In its latest “Repairers Realm” web series episode, I-CAR along with Redline Detection’s Chuck Kinkade, demonstrated two electric vehicle battery enclosure tests that are required by Ford post-collision. The first step, regardless of OEM, is [...]
The ongoing technician shortage can be alleviated with a systematic approach to finding and nourishing the right talent, attendees of an online forum heard. Marc Brune, business development manager at Mentor Mentee, said stepping the [...]
General Motors (GM) received a federal patent for a “smart glass” invention that can dim the glare of headlines from oncoming vehicles. Initially filed last July, the GM Global Technology Operations patent lays out how [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reviewed more than 6,500 consumer complaints, tested model year 2011-2017 Ford Explorers, and received input from automotive, medical, environmental health, and occupational safety experts to determine that [...]
Demand for auto refinishing is on the rebound following a three-year slump, PPG Industries executives said while announcing the company’s fourth-quarter earnings. The Pittsburgh-based company recorded net sales of $4.2 billion during last year’s final [...]
A Virginia auto repair shop that sold a customer’s abandoned classic car properly followed the state’s Abandoned Vehicle Act, an appeals court has ruled. The Jan. 17 finding reverses a jury verdict that found Maaco [...]
A Texas state representative who has spent years advocating for insurance reform has introduced a new bill that could change the way disputed appraisals are resolved. Rep. Travis Clardy (R-District 11)’s HB1437, filed last week, [...]
A bill introduced to the Tennessee Senate seeks to eliminate a space barrier for shops and, at least in one case, a way for insurers to prevent proper repairs under OEM procedures. SB 0180, sponsored [...]
The Collision Industry Conference (CIC)’s Estimating & Repair Planning Committee is researching how shops can be more efficient, including by spending more time initially with customers to explain repair processes. At CIC’s Jan. 19 meeting [...]
The Associated Press reports that computer chip shortages as well as a lack of other automotive parts “continued to hobble” the U.S. auto industry last year and contributed to an 8% drop in vehicle sales [...]
