Tips for Creating a Solid Inquiry Through the DEG
from AutoInc. Magazine
 The Database Enhancement Gateway (DEG) and the inquiry process are built on a format for the collision estimating system end user to constructively provide open communication and clear, concise feedback to the information providers. You are far more likely to have an exciting, easy and positive inquiry experience if your concerns and required procedural steps are clearly presented for review. More
American Honda Lowers Service Information Charges
from Collision Week
American Honda announced that, beginning Nov. 1, 2008, its factory service information Web site, Honda ServiceExpress, will lower the price of its service information subscriptions. More
Free Service Information Workshop in Colorado
from the Automotive Service Association
No one knows better than you just how complex vehicles have become. Attend this free workshop to help you manage the service info options available today. Learn how to access the proper information to get the right fix. More
Chrysler Plans Electric Vehicle in 2010
from CNN
Chrysler LLC said Tuesday it will put an electric car on sale in North America in 2010, revealing that despite missing out on the buzz surrounding the Chevrolet Volt, it is neck and neck with General Motors Corp. in the race to put a mass-produced electric vehicle on America's roads. More
New Valeo Technology Made to Protect Pedestrians
from Motor Age via ABRN
Valeo presents Safe4U™, an innovative new front end module that reduces the severity of pedestrian injury by 20 to 40 percent. Made of energy-absorbing materials such as malleable steel, its architecture optimizes the passive protection of the vehicle's occupants and pedestrians, and allows automakers to meet the new European Pedestrian Impact Phase 2 standard, which comes into force in 2010. More
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Product Showcase: Team PRP
 Team PRP, a service of United Recyclers Group, offers body shops and mechanical repair shops the ability to search used parts for cars and trucks. Each PRP alliance member uses an identical quality assurance program based on ISO9000 standards. The result is a nationwide label that delivers consistently high quality parts and maximizes consumer, collision center, and estimator confidence. More info
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General Motors Trying to Get Greener
from Fort Worth Star-Telegram
General Motors earned the enmity of environmental activists by bringing the Hummer behemoth to American driveways. Now it’s trying to burnish its "green" credentials. GM officials showed off their 2009 products to the media at Texas Motor Speedway on Tuesday, including new full-size hybrid Chevy and GMC pickups and the hybrid Cadillac Escalade. More
Measuring the Measuring Systems
from ABRN
Don't throw that tape measure away — it still serves a purpose in certain situations. If you're going to measure a unibody accurately, it needs to be done with a dedicated bench measuring system; a mechanical universal measuring system; and, a mechanical laser and computer laser/sonar system. More
Cost Cutters: Reduce Shipping Costs
from The Wall Street Journal
As transportation costs continue to skyrocket, so too does the cost of shipping your business inventory and ordering supplies. According to a recent report by CIBC World Markets in Toronto, since 2000, rising fuel prices have tripled the amount it costs to ship a 40-foot, standard container from East Asia to the eastern seaboard of the U.S. More
Gas Theft More Frequent
from The Associated Press via Forbes
Dale Fortin is getting a new kind of customer at his Detroit auto repair shop, customers who have not just been in a fender-bender or had a windshield smashed by a rock. The high price of crude oil has turned gas tanks into a cache of valuable booty, and Fortin has replaced several tanks punctured or drilled by thieves thirsting for the fuel inside. More
ASRW Two-Day Registration Sale
from CARS and NACE
Haven't had a chance to register yet? We've extended the registration deadline just for you. This two-day sale allows you to register at the early pricing. Sale ends tomorrow, Sept. 26, at midnight. Register and save up to $40 on Super Pass. Register for CARS, Register for NACE
3M Acquires Paint Finishing Business
from the Philadelphia Inquirer
Dedication to Detail, a Philadelphia-based manufacturer of paint-finishing systems, is being acquired by 3M, the companies have announced.Terms of the purchase were not disclosed. More
ALLDATA TSBs solve problems!
 ASA members and ALLDATA® subscribers understand the value of OEM Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs). Technicians at dealerships, independent repair shops, collision shops and multi-location shops rely on TSBs to quickly identify and resolve time-consuming diagnostic issues. More info
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Car Dealer Banks On Expanded Body Shop
from Hartford Courant
Car sales may be slumping, but Harte Auto Group, in Hartford, Conn., is planning a major tune-up for its body shop. Harte is investing $3 million to convert its 25,000-square-foot Suzuki dealership into an auto body repair shop that will replace its existing 1,800-square-foot shop. The dealer hopes the investment, including environmentally friendly technologies and paints, will help Harte carve out a larger share of the auto body business in the area as a hedge against slower sales. More
Bend, But Don't Break
from the Automotive Service Association
Seven years ago, when we were attacked on Sept. 11, many of us probably wondered aloud how we could ever recover from the shock of such an unprecedented attack. Although America had endured and recovered from attacks in the past, the events of 9/11 were different. By and large, the victims were regular people ... people just like us, ordinary people, in the sense that we could readily identify with them and the tragedy that had befallen them. More
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The Industry Leader in D.C. Welding Technology
A.R.C. Manufacturing is the leader manufacturer in battery-powered dent pullers, mig welders, spot welders and jump starter equipment. More |
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