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Source: Aftermarket Business

Get ready to talk to vehicles outside your shop soon

November 3, 2009

LAS VEGAS ? Vehicle connectivity is becoming more and more common, so you better be ready to prepare your customers for what?s coming down the pike and get them ready to be able to watch it live in their shops. Mike Blicher, business development director of automotive, commercial and military markets for Immersion Corp., says in fact, some people will be buying their vehicles based more on their connectivity than anything else.

Source: Aftermarket Business

EDI systems gain a school of followers

October 28, 2009

Electronic data interchange (EDI) is a fact of life for most retailers and consumer goods manufacturers; these companies have been trading electronic documents like purchase orders, bills of lading and advance ship notices (ASNs) for decades. But EDI has only recently gained traction in the automotive aftermarket.

Source: Motor Age

Pirelli tires play starring role on national TV at Watkins Glen race

August 11, 2009

Pit strategy paid off under the lights during Friday night?s Crown Royal 200 at Watkins Glen International Raceway in what?s being called one of the most exciting races of the 2009 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car season thus far. All the cars were running with Pirelli tires in a contest viewed by a nationwide television audience.

Source: Automotive Body Repair News

Mitchell provides online access to parts and labor database

June 2, 2009

SAN DIEGO - Mitchell International Inc. announced that its collision parts and labor reference database is now available online.

Source: Automotive Body Repair News

I-CAR Education Foundation names 2009 scholarship winners

June 2, 2009

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. - The I-CAR Education Foundation has announce the recipients of the two scholarships in collision repair that were created to assist deserving students pursuing a career in the collision industry.

Source: Automotive Body Repair News

New Audatex online data delivery service offers automatic updates

March 23, 2009

SAN DIEGO – Audatex North America, Inc., a provider of software and services for the automotive claims processing industry, has introduced AudaUpdate, an automated online data delivery service that Audatex says will help insurers and collision repairers save time and ensure the accuracy of collision repair estimates.

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