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Undercoatings (Fig 10) are applied to the underside of a vehicle to provide protection from the various road hazards, such as rocks. It also

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cluded item) to determine the number of coats of material needed to match existing undercoatings. Stone guard or chip guard is applied to areas such as the bottom of door skins, rocker panels and quarter panels prior to refi nishing. Honda and Toyota state in the repair manuals the collision repair facility needs to make sure the application will be the same texture as the OEM applied materials. In other words, you will need to make test panels and that is a non-included operation. We will discuss more corrosion protection products next month.

I-CAR ® , the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair, announced July 15 the addition of renowned collision repair industry veteran Jeff Peevy to its executive leadership team as vice president of technical products, programs and services. In this new role, which becomes eff ective at the end of July, Peevy will spearhead the strategic development and growth of all I-CAR curriculum and technical relations eff orts while leveraging his 20-plus years of executive management experience in the industry. Most recently, Peevy served as president of the Automotive Management Institute (AMI) since 2015, and as the 2019-20 chairman of the Collision Industry Conference (CIC.) He also shares a long and successful history with I-CAR, where he served as senior director of fi eld operations and led I-CAR’s collision repair segment team before his AMI post.

Source: I-CAR SEMA Showgoers will be required to wear a face mask or a face shield during the 2020 event, as part of a proactive plan to prevent the spreading of germs and provide exhibitors and attendees with a safe environment where they will be able to conduct business. With 1,800 exhibiting companies participating in the upcoming event on Nov. 3-6 in Las Vegas, NV, the annual B2B SEMA Show will include several precautions and preventive safety measures. In addition to adhering to best practices, Show organizers released a video that outlines additional precautions that will be taken to focus on the health and well-being of those at the SEMA Show. The guidelines, which include the following, are posted at www. semashow.com.

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CAR Coalition Urges Data Control

The Consumer Access to Repair (CAR) Coalition recently sent a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy and Commerce, speaking out against a previous request on behalf of auto manufacturers opposing consumers’ choice over the use of the data generated by telematics in their vehicles. According to the CAR Coalition, limiting that choice is driving out repair competition, while the consumer cost of auto repair has risen dramatically. The previous request, in a letter to the same committee sent by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation on behalf of auto manufacturers, called for a fi veyear federal preemption of any state action regarding access to telematics data. The CAR Coaltion said such a move which would only strengthen the manufacturers’ developing monopoly of the automotive collision repair chain.

Source: CAR Coalition It turns out the long wait for Tesla’s highly-anticipated Battery Day event will be a bit longer, but it will certainly be well worth the wait. In a recent announcement on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated the tentative date for Battery Day will be Sept. 15. But that’s not all, as the event will be held along with the Annual Shareholder Meeting. Musk posted the announcement this weekend, later adding the event will be held in Fremont, CA. Musk noted Battery Day will include a tour of Tesla’s cell production system, among other things. Considering the location of the event, it appears Tesla may be bringing investors to its secret and rumored skunkworks lab located at the company’s Kato Road facility, just a few minutes away from the Fremont plant. Speculations are abounding about what Tesla would reveal in its Battery Day event. The last time Tesla held a similar event was Autonomy Day in April 2019, and that included a deep dive and discussion of the company’s custom Hardware 3 chip. Everything about HW3, from its design to its performance, was discussed intensively. This same amount of attention to detail is expected for Battery Day.

In classic Elon Musk fashion, Battery Day has experienced some delays, a lot of it due to the coronavirus pandemic. If Musk’s recent Twitter announcement is any indication, this delay is due, at least in part, to the fact the company seems determined to show its shareholders what its battery cell technology is like fi rsthand. And considering how impressive Tesla’s batteries already are today, it’s pretty exciting to see what the company has in store for the future. Previous reports point to Tesla In his spare time, Dick gave back to the community that meant so much to him. Besides coaching youth sports, he served on the Northwest YMCA board, was a Roseville Rotarian and sponsored many youth teams year after year. He and Beryl enjoyed golfi ng and were members of Midland Hills and Indian Hills Golf clubs. He was an avid reader and would read anything related to news, politics and business. He also loved cars and shared that love with his sons. Dick was a man of many talents: businessman, entrepreneur, visionary, mentor, coach. Most importantly, he was a loving man who would do anything for his family. His drive for excellence, integrity, hard work and dedication proved anything could be achieved, and any obstacle could be overcome. He often used the phrase “tough mustang” to encourage family members. With Beryl, his wife of 64 years, at his side, Dick passed away at home. In addition to his wife, Dick is survived by sons Jeff (London Savant), Scott and Mike (Gayle); grandchildren Alyssa, Lindsay discussing its next-generation battery cells at Battery Day. These cells are rumored to be capable of lasting a million miles if used in electric vehicles, and decades if deployed as battery storage devices. If Tesla does discuss cells that match these speculations, then the entire electric vehicle industry—and the shift to sustainability as a whole—will likely change forever. Among the remaining roadblocks for widespread EV adoption are the limitations of the current generations of batteries. Batteries today are capable in their own right, but they are still more expensive compared to a traditional internal combustion engine. Tesla’s rumored million-mile batteries are expected to reach, and perhaps even go beyond, price parity with gas-powered cars. By doing so, Tesla would be able to accelerate the EV transition even more.

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Industry Legend Dick Schoonover Dies

Dick Schoonover, of Woodbury, Little Lakes-Little League and MN, who grew his family auto body Lake Region Youth Hockey. shop into a nationally-recognized He was a student of the game company while helping to advance and he shared his competitive spirthe collision repair indusit with all who played for try as a whole, died July 9, him. 2020. He was 84. In addition to his love Dick graduated from for family, Dick loved the Murray High School in family business. In 1973, 1955, where he had played he moved Schoonover football, basketball and Auto Rebuild to Shorevbaseball, earning a letter iew. Dick was an innovain all three sports over four Dick Schoonover tor and was always two years. That was also where steps ahead of the comhe met the love of his life, Beryl. petition. He set the bar high for Dick and Beryl were married customer service and quality and in 1956 and started their family in made sure his employees had the St. Paul, MN. Dick went to work best tools, equipment and training for his dad, Chuck, at the family available. During his leadership, business, Schoonover Auto Rehe grew the company to a nationbuild. Dick took it over in the mid ally recognized repair facility. ‘60s after Chuck’s early passing. Dick was involved in the Dick and Beryl built a home collision repair industry, serving in Shoreview, MN, and raised on many boards and committees their three sons. Dick balanced at the state and national level for small business ownership with ASA, ASC, I-CAR and others. family time. He encouraged the Dick helped develop legislation, boys to be active in sports and rules and procedures granting helped them develop a love of the rights to consumers and leveling game, especially hockey. Over the the playing field with auto insuryears, Dick coached Legion ball, ers.

mission. (Ben), Courtney, Abby (Drew), Anna and Matthew; great-grandchildren Jaxon, Maddox, Keegan and Josie; sister Jodie Roche (Michael) and nephew Ronan (Rebecca). He was preceded in death by grandson Patrick. The Schoonover family would like to thank the caregivers from St. Therese and CareAparent, who provided comfort, care, companionship and support while Dick was in hospice. A memorial services will be held at a later date. Memorials preferred to Patrick Schoonover Heart Foundation, www.playforpatrick.org, or King of Kings Lutheran Church, Woodbury, www.kingofkingswoodbury. org.

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