07/07/2026
**🚗 After a Collision, You Have a Choice. Choose a GM Certified Collision Repair Shop.**
Not all collision repairs are the same. While your insurance company may recommend a shop from their preferred network, **you have the right to choose where your vehicle is repaired.**
Here's why choosing a **GM Certified Collision Repair Center** matters:
✅ **Factory-Trained Technicians**
GM Certified shops receive manufacturer-specific training to repair your vehicle according to GM's repair procedures.
✅ **GM Original Equipment (OE) Parts**
GM OE parts are designed, engineered, tested, and backed by General Motors to help restore your vehicle as close as possible to its pre-accident condition.
✅ **Advanced Safety Systems Matter**
Today's GM vehicles rely on cameras, sensors, and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). Certified shops have the tools, equipment, and repair procedures necessary to properly restore and calibrate these systems after a collision.
# # # Don't Let Your Insurance Company Decide What's Best for Your Vehicle
Insurance companies often have **Direct Repair Program (DRP)** or "preferred" shops. These recommendations are based on business agreements—not necessarily on manufacturer certification.
A preferred shop may still perform quality work, but being on an insurance network **does not automatically mean the shop is GM Certified or follows GM repair procedures.**
As the vehicle owner:
* ✔️ You have the right to choose your repair facility.
* ✔️ You can ask for GM Original Equipment parts.
* ✔️ You can request that your vehicle be repaired using GM-approved repair procedures.
Find a GM Certified Collision Repair Center near you:
**[https://www.gmparts.com/collision-locator]**
When your family's safety is riding on the repair, don't settle for "good enough." Choose a shop that's trained and certified by the manufacturer that built your vehicle.
**Yeakley's Auto Body**
📍 8272 Hwy 36, Hammond, IL 61929
📞 (217) 262-3212
🌐 [https://yeakleysauto.com]
