A Minnesota bill would require insurance companies to provide written notification to consumers and, when applicable, repair facilities, when vehicle repair costs are reduced.  The bill, Senate File 2209, requires that the notification provide specific [...]

Two men have pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with drug trafficking crimes that involved drug shipments hidden inside auto body parts, a Maryland District Attorney’s Office press release says.  Norville Clark, 56, of [...]

The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) has announced the recipients of its 2026 Most Influential Women (MIW) awards, which recognize and honor women whose career achievements have enhanced the collision repair industry. The recipients of the [...]

A class action lawsuit was filed Monday against Driven Brands Holdings and certain named company senior executives on behalf of investors in the company’s common stock for securities fraud following the disclosure of accounting errors [...]

Progressive President, CEO, and AI Director Susan Griffith filled investors in on the company’s artificial intelligence personal auto insurance strategy last week, including predictive and Gen AI. “We have a history of innovation, and so [...]

Focus Advisors reports 2025 was a slow year for mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the collision repair industry, and weighs how the industry’s more permanent versus temporary trends could impact buying and selling. “Persistent uncertainty [...]

The Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA) was the lone voice of concern during a Maryland legislative hearing for a bill that would penalize collision shops for calibrations that don’t meet the bill’s requirements and [...]

According to Rice University research, EyeDAR, a low-power millimeter-wave radar sensor roughly the size of an orange, could provide radar-equipped autonomous vehicles with critical information about surrounding traffic to extend and enhance sensing accuracy. Placed [...]

A diverse mix of sensors is needed for vehicles to truly understand their environment and avoid deadly crashes, Taylor Gage, automotive ADAS engineer at Texas Instruments recently told trade publication Fierce Sensors.   Safety of the [...]