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FLYING HIGH A GMC Sierra Denali recently received a lift kit, custom wheels, and more at Defiant Motorsports.
Operations
Beyond Collision Repair: Finding New Revenue Streams Amid Falling Claims
As many shops face shrinking claim counts, proactive operators are finding opportunities in unexpected places such as dealership partnerships, restorations, specialty fabrications...
Oct. 1, 2026
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Operations
Transforming Materials Management in Modern Collision Repair
Oct. 1, 2026
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Shop Customers
Total Loss Tiebreakers: Mediating ACV, Options, and Tax/Title in 90 Minutes
Oct. 1, 2026
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Human Resources
Beyond Ping-Pong Tables: A New Path to Building a Healthy Workplace Culture
Oct. 1, 2026
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Sponsored
Your Shop is Busy – So Why Aren’t You Making Money?
Oct. 1, 2026
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Technology
From Punch Cards to AI: The Evolution of Collision Estimating
Sept. 30, 2026
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Operations
Streamlining Processes from Estimate to Paint Line
Sept. 23, 2026
Jay Sicht
Bridging the Gap At the recent Collision Industry Conference (CIC), the usual empty chair representing the consumer in the repair was replaced with a customer on stage. Roxanne Raffaelli (right), praised the thorough and transparent communication with the shop, Body Builders Automotive, Inc., whose owner, Maria Quintero (second from right) was joined by Gold Coast Auto Body's Andrew Plischke and Moderators Danny Gredinberg (left), and Erin Killcoyne-Solis.
Shop Customers
Beyond the Estimate: CIC Explores Why Transparency Is Becoming Collision Repair's Most Valuable Service
Sept. 21, 2026
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Operations
How Rising Bodily Injury Claims Could Mean a Boon for Collision Repairers
Sept. 18, 2026
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