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AK / CA / HI / ID / MT / NV / OR / WA / WY Vol. 43 / Issue 8 / August 2025 REGIONAL NEWS Body Shops Find Their Financials Lacking Despite Money in Bank New California Rules on Estimate By Paul Hughes unsexy, technical work of putting Writing For Body Shops Now in Effect Autobody News in dollars or pulling them from the Paul Hughes confusion on insurer co-pays even correct virtual mattresses. Autobody News after signing” estimates as well “We’ve run the business off of looking “Where’s your ROI at? If you have “vague descriptions of work to at our bank account,” said Danny a question, is the answer easily New California regulations on be performed” as reasons for the Paez, co-owner of Auto Perfection accessible?” Murrieta said. writing estimates for repairs after revisions. in Savannah, GA. The shop has north In one sense, Paez and Murrieta teardown took effect July 1. A failure Fines of up to $5,000 per citation of 20 years in operation, but it took still don’t do this work — they’re b
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