Rivian has expanded its partnership with energy technology company Redwood Materials to recycle production scrap and end-of-life EV batteries, according to a Rivian press release. Redwood will also provide stationary battery storage at its manufacturing [...]

A National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) working group has adopted revisions to the association’s State Licensing Handbook for insurance producers and has requested public comment. The Producer Licensing Uniformity (D) Working Group adopted the [...]

The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has shared details about the third and final session of its 2026 OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit, which will wrap up an afternoon program focused on vehicle safety, [...]

China has proposed a new draft rule to set standards for remanufactured auto parts, according to multiple media sources.  Business Today Malaysia reports the proposal sets requirements for sourcing used components, product quality, traceability, and [...]

A new report from Volvo finds that equal protection for men and women can be achieved through data-driven safety development grounded in real-world crash research, the release states.  The research found that overall injury for [...]

A class action lawsuit filed Oct. 8 in California against CCC Intelligent Solutions and CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings alleges that CCC stores personally identifiable information (PII) from collision repair estimates created in CCC ONE to [...]

At the SEMA Show next month, active safety engineers from General Motors and Ford will provide a look behind the engineering decisions that influence vehicle safety before, during, and after a collision.  They’ll speak during [...]

An Edmunds Q3 2026 report on vehicle buying trends found that new-vehicle buyers borrowed at record levels, took on record-high monthly payments, and financed loans for historic lengths. The average amount financed climbed to $44,664 [...]