I-CAR Repairers Realm: RTS 2025 Year In Review

Published: 06 January 2026

I-CAR had a discussion on the Repairability Technical Support (RTS) 2025 year in review.

In December’s episode of Repairers Realm, Tony Guzman, Supervisor, Instructional Designer, talked with Scott VanHulle, Manager, RTS & OEM Relations, about what can be found on the RTS portal.

Whether you are a technician, estimator, or industry leader, this episode has something for everyone. Some of the questions answered include:

How much information is on the RTS portal?
What are Hotspot articles?
What types of technical articles can be found on RTS?
What is in the RTS newsletter?

Additional I-CAR Collision Repair News you may find helpful:

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