enhanced online tools, user-friendly navigation and virtual maps make it easy for those participatin…

AutoBody America, a Nashville, Tenn.-based operator of collision repair facilities in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas, opened its sixth location in the middle Tennessee area. It is in Brentwood Tenn.

Farmer’s Insurance awarded ABRA Auto Body & Glass its "Multi Shop Organization of the Year" for their Circle of Dependability program.

ABRN is now a platinum sponsor of the Database Enhancement Gateway’s (DEG) initiative to offer collision estimating system end-users an alternative for handling inquiries regarding collision repair data.