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autobodynews.com > news > technology-systems-rated-highest-in-jd-powers-2026-tech-index-sit-in-collision-repair-panels

Technology Systems Rated Highest in JD Power's 2026 Tech Index Sit Where Collisions Happen

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (558+ words) The highest-rated technology in the index is also among the most disturbed by a collision repair. The vehicle technology owners rated highest in the JD Power 2026 U.S. Tech Experience Index study is mounted on the outside of the car, in the…...


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Read the Procedure Every Time: Why Consistency Beats Experience in ADAS Calibration

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (759+ words) The Panel discusses the process discipline, facility planning, and hiring choices separating shops that get ADAS right. On a recent episode of The Collision Vision, host Cole Strandberg followed up on his conversation with Gerard AhQuin and Fox Kajiwara of…...


autobodynews.com > news > who-pays-for-what-survey-destructive-weld-testing-is-the-non-negotiable-procedure-most-shops-still-arent-paid-for

"Who Pays for What?" Survey: Destructive Weld Testing Is the Non-Negotiable Procedure Most Shops Still Aren't Paid For

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (333+ words) Only 25% of shops that negotiate for destructive weld testing are paid always or most of the time. The operation involves setting up sample welds specifically to be destroyed and inspected, a step that happens before any actual welding takes place…...


autobodynews.com > news > bev-repair-cost-premium-hits-record-low-as-mitchell-warns-of-parts-volatility

BEV Repair Cost Premium Hits Record Low as Mitchell Warns of Parts Volatility

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (606+ words) Mitchell's Q2 2026 data puts the U.S. BEV-to-ICE severity gap at a record-low $729. Mitchell's Q2 2026 Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights report, released Aug. 20, documents the narrowest gap the company has recorded between the cost of repairing an electric vehicle and a gas one, even as…...


autobodynews.com > news > what-to-know-before-you-bring-auto-glass-in-house

What to Know Before You Bring Auto Glass In-house

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (792+ words) The biggest lesson from one shop's rollout: don't rush the learning curve just because the tools and training are accessible. It was the middle of a brutal Rhode Island winter, and at Choice Collision, the work wasn’t the problem. Paint…...