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The MCRA was formally organized in 1998. The MCRA continues to see annual membership growth. The MCRA has committed scholarship funds to and Montana State University’s Automobile Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology program. In addition to education and skills development, the MCRA promotes the auto collision industry through legislative efforts to provide body shops and consumers a legal environment that allows them the best opportunity to have vehicles repaired safely and properly.

Concerns about scanning, calibration and insurance-driven standardized pricing

Guide to Complete Repair Planning; Operations Reference Handbook

Answering the CCC ONE Bumper Refinish Prompt

Crash-test results and analysis of the impact of a non-professional repair on the performance of the side structure of a car (VW Passat)

Destructive testing on spot welds

Joint Statement Regarding the Collection and Reporting of Repairer Business Data

Destructive testing on spot welds

Letter from VP of Audatex regarding estimates written on ShopLink and ADXE

Letter from CCC Information Services regarding Joint Statement Regardgin the Collection and Reporting of Repairer Business Data

Mitchell Response to Associations

The Takata Effect – How Recall Notification is Evolving – Wayne Mitchell

Connected Cars and Shops – The Future of the Collision Industry – Fred Iantorno

How to Grow Your Own Technicians During a Shortage of Help – Kyle Holt

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