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In This Month's Issue of INSIGHT

February 2008

Volume 18 Number 2
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Feature  Industry Update  Editor's Page  Market Watch   TrendLine Survey  Investment Update

Feature:

Who Pays for What?

Results from INSIGHT’s Annual Survey of P-Page Reimbursements

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Industry Update:

  • EPA Auto Refinishing Regulation Includes Crucial Equipment and Training Requirements
  • Fox Body Shop Chain Files for Bankruptcy
  • Fred Haas Toyota World Named Certified Collision Center of Year
  • Copart Obtains Patent for VB2 Online Auction Platform
  • ASE Announces Officers for 2008
  • AchieveYourCareer and North American International Auto Show Launch Automotive Online Degree Section
  • CIECA Elects 2008 Board of Trustee Officers
  • Sherwin-Williams Named to FORTUNE’s 2008 List of 100 Best Companies to Work For
  • smart USA Announces U.S. Dealer Network
  • AAAS Endorses Quality Parts Coalition
  • CIC Update: Palm Springs CIC Panel Debates Repair Standards

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TrendLine Survey:

Employee Pay Plans

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Editor's Page:

February 2008 Editor's Page
by Karen Kilbane, Editor

No Insurer Valentines This Year

Market Watch:

February 2008 Market Watch
This month’s Market Watch features shops in Worcester, MA and Albany, NY from the east coast; Midwestern Detroit, MI and (new this month) LaCrosse, WI; southern market Lake Charles, LA; Des Moines, IA from the plains; southwestern market Albuquerque, NM; and Concord, CA from the west coast.

Investment Update

Collision Repair Industry Stocks:Living in the Groundhog’s Shadow Charlie Baker's monthly review of publicly traded Collision Repair Industry stocks.

... There appears to be one ray of light amid the economic shadows these days. Winter weather seems to be willing to help the Collision Repair Industry for at least six more weeks. For a change, statistics have indicated an increase in the number of collisions across the nation. Collision repair facilities in the U.S. may be getting busy....

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