The need for training

The announcement by General Motors Corp. (GM) and I-CAR on Dec. 4 of an expanded training relationship between the vehicle manufacturer and collision repair training provider should be welcome news for all collision repair facility operators.
Jan. 1, 2020
The announcement by General Motors Corp. (GM) and I-CAR on Dec. 4 of an expanded training relationship between the vehicle manufacturer and collision repair training provider should be welcome news for all collision repair facility operators. While the direct impact of the new relationship will be the elimination of redundant training for GM dealer collision repair facilities and independent shops that have a referral relationship with a GM dealer, the real impact will be felt by the industry as a whole. New vehicle construction technologies, such as aluminum, make the relationship between OEMs and the collision repair industry

About the Author

Russell Thrall III

Former ABRN Editor-in-Chief Russell Thrall, a second-generation collision repairer, has experienced the shop from the bottom up, starting as a clean up person and working his way to assistant manager by age 17. Thrall joined the staff of Chilton's Automotive Body Repair News in 1991 as technical editor and as senior editor in 1992. From 1993 through 2000, Thrall served as editor of Collision Repair Industry INSIGHT. Thrall returned to the staff of ABRN in June 2000 as editor-in-chief of the industry's largest monthly trade magazine. Thrall was a frequent speaker at industry events including the Collision Industry Conference (CIC), NACE, and numerous other local and regional events. He served as co-chairman of the Collision Industry Conference Electronic Commerce committee and is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Auto Body Council.

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