Surventis, formerly BASF Coatings, has launched as an independent company, completing its carve-out from BASF as a corporate brand. With around €3.9 billion in annual sales and around 10,700 employees, a press release from the [...]

Lucid Group has announced organizational and leadership changes under CEO Silvio Napoli, which it says is “designed to simplify the company’s structure, sharpen accountability, and improve execution.” A July 2 press release notes that the [...]

Repairify and Opus IVS have combined their automotive diagnostic business following the completion of their previously disclosed transaction, according to a press release.  The two companies announced in January an intent to combine Repairify’s diagnostic [...]

Farmers Insurance cut at least 350 jobs in personal and commercial auto, claims, and distribution last month, according to a P&C Specialist article.  The insurer confirmed that there was a reduction to the publication but [...]

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has updated the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) is proposing that manual brakes be eliminated as a mandate for vehicles designed to be driven exclusively by automated [...]

New information from General Motors on its “safety culture” and safety engineering progress notes that the stretch between Memorial Day and Labor Day is often referred to as the “100 deadliest days,” especially for teen [...]

For the second consecutive year, there has been an increase in the percentage of shops saying insurers “never pay” for destructive weld testing, while the percentage of shops that said they are regularly paid for [...]