RTS Portal Delivers Access to DEG News Blog and Repairer Driven News
Through our efforts to bring you the collision repair information that matters, I-CAR Repairability Technical Support has partnered with DEG News Blog and Repairer Driven News.
We are bringing you this relevant industry information right from the RTS Portal. Simply click on the button in the left bar with the DEG and Repairer Driven News logos. This will take to you all of their most recent stories.
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Estimate Tip – Mitchell – Information label replacement labor
10 August 2026
DEG Inquiry 41761 elaborates on information label replacement labor. “Mitchell does not develop or publish labor allowances for label replacement. “ End users may consider any
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Estimate Tip – CCCONE Web – Welded Seams & Weld Zone Repair and Refinish
02 August 2026
DEG Inquiry 41711 elaborates on replacement quarter panel welded seams and adjacent panel weld zone repair & refinish. “After review, the published Quarter Panel
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Estimate Tip – Solera Qapter (Audatex) – Data Access Fees
22 July 2026
Solera Qapter DBRM page 38 shares feedback regarding Data Access Fee “Any fees related to OEM data subscriptions and/or OEM information access are not included in part prices
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Estimate Tip – Mitchell – Masking Bumpers with texture or unpainted areas
13 July 2026
When painting a bumper that requires extra masking for textured or unpainted sections, always check the Refinish Operation Labor Notes first. Included: This masking operation
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Estimate Tip – CCCONE Web – Bedside Shipping Braces
06 July 2026
DEG Inquiry 41507 shares information on replacement bedsides that may come supplied with a shipping brace requiring removal prior to installation. “Any labor required to
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Repairer Driven News (RDN) Feed
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California BAR storage fee regulations update again up for revision, public comment following OAL concerns
10 August 2026Proposed changes to regulations of storage fees charged by automotive repair dealers (ARDs) in California will soon be up for public comment again. The passage...
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Following sale of coatings division, BASF says focus is now on ‘core businesses’
10 August 2026BASF CEO and Board of Executive Directors Chairman Markus Kamieth told investors during the company’s Q2 earnings call that BASF’s focus moving forward is on...
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State Farm VP: Insurer has listened to agents and made some adjustments
10 August 2026State Farm says that after meeting with agents regarding their new Human + Digital approach, they’ve made some adjustments. Yet, a blog post by Kristyn...
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CIC task force presents ADAS problem statement
07 August 2026The Consumer Advocacy Task Force presented an ADAS problem statement during the Collision Industry Conference (CIC)’s meeting in Chicago late last month. CIC first...
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Auto insurance shopping down, switching up in Q2
07 August 2026JD Power reports that the Q2 auto insurance shopping rate was down, but the switching rate was up. According to the latest Quarterly Insurance Signals Intelligence...