Hyundai has issued a safety recall for 239,000 vehicles equipped with seat belt pretensioners that could explode, possibly injuring occupants. Three injuries have been reported, two in the U.S. and one in Singapore. The recall [...]
The proponent of Massachusetts’ voter-approved Right to Repair Act is calling for the prompt resolution of a legal challenge to the law filed 18 months ago by an organization representing automakers. In a brief filed [...]
Rising insurance premiums have made a sizeable dent in consumer satisfaction, and driven many customers to shop for lower rates, according to the J.D. Power 2022 U.S. Insurance Shopping Study. The survey attributes carriers’ need [...]
Ford Europe and some of the OEM’s engineers in California are conducting trials of connected vehicle technology using geofencing, or a virtual geographical boundary, in Germany that “could one day do away with the need [...]
A federal class action lawsuit has been filed against three automakers, ARC Automotive, and other manufacturers that seeks a jury trial and damages for owners of vehicles with “tens of millions” of allegedly defective and [...]
Twelve-month subscriptions to Tesla’s online service and repair information, previously priced at $3,187.50, are now free, according to the OEM’s signup page. The service and repair information includes the digital service, parts, and body repair [...]
The Illinois Secretary of State’s office on Thursday implemented a stay on Carvana’s temporary suspension order, which allows the company to conduct business in the state “under strict guidelines.” Carvana’s dealer license was suspended by [...]
Global engineering firm Ricardo has designed a self-driving battery electric vehicle (BEV) that it says can be built on conventional assembly lines and repaired by body shops with existing techniques. Ricardo’s designs for SEM1 (Steel [...]
In the Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association’s latest webcast, “Data Sharing in the Collision Industry and Its Unintended Consequences,” CIECA Executive Director Paul Barry and Datatouch Managing Director Pete Tagliapetra discussed the importance of collision [...]
Customer satisfaction with insurers’ digital offerings has fallen, despite significant investments in customer-facing websites and mobile apps, a J.D. Power study of the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry has found. J.D. Power found that [...]
