Solid-state battery developer Solid Power announced Monday that it has finished installing a pilot production line at its factory in Louisville, Colorado, and is on target to begin supplying battery cells to partners Ford and [...]
In response to an annual survey conducted by the ASE Training Managers Council (ATMC), 63% of collision technicians said the training they need the most is in collision structural repair. However, interestingly, about 18% of [...]
An increasing number of EV producers are showing interest in integrating large aluminum castings, or mega-castings, into their vehicle structures, in spite of “many doubts about repair ability, life cycle and aging,” according to a [...]
A California company has entered into a consent order with the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) after adjusting thousands of property and casualty insurance claims on Texas risks without a required state license. Under the [...]
A New York City councilman has lodged his complaints against businesses, including auto body shops, for taking on-street parking away from the public through a piece of legislation that will prohibit commercial use of the [...]
In a Society of Collision Repair Specialists 2021 Quick Tips video, CollisionAdvice.com CEO Mike Anderson notes that most people today use their ...
The 2022 Honda Civic incorporates a laser-brazed roof, extending that technique to the OEM’s entry-level vehicles, and uses a greater amount of high strength steel (HSS) and aluminum to save weight, a Honda project leader [...]
Eight out of 22 automakers have updated their emergency response guides (ERGs) to include vehicle-specific information for fighting high-voltage lithium-ion battery fires in electric vehicles (EVs) at the recommendation of the National Transportation Safety Board [...]
A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a class action suit against GEICO for charging excessive auto insurance premiums to New York drivers during the pandemic. The court found that the suit, filed [...]
Toyota’s new infotainment system, called “Intelligent Assistant,” is another example of why collision repair shops should know how to help customers clear personal identification information (PII) stored on their vehicles when they’ve been deemed total [...]
