The Takata Recall
KEEPING YOUR CUSTOMERS SAFE The Takata recall is the largest recall in U.S. automotive history, involving roughly 37 million vehicles from 19 automakers equipped with 50 million Takata airbags—and that … Learn More
The Toyota Collision Repair & Refinish Training Calendar
JANUARY — MARCH 2019 PLANO, TX 01/08/19 200 Color Matching For Painters 01/10/19 250 Advanced Painting Techniques 01/16/19 301 Non-Structural Body Repair Techniques 01/22/19 300 Welding Techniques For Collision Repair … Learn More
Boot Camp and Cursos de Espanol
ACCELERATE YOUR CERTIFICATION WITH A TRAINING BLITZ! Toyota now offers a way for you to knock out certification requirements quickly through CR&RT Boot Camp Training. There are three different Boot … Learn More
The Power of Social Media
PART TWO: Build Your Brand with Facebook WITH MORE THAN ONE BILLION ACTIVE USERS MONTHLY, FACEBOOK IS NOT JUST A PLACE TO POST FAMILY PICTURES AND RECIPES. It’s a powerful platform … Learn More
Repair the Bumper or Replace It?
RECOMMENDATIONS TO DO THE JOB RIGHT When it comes to bumper repair, there’s more than meets the eye. Toyota and Lexus bumpers are made from Toyota Super Olefin Polymer (TSOP), … Learn More
Bonded Glass Openings: To Paint or Not to Paint?
NOT LONG AGO, THIS WAS AN EASY QUESTION TO ANSWER: IF A GLASS OPENING WAS DAMAGED IN A COLLISION, YOU’D REPAINT DURING REPAIR. Today, manufacturing and repair techniques have changed … Learn More
2019 Toyota Corolla: The Hatch is Back
INTRODUCING TOYOTA’S NEWEST, MOST STYLISH AND MOST TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED SMALL CAR YET—the 2019 Corolla Hatchback. Built on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) platform, it’s the first North American application … Learn More
Battery Maintenance for Hybrid and Auxiliary Batteries
If you’ve worked on a Toyota or Lexus hybrid vehicle you’ve probably discovered that if the vehicle hasn’t been run for 30 days or more, the state of charge may … Learn More
The POWER OF Social Media
PART ONE: Building Customer Advocacy THERE’S NO DENYING IT: In national news, personal networks and business, social media has quickly become an incredibly powerful communication tool. Word of mouth, good … Learn More
ZERO POINT Calibration
WHY AND WHEN IT NEEDS TO BE PERFORMED Here’s one way to think about the alignment of the Millimeter Wave Radar Sensor: Imagine a boy walking home from school. There’s … Learn More