Two main points came out of an interview with four automakers during a July 20 Collision Industry Conference (CIC) special session — look up OEM repair procedures for every single repair and that electric vehicle [...]

USAA must face a potential class action suit accusing the carrier of failing to pay the full actual cash value (ACV) of totaled vehicles, a federal judge in Mississippi has ruled. In denying USAA’s motion [...]

An Illinois judge has ordered a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Secretary of State that restricts revocation or suspension of Carvana’s Illinois dealer license pending an Aug. 31 hearing. Secretary of State Jesse White’s [...]

BMW has issued a recall for certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive50, iX M60, 2022 i4 eDrive40, and i4 M50 vehicles warning that the high-voltage batteries might have internal damage that could cause a fire. BMW said [...]

In covering what’s next for the automotive industry, the Collision Industry Conference (CIC)’s Future Disruptions Committee took a look at what’s trending now and the future of changing business models for transportation, insurance and claims, [...]

With the ever-expanding adoption of radar, lidar, and other advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) technologies, paint and coatings have become a functional part of vehicles, which brings new considerations for collision repairers, a panel of [...]

Toyota has announced the return of the Crown — a sedan that was a popular model that first debuted in 1955 as the “Toyopet Crown” and was the OEM’s first mass-produced passenger vehicle, and was [...]

Drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) are more likely to engage in risky behaviors like speeding and hard acceleration, but battery range and climate have an effect on miles driven, according to an analysis published by [...]