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- CARSTAR CO Business Group Joins CREF Career Fair in Denver
- ASA Insurance Discusses Impact of Auto Insurance Rate Increases in UT
- Shop Strategies: CO Business Introduces Method of Applying PDR to Repair Process
- Sherwood, AR, Body Shop Restores Pricey Cars With Wild Stories
- Hail Damage Keeps Brazos Valley, TX, Body Shops Busy
Southwestern News
Local news stories affecting the auto body industry in Arizona, Utah, Arkansas, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Louisiana
CARSTAR CO Business Group Joins CREF Career Fair in Denver
One of the significant opportunities in today’s collision repair industry is inspiring young adults to pursue careers as collision repair professionals---filling the need for skilled technicians trained to work on technologically advanced vehicles.
ASA Insurance Discusses Impact of Auto Insurance Rate Increases in UT
According to Kiplinger, a business forecast publisher, car insurance rates in Salt Lake City and throughout the state have increased by 21.5 in the previous five years.
Shop Strategies: CO Business Introduces Method of Applying PDR to Repair Process
Written by Stacey Phillips
Axiom Accident & Hail Repair is applying a unique business model to the collision repair industry.
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Sherwood, AR, Body Shop Restores Pricey Cars With Wild Stories
Written by Rob Evans, THV11
Inside an auto body shop in Sherwood, AR, you will hear and see things you might not expect: exotic cars, supercars, Ferraris, Porsches and classic cars that can cost more than most homes.
Hail Damage Keeps Brazos Valley, TX, Body Shops Busy
Written by Rebecca Fiedler, The Eagle
Business at local insurance agencies and auto body repair shops was brisk in March after a hail storm that passed over parts of Brazos Valley, TX, on March 18 caused damage to homes and vehicles.
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Techs of Tomorrow: Aspiring TX Engineer Discovers Passion for Auto Body Repair
Written by Victoria Antonelli
Houston native Eloy Escobedo said he was never really interested in cars; he simply viewed them as objects that got people from point A to point B.
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New Mexico Readies for Driverless Vehicles
Written by Matthew Reichbach, NM Political Report
Autonomous vehicles are coming. Soon---and New Mexico needs to be ready.
CAWA Encourages AZ Attorney General to Educate Public on Vehicle Warranty Rights
After CAWA Legislative Advocate Stuart Goodman met with the Attorney General’s Office to discuss the importance of alerting consumers of their rights under the Magnusson-Moss Warranty Act (MMWA), the Office amended its website to include information on the MMWA.
West-MEC Collision Repair Students Succeed at AZ SkillsUSA
The SkillsUSA Arizona State Championships took place April 3--4, showcasing the state’s trade, technology and service high school and college students.
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1936 Ford Donated to TX Auto Collision and Management Technology Program
Texas State Technical College's Auto Collision and Management Technology program in Waco recently received a 1936 Ford Tudor Sedan as a donation from the Gill family of Lott.