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The Collision Repair Education Foundation has announced that there were 52 recipients of its 2022 Scholarships and Tool Grants, funded through the generosity of a multitude of industry partners. With the industry’s support, CREF funded nearly $150,000 in 2022 scholarships and tool grants as part of its ongoing efforts to support future collision repair industry…

I-CAR to offer first ever hands-on EV course. The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) is now offering a five-day hands-on electric vehicle (EV) course at its new Chicago Technical Center (CTC) in Vernon Hills, Illinois. Curriculum Director Bud Center told Repairer Driven News the hands-on course is “designed to address large knowledge and…

In a sobering trend for insurers, but a good sign for repairers, Fast Track reporting data from the Independent Statistical Service, showed that claims and losses in 4Q-2021 continued to rebound from the Covid impacted results from 2020.  As reported in Collision Week, collision coverage claims for the fourth quarter of 2021 were up 17%…

Collision Week reports that the Atlanta I-CAR Committee Strengthens Local School Collision Repair Programs Through CREF, via the school’s second annual Small Car Race, an end-of-year project where students race the six-inch-long small cars they’ve built using recycled car parts.  See the Full Story here #autobody #project #cars #carindustry #carracing #repairindustry

In a recent article in Automotive News Ferrari says EVs, and hybrids will account for 80% of sales in 2030.  Ferrari said it would launch 15 new models from 2023-26, with the first full-electric model in 2025.  Read the Full Story here.   The CmySkills view – this macro trend across the entire OEM community highlights…

In a June story, Collision Week reported an analysis of U.S. auto body repair facilities, employment and wages show continued growth across all three categories in the U.S. during the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to the pandemic impacted quarter in 2020. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) quarterly estimates, average weekly…

In a recent feature in Automotive News, Tammy Golden, GM’s executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion and head of the automaker’s work force strategy discussed a key shift in a part of GM’s people strategy – General Motors has dropped a four-year degree requirement for many jobs, opting for a skills-based, people-focused hiring process…

The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) is now offering a five-day hands-on electric vehicle (EV) course at its new Chicago Technical Center (CTC) in Vernon Hills, Illinois.   I-CAR Director, Technical Programs and Services Dirk Fuchs said in a news release that the course’s personalized, and onsite instruction will “help technicians gain the confidence and…

The Boyd Auto Repair company is showing steady improvement in the first half of the year 2022 despite being affected by labor and supply chain shortages that hit the industry as a whole due to issues related to the pandemic. “Unlike one year ago, demand for Boyd’s services is continuing to substantially exceed capacity,” says…

As reported in Repairer Driven News, a survey conducted by the ASE Training Managers Council (ATMC) has found that 63% of collision techs felt that they needed more training in collision structural repair. Despite this want for training, 18% of responders said they had not received any training in the last calendar year. Those surveyed…