Proper Names: Updates to Mitchell software to include EV-specific language for damage assessments
San Diego, California — Electric vehicles are becoming more prevalent and technicians need software that can keep up; to that end, Mitchell has announced upgrades to its cloud estimating software that the company says will “simplify the collision damage appraisal process for battery electric vehicles (EVs).” Chief among the updates to the platform is the […]
Guess Who: Dave Luehr, Phil Allen to host webinar on damage analysis, estimating, and blueprinting best practices
Nashville, Tennessee — Elite Body Shop Solutions founder Dave Luehr, is hosting an upcoming webinar this Thursday, August 18th. The webinar, entitled, “Stop Writing Guesstimates Start Making Money!” vows to educate those in attendance on the importance of accuracy and efficiency when making estimates. The webinar will highlight how proper damage analysis can help eliminate […]
Uncrossed Wires: New update to Identifix software improves diagram viewing feature, Solera says
Texas, United States — Solera is aiming to make the repair process as seamless and convenient as ever with the announcement of a new update to the company’s Identifix Direct-Hit repair software, which now allows for additional wiring diagram viewing features. With this new update, announced by the company in a press release last Tuesday, […]
An Economical Choice: Solera renews multi-year visual intelligence, machine learning platform partnership with Economical Insurance
Toronto, Ontario — Solera has announced the renewal of its multi-year agreement with Economical, Sonnet and Family Insurance Solutions to use its visual intelligence (VI)/machine learning (ML) platform as a workflow management tool. “We are honoured to collaborate with Economical on its innovation journey. Solera’s data and technology have enabled us to deliver AI-powered solutions […]
Intelligent Integration: Volvo offering AI inspection tech to U.S. east coast dealers
Washington, D.C. — Volvo dealerships on the U.S.’s east coast are due for a major equipment upgrade as the Swedish automaker announced that artificial intelligence vehicle inspection tech will be provided to Volvo dealers in the region. The company says the goal behind this decision is to equip U.S. retailers with Israel-based UVeye’s AI vehicle […]
Almost All OEMs: Solera adds Toyota, Lexus to AudaVIN service
Westlake, Texas — Solera just announced that it will be expanding its Toyota and Lexus makes and models to AudaVin, a vehicle identification number (VIN) service. Having Toyota and Lexus with AudaVin means that the VIN service now covers 80 percent of vehicles on the road today in the United States. Solera’s AI-based repair, estimating […]
Don’t Be a Guesstimator: Forty says do your research and remove the guesswork
By Forty, the Progressive Estimator It isn’t very often that the wheel is reinvented, but what happens to the old wheels when they have been improved upon? With each improvement of accuracy and performance, how long until the older model becomes a past solution to a non-modern problem? With today’s manufacturing processes and the further […]
Automation Transformation: Solera report shows 72 percent of consumers want automated claims service
Westlake, Texas – In another show of the pandemic’s effect on consumer habits, a recent report from Solera indicates that nearly three-quarters of consumers want a fully-automated repair and claims experience. In a survey conducted by the automotive software developer, it was found that 72 percent of respondents said that they felt confident in their […]
How Using DEG (a FREE Resource!) Can Impact Your Business
It’s time to dive into FREE resources available to help build and develop a strong repair plan in this month’s Elite Webinar with host, Dave Luehr, and guest presenter, DEG Administrator Danny Gredinberg! Repairers are often left on their own to seek information. DEG offers repairers / industry professionals a FREE resource to help understand […]
Estimating Plastic Repair with Polyvance
By Laura Orchard Toronto, Ontario — October 23, 2018 — Polyvance has another addition of its online plastic repair course, estimating plastic repair, which helps students indentify when a plastic bumper should be repaired or replaced. This course is developed in partnership with accountable estimating, an online, self-paced course designed to educate collision damage estimators […]
