Below you will find important links, articles, and videos to help you keep up with manufacturer service techniques and tolerances, and how to effectively navigate the complexities of of insurance company policies and reimbursement costs and their guidelines for what repairs they want done.
Read the position statements direct from the OEM in regard to ADAS procedures and various information, diagnostic scanning, and more. Some manufacturers are more represented than others due to ease of access for their respective OEM information.
AASP-MA is an organization consisting of independent collision repairers, dealership collision shops and mechanical repair facilities. They advocate for consumers, educate repairers and create unity as the voice for repairers within Massachusetts. Their primary goal is to protect consumers, while ensuring the survival and prosperity of the collision repair businesses they represent and the industry as a whole.
OEM1Stop provides vehicle repair technicians with easy access to the most up-to-date repair information made available by each of its participating automakers.
Service Information System (SIS) is American Honda and Honda Canada’s service repair information website for independent repair shops and vehicle owners. This information covers all Honda and Acura vehicles from 1990 to current.
The honest truth about ADAS calibrations is that they are not being taken seriously enough and it is ultimately placing driver’s lives and pedestrians at risk. We as an industry have to be better at servicing the technology of the future that is assisting us in maintaining safe driving conditions.
Imagine a run-of-the-mill day. You’re making the usual drive through your neighborhood when tragedy almost strikes — a child rides their bike in front of your SUV.
Vehicle electronics, particularly advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) components, are improving in how they “see” and react to situations drivers encounter every day on the roadway.
A recent Forbes article written by the President of ADAS Solutions at Ascential Technologies says education and training, regulatory oversight, and consumer awareness are needed to address the threat of improper collision repairs on vehicles that require calibrations.
New research from Ascential Technologies stresses the importance of properly performed post-crash ADAS calibrations and the potential need for routine maintenance to ensure proper vehicle safety functionality.
Body shops are missing most of the required advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) diagnostic operations and calibrations required on vehicles that arrive for collision repair, and need to integrate OEM procedures into their workflow, Nick Dominato, Repairify’s senior vice president of product, said during a webinar on Tuesday.
Automotive Technology is the largest web-based media platform that publishes Supplier’s profile, product specifications, videos, images and news.
Greco Publishing continues to serve the automotive repair industry for over 25 years with publications including the highly regarded New England Automative Report.