November 28th, 2018 by Tricia Sauls
Detectives from the California Department of Insurance, arrested four people November 16 for allegedly ripping off four auto insurers for more than $34,000 by filing fraudulent insurance claims. One additional suspect was taken into custody Thursday, November 15, 2018. All suspects were booked into the Sacramento County Jail. Detectives from the California Department of Insurance, […]
November 28th, 2018 by Tricia Sauls
Mitchell: Tesla Database Now Available – Mitchell has officially launched the Tesla vehicle database for the Model S, X and Model 3. Additionally, improved VIN decoding options are now available. Please note, this is not an approval for every body shop to work on Tesla vehicles. Non-approved Tesla body shops should still check with Tesla […]
November 23rd, 2018 by Tricia Sauls
MAHLE has opened its first production plant for electric compressors. MAHLE will manufacture e-compressors for international automobile manufacturers at the production location in Balassagyarmat/Hungary and has already obtained several customer projects. Series production will start in 2019. First MAHLE production line for e-compressors Electric compressors remove the link between air conditioning systems and combustion […]
November 23rd, 2018 by Tricia Sauls
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reminding business taxpayers to learn about how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the new tax law passed end of last year, may affect them. Among other things, the new law may change their tax rates and impact the quarterly estimated tax payments they are required to make during […]
November 23rd, 2018 by Tricia Sauls
Last month, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to continue the antidumping duty order on imports of tapered roller bearings from China. USITC determined that revoking the existing antidumping order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. This is the fourth five-year sunset review. […]
November 23rd, 2018 by Tricia Sauls
Last month, three Massachusetts legislators introduced a bill to amend the commonwealth’s Right to Repair law, with the goal being to ensure that new vehicle data technology does not prevent drivers from using independent auto care facilities for maintenance and repairs. The need for the new legislation was brought about by the onset of vehicle […]
November 23rd, 2018 by Tricia Sauls
ASTE 2019 will be held September 27 & 28, 2019 in Cary NC at the Embassy Suites. ASTE gained national prominence in 2018 as shop owners and technicians for 12 states and Canada attended the event. We are in the process of booking the biggest names in the industry for two days on training. Vendor […]
November 23rd, 2018 by Tricia Sauls
IGONC Elects New Board The Independent Garage Owners of North Carolina have announced its Board of Directors for 2018-2019 at its annual banquet in Cary, NC. Each director serves a three-year term and the Executive Committee has a two-year term for each position. The 2018-2019 IGONC Board of Directors include: Gary Summerfield – Past President, […]
October 23rd, 2018 by Tricia Sauls
Estimating Tips from the DEG All Three Systems: Fender Caulking – Recent Inquiry 12587 identified that, on 2014-2018 Chevy/ GMC Pickup trucks, the replacement fenders do not come from the factory with seam sealer and caulk on the inside panel of the wheel house. The labor and material cost to replicate the OEM appearance is […]
July 18th, 2018 by Tricia Sauls
Audatex: Color Tint – Audatex’s two-stage setup refinish labor includes time for standard tint. Standard tint is defined as the initial mix, check, one tint cycle, and check. Audatex’s studies revealed instances where additional time was required for the tinting process. The range of this additional time was commonly between 0.1 and 1.0 hours with an average […]
