BASF has filed two lawsuits against Florida collision shops for failing to hold up their end of contracts with the company by not purchasing an agreed-upon amount of paint and materials. A complaint was filed [...]
Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA Canada), along with Auto Care Association (ACA) and other aftermarket groups, have launched a “critical global right to repair movement” for access to in-vehicle and telematics. The groups argue [...]
An insurance company is being sued by customers who claim they were unpaid on claims because the carrier deducted labor depreciation from their payouts. Illinois residents Betty and Daniel Grawe filed a class action complaint [...]
The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) is teaming up with Honda and Acura’s Certified Collision Network in a partnership the organizations say will better equip the OEMs’ technicians to perform certified repairs. In [...]
As part of its advocacy for the mandatory right to appraisal in Texas, consumer advocacy group Texas Watch analyzed 1,246 auto insurance claims settled through independent appraisers. They found that, across all auto insurance claims, [...]
Two Rhode Island bills seek to make it illegal for insurance carriers to withhold adjuster contact information from claimants and create a new set of standards for the utilization of used parts. HB 5418 would [...]
A Philadelphia mechanic has pleaded guilty to trafficking “hazardous” airbags into the U.S. from China and selling them to unsuspecting customers. And as the industry marks National Consumer Protection Week, attorneys say the case serves [...]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is speaking out against the use of partially and fully autonomous vehicles, saying they could make roads more dangerous. Speaking during a virtual Capitol Hill briefing March 7, [...]
Repairers can also use social media to provide services to customers, as the Society of Collision Repair Specialists does on its YouTube channel.
New research from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology demonstrates how a camera with a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) can be used to determine the weakest fracture point of sheet metal with one test. This [...]
