As our readers know, we stay on top of all the current industry data, labor rates and legislation. Our labor rate analysis is one of the most comprehensive in the industry. Here’s the current California overall labor rate averages. Keep in mind the state varies greatly by region and this is just the overall average. The trending over the summer has been slightly downward.

In Florida, the police there broke up an insurance fraud scheme in which a ring was going around and “helping” owners behind in their car payments “dispose” of their cars. The vehicle owners would then file an insurance claim for a stolen vehicle. Click here for the full story.

In an article we found, the U.S. government has only reimbursed dealers 2% of your taxpayer money.  The article claims 4 out of 5 dealer claims for reimbursement are rejected for missing items.

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