In its latest round of infant car seat crash testing, Consumer Reports (CR) found two models have “significant structural integrity issues” — a heads up that collision repairers may be able to give to their [...]
The Washington House Committee on Consumer Protection and Business did not discuss or vote on a right-to-appraisal bill Friday, the last day the committee could pass it to the House Rules Committee, ultimately killing the [...]
asTech officials say their remote technicians now ask if repair shops have a seat weight when assisting shops performing calibrations. Kennedy Taylor, asTech senior vice president of marketing, said information provided by Mike Reynolds, Mobile [...]
Mitchell International reports that the frequency of battery electric vehicle (BEV) repairable claims increased year over year to 38% in the U.S. and 34% in Canada. In its most recent “Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights” report, [...]
Both sides of a breach of contract lawsuit filed by AirPro Diagnostics against Opus IVS and its subsidiary, Drew Technologies, have filed for summary judgment. If granted, the case won’t go to trial. Drew company, [...]
Household debt increased by $93 million, reaching $18.4 trillion, while auto loan balances increased by $11 billion to $1.66 trillion during Q4 2024, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Yahoo Finance reports [...]
The Washington Senate Business, Financial Services and Trade Committee passed a right-to-appraisal bill without any amendments Thursday. SB5721 would require insurance policies to include a provision that gives policyholders the right to an appraisal to [...]
Organizations representing the independent automotive repair industry, service professionals, collision repair experts, and most automakers have proposed a federal bill that they say would continue to guarantee independent repair facilities the same ability to perform diagnostic [...]
The Allstate Corp. filed a response Wednesday to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s suit against the company and its subsidiary Arity for collecting, using, and selling data. Paxton’s suit claims the companies illegally collected and [...]
The California Department of Insurance has issued a public service announcement warning drivers in the state about increased scams involving tow truck companies targeting car accident victims. The scams involve vehicles being held hostage for [...]
