Kristin Dziczek, a Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago policy advisor, described the 2025 auto industry as a shock absorber during the Automotive Insights Symposium held at the Detroit branch last week “Last year, many of [...]

A South Dakota bill would ban insurance companies from declaring a motor vehicle a total loss unless the cost of repairs meets or exceeds 75% of the actual cash value before it was damaged.  SB [...]

Axalta leaders shared further details on its merger with AkzoNobel on Tuesday during its Q4 2025 and full-year earnings call with investors. In November, the companies announced a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock [...]

As the vehicle market shifts, some franchised dealerships are retailing branded or salvaged titles, an issue that an Automotive News opinion piece says should bring forth standardizing and codifying the post-repair safety and roadworthy state-level [...]

The Alliance of Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators) and the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office have agreed to pause proceedings in an appealed lawsuit regarding the 2020 Data Access Law to consider a settlement. In February 2025, [...]

Fourth-quarter lobbying disclosures from 2025 show insurance companies and groups focused on multiple issues that impact the repair industry in the last part of the year, including the REPAIR Act, towing regulations, and disaster insurance [...]

Honda and DriveOhio, the smart mobility hub of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), have completed a first-of-its-kind pilot project demonstrating how real-time vehicle-generated data can detect and report road deficiencies, according to a Honda [...]

Overall length of rental (LOR) for collision‑related rentals in Q4 2025 was 15.9 days, a 0.6‑day decrease compared to Q4 2024, according to Enterprise Mobility. The newest LOR report states that while there is a [...]