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Vol. 38 / Issue 1 / January 2020
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CIC Committees Offer Ideas for Better Welding Practices, Documentation of Test Drives
Mosaic ADT Created to Achieve Repeatable, Error-Free Calibrations
by John Yoswick
by Stacey Phillips
Collision Industry Conference (CIC) committees in Las Vegas in Novem-
Toby Chess and Kye Yueng offered tips and best practices related to improving shop welding. Credit: John Yoswick
ber tackled topics ranging from better welding practices to OEM procedures and new ways of documenting increasingly detailed vehicle test drives. Toby Chess, an industry trainer who leads CIC’s “Technical Presentations” committee and who has conducted more than 6,000 I-CAR welding tests over 15 years, said at least five automakers – Ford, Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Audi/VW /Porsche – have OEM procedures with detailed instructions for performing destructive testing on plug welds and spot welds prior to weldSee CIC Committees, Page 16
Two Veterans Get Benevolence Cars From Mike’s Auto Body
Lee Daugherty, vice president of global collision sales for Chief Collision Technology. Credit: Chief Collision Technology
See Retain Employees, Page 20
Happy
Holidays
by Ed Attanasio
On Nov. 8, Mike’s Auto Body celebrated Veteran’s Day at its Fairfield, CA, location a few days early by presenting two completely refurbished vehicles to active military families who are stationed at Travis Air Force Base. It was all part of Mike’s annual Benevolence program, which is a community relations program whose mission is to present refurbished “new” used cars to deserving individuals or organizations in conjunction with NABC™ Recycled Rides® and local businesses.
There are an increasing number of vehicles on the road today with Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems
(ADAS). As the percentage continues to rise, the greater the demand will be for calibration to ensure a proper repair, said Lee Daugherty, vice president of global collision sales for Chief Collision Technology. To help meet this growing industry need, Chief Collision Technology teamed up with Burke Porter Group to create ADAS calibration equipment. After two years in development, Mosaic Advanced Diagnostics Technology (ADT) was launched in November at the SEMA show in Las Vegas. “When a vehicle is in a collision,
From AUTOBODY
CA Court Issues Final Ruling on Glenn v. Hyundai Lawsuit United States Air Force Veteran Chris Coffelt, married with two daughters, wrote a brief letter that resonated with all of the people at Mike’s Auto Body. Credit: Ed Attanasio
Both of the Benevolence vehicles were covered and adorned with See Two Veterans, Page 26
by Emmariah Holcomb, glassBYTEs.com
California District Court judge has issued a final ruling in the Billy Glenn v. Hyundai exploding sunroof lawsuit. The court found Hyundai responsible for covering $5.4 million in attorney’s fees as a settlement. The court also stated $5,000 are to be awarded to the six class representatives, also paid for by the automotive maker. “The court further finds the requested service awards are fair and reasonable, given the time and effort expended by the class representatives on behalf of the class. The six class representatives are hereby awarded $5,000 each, to be paid by
[the] defendant [Hyundai] included as part of the $5.4 million attorney’s fee award, not in addition to that award, pursuant to the terms of the settlement agreement,” a portion of the final ruling reads. The court overruled several objections, which include: • “Hyundai should recall or buy back the class vehicles. Although those remedies could arguably provide benefits beyond those negotiated, the extant settlement constitutes a fair compromise of plaintiffs’ and class members’ claims; • The extended warranty provided by the settlement should be of longer duration; See Glenn v. Hyundai, Page 24
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