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LKQ Corporation recently announced results for its fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2011. Income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter was $56.1 million and diluted earnings per share was $0.38, a 36 percent increase over…

I-CAR is collaborating with the Assured Performance Network in the development of the Road to Gold program, a new planned approach to achieving the I-CAR Gold Class Professionals designation for their network of more than 3,000 collision repair…

Sterling Autobody Centers announced its support for Operation Comfort’s Automotivation program. Operation Comfort was founded in 2004 with a commitment to providing support to service members who have been wounded in Afghanistan or Iraq and are…

Lengthy claims processes and multiple hand-offs between adjusters and other insurance company representatives have resulted in customers being significantly less satisfied with the total loss claims handling process compared to repairable claim…

BodyShopBids, an online and mobile platform that enables consumers to solicit custom auto repair estimates by uploading a photo, has announced its expansion to the state of California.

New-vehicle retail sales performance in February has been strong month-to-date, with the selling rate outperforming January’s, according to a monthly sales forecast developed by J.D. Power and Associates Power Information Network (PIN) and LMC …

BodyShopBids, an online and mobile platform that enables consumers to solicit custom auto repair estimates by uploading a photo, has announced its expansion to the state of California.

A proposed bill that would have changed the way collision repair shops in Arizona do business has been held over to the next legislative session. House Bill 2394, introduced by state Rep. Nancy McLain (R-3) in the Arizona House of Representativ…

Based on an analysis of U.S. vehicle registrations by Polk, a global market intelligence firm, the average length of ownership of vehicles that were purchased new has risen to a record 71.4 months, or nearly six years.

Fix Auto USA added two franchise locations in the Northern California market, which increased its presence in California to 29 franchises.