Author: Search Auto Parts | Automotive News – Collision Repair
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Keeping pace with vehicle design
This story could have gone very badly, exposing the collision repair shop and customer to liability or potential injury.
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20 Group helps collision repairer address business needs
A 20 Group helps you address weak spots, holds you accountable and makes you know your numbers.
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Electric, hybrid vehicles present dangerous challenges to collsiion repairers
Although the high-voltage batteries are located in one of the least likely areas where damage occurs, they still may become damaged in a collision and they pose safety concenrs different than lead acid batteries.
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Improving front-end processes will lead to more efficient, profitable repairs
The first process to implement is a program that involves cleaning and organizing your front office.
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Practice, preparaton and patience are keys to creating perfect pinstriping
Learning how to pinstripe is an art form, not something you learn overnight.
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Take these precautions when working on today’s hybrids
The introduction of hybrid electric vehicles has added a new dimension to a repairer’s daily practice as the vehicles have electrical systems operating from 42 to 650 volts.
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How to recude personnel expenses in your body shop
Consider movng the production manager to the blueprinting operation where the expense can be billed.
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Lean production, alliance with other shops enriches shop’s bottom line
Ernie’s Auto Body is a founding member of the Key Choice Colision Center network consisting of 15 shops throughout the Upper Midwest.
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Cloud computing adds new twist in battle about shop data
Data that collision repairers expected to remain private or protected leaked into the hands of a third party.
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SEMA Education Institute features 200+ business courses
SEMA members and professionals in the automotive specialty equipment market now have access to more than 200 business courses through the recently revamped SEMA Educational Institute (SEI) eLearning Center, which is available at www.sema.org/el…