PPG President and CEO Tim Knavish reported to investors on Friday that the company’s automotive OEM coatings business “benefited from solid global production growth and remains well positioned” but backlogs remain in the U.S. “Fundamentally, [...]
A California jury has ruled that Tesla’s autopilot was not the cause of a crash that injured a Los Angeles woman in 2020. The ruling could be viewed as a win for autonomous driving proponents [...]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) executive director is calling on the government to move forward “without delay” on a law that requires all new cars to be equipped with technology to prevent impaired [...]
The growth of electric vehicles will have unintended consequences for auto insurers, Moody’s Investors Service analysts say. Speaking during a recent podcast, Matthias Heck, a senior credit officer, said battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will likely [...]
Two back-to-back panels at this year’s International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS) USA conference held last week in Nashville gave the nonprofit, technical school, and employer perspectives on the nationwide technician shortage as well as what [...]
While Ducker predicts internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles will continue to be relevant through the next decade, the overall use of aluminum extrusion content on vehicles has already doubled, especially as more battery electric vehicles [...]
A U.S. District Court has granted class certification to a New Jersey woman who filed a complaint against GEICO for allegedly failing to pay the title and transfer fees for her total loss vehicle. Diane [...]
Used cars are likely to continue dropping in price despite inventory dipping to its lowest point since 2019, according to a Cox Automotive analysis. According to the newly-released report, about 2.05 million unsold cars were [...]
A Texas bill aimed at ensuring the accuracy of repair bills and the mandatory right to appraisal on insurance policies seemingly would have gained more traction if a full committee substitute had been carried forward. [...]
Among all the challenges and changes that electric vehicles (EVs) — and most all new vehicles — bring to the table for OEMs and repairers with more complex technology, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), and [...]
