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Toyota pushes dealers for certified body shops

Juan Gomez of Puente Hills Toyota's certified collision center welds a 2004 Toyota Camry. The center generates $450,000 in monthly revenue.
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By:
Mark Rechtin
December 03, 2012 05:00 AM

LOS ANGELES -- Toyota Motor Sales wants more of its dealers to bring body shop work inside their dealerships, not farm it out to independents. And it wants those dealers to be certified according to Toyota guidelines.

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