State Farm pays $650,000 to settle bad-faith lawsuit
State Farm has paid $650,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing it of acting in bad faith against two of its own customers by refusing to pay an arbitrated award, according to an attorney for the [...]
Experts: ADAS safety potential goes hand in hand with consumer education
Tarik Bolat, CEO and co-founder of autonomous driving tech company GPR, wrote in an Automotive News opinion piece that many motorists turn off safety features, such as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), because they think [...]
Chip shortage leaves certain Equinox, Terrain vehicles without 2 ADAS features
Because of the continuing chip shortage, General Motors has begun shipping some 2022 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles without certain advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) features, General Motors said. As of July 4, certain [...]
2022 SEMA Show to offer expanded EV exhibit area – Repairer Driven News
... where attendees can see free hands-on welding demonstrations and presentations by I-CAR, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) ...
GM gives more detail on Michigan plants investment; CA lithium tax could delay EV timeline
General Motors has provided details on the last chunk of funding it’s investing in its Michigan assembly plants to produce more electric vehicles (EVs), EV batteries, and to expand assembly plant capacity, but Controlled Thermal [...]
2022 SEMA Show to offer expanded EV exhibit area
The 2022 SEMA Show will include an expanded SEMA Electrified section featuring advancements in electric vehicle (EV) technology, organizers have announced. Included in the special exhibit area, located once again in the Las Vegas Convention [...]
NTSB chair: NHTSA’s vehicle safety testing lags behind, ‘fails consumers’
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), also known as the 5-Star Safety Rating Program, that Americans use when shopping for new passenger vehicles “fails consumers” by not including collision-avoidance [...]
Growth of embedded insurance holds promise for consumers, carriers, Swiss Re exec says
Embedded insurance, a way for carriers to sell policies to customers at the point of sale of consumer goods, is quickly evolving, with “billions of dollars of potential” in areas like auto, home, and business [...]
Hyundai working on next-gen tires for EVs
Hyundai Motor Group is working with Michelin to develop next-generation tires that will be optimized for premium electric vehicles (EVs). When Repairer Driven News asked Hyundai what the purpose in developing a new type of [...]
Auto insurers’ figures show they pocketed millions in pandemic profits in Illinois
Even after providing rebates, auto insurers reaped hundreds of millions of dollars in additional profits from their customers in Illinois during the pandemic, according to two consumer groups’ analysis of figures made public by the [...]