CCC One – Verifying Correct Database Version Sometime users may experience incomplete or outdated information in the CCC database, as a result of using an incorrect version. Users can confirm which version they are using by going to ESTIMATE PROPERITIES in the Estimate Tab to confirm the database version date. If necessary, you can contact […]
Progressive announced that in the coming months, it will change the way it uses its Service Center facilities to service the collision repair needs of its customers. The company’s 68 Service Centers will stop being a drop-off/pick-up point for customer vehicles. All Service Center employees will be offered claims jobs, and most Service Centers will […]
Solution would link insurers, vehicle manufacturers, repairers, suppliers, and other industry participants. Mitchell International, Inc. announced it will soon release a secure solution for sharing data among users within the collision repair and insurance claims industry that uses blockchain technology to provide a highly secure, distributed and advanced encrypted-data exchange between stakeholders. Blockchain, popularized by […]
The popular aftermarket town hall & podcast forum hosted by Carm Capriotto will be part of ASTE 2018. Capriotto conducts town hall style meetings and podcasts that are aired.
Japanese air bag maker Takata is recalling an additional 3.3 million faulty air bag inflators as it expands the largest automotive recall in U.S. history, USA today reports. The latest recalls cover frontal air bags in certain 2009, 2010 and 2013 vehicles made Honda, Toyota, Audi, BMW, Daimler Vans, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Jaguar-Land […]
Japanese air bag maker Takata is recalling an additional 3.3 million faulty air bag inflators as it expands the largest automotive recall in U.S. history, USA today reports. The latest recalls cover frontal air bags in certain 2009, 2010 and 2013 vehicles made Honda, Toyota, Audi, BMW, Daimler Vans, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Jaguar-Land […]
Leeds West Groups (Greenwood Village, CO) — a platform capitalized by private equity funds that acquires, owns and manages automotive repair franchise brands — has entered into an agreement to acquire Auto Systems Experts, an employee-owned company based out of Davenport, IA that operates 42 Midas locations across six Midwestern states. The deal includes all of […]
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in collaboration with state tax agencies and private sector tax groups, has published a notice warning businesses about a growing W-2 email scam that threatens sensitive tax information collected by employers. This scam has emerged as one of the most dangerous and successful phishing attacks in recent memory, with hundreds […]
The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act (H.R. 350) last Wednesday, Dec. 6, by a vote of 33-20. The legislation would clarify that it is legal under the Clean Air Act to manufacture, sell, distribute and install race parts that modify the emissions system of a motor […]
For entities selling or distributing refrigerants for use in motor vehicles, there will be new restrictions for R-134a and other substitute refrigerants sold after Jan. 1, 2018. The rule establishes certification requirements for buying large containers of refrigerant and mandates that small containers include a self-sealing valve. Under the new requirements, anyone purchasing a […]
