Winter 2012 NAGS Calculator Shows Mostly Increases for Popular Parts

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The Winter 2012 National Auto Glass Specifications International (NAGS) Benchmark Calculator took effect yesterday, on January 9, 2012.

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Winter 2012 NAGS Calculator Shows Mostly Increases for Popular Parts

ABRA Auto Body and Glass Opens Collision Center in Roswell, Ga.

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ABRA Auto Body and Glass has opened a new repair center in Roswell, Ga. The new facility increases the total number of ABRA repair centers to 113 in 12 states.

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NWRA Announces Release of Continuing Education Program

Posted by on January 4, 2012 under Auto News | Be the First to Comment

The National Windshield Repair Association (NWRA) has released an updated continuing education program.

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BMW Sunroof Problems Seem to Keep Falling In

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Is there a problem with the sunroofs on some BMW’s? Several local American television stations and contributors to BMW internet forums are reporting that the sunroofs on a handful of BMW’s explode leaving the car’s occupants to sit through a shower of broken glass.

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BMW Sunroof Problems Seem to Keep Falling In

Inside the Safelite/NICB Partnership

Posted by on December 13, 2011 under Auto News | Be the First to Comment

Safelite Solutions and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) announced early today that Safelite has joined the insurance group as a “strategic partner” so that it might

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Inside the Safelite/NICB Partnership

NICB First-Quarter Report Shows 72 Percent Drop in “Questionable” Auto Glass Claims

Posted by on June 9, 2011 under Auto News | Be the First to Comment

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) has reported a 72 percent decrease in “questionable” auto glass claims for the first quarter of 2011, compared with the same period of last year. The latest drop comes after a series of NICB studies reporting mounting numbers of questionable auto glass claims, including a report earlier this year alleging that questionable auto glass claims were up 450 percent for the year of 2010 over 2009.

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NICB First-Quarter Report Shows 72 Percent Drop in “Questionable” Auto Glass Claims

OHIO — Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle; Driver Flees

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Police said that a man was struck and killed early Wednesday while walking along Dublin-Granville Road on the north side.

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Safelite Joins National Auto Body Council

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Safelite AutoGlass® has signed up to become a diamond-level member of the National Auto Body Council (NABC), according to a release from the association.

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Safelite Joins National Auto Body Council

Spring NAGS Calculator Released; 18 of Top 20 Most Popular Part Prices Up from May 2010

Posted by on May 9, 2011 under Auto News | Be the First to Comment

The Spring 2011 National Auto Glass Specifications International (NAGS) Benchmark Calculator goes into effect today, May 9. glassBYTEs.com™/AGRR magazine analyzed the top 20 most popular part numbers (as reported by NAGS) and found that 18 of 20 have risen in price since the May 2010 calculator. Likewise, only two of the 20 have dropped in price since the Spring 2010 release.

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Spring NAGS Calculator Released; 18 of Top 20 Most Popular Part Prices Up from May 2010

Liftgate Glass on 2010-2011 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner Under NHTSA Investigation

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A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) investigation was opened last week regarding the liftgate glass on 2010-2011 Ford Escapes and Mercury Mariners.

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Liftgate Glass on 2010-2011 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner Under NHTSA Investigation