BASF, in partnership with the Techforce Foundation, has awarded five $2,500 scholarships to aspiring collision repair students as part of its “Techs for Tomorrow” initiative. The recipients will also get to attend the SEMA Show [...]
The Maine Right to Repair Working Group spent a couple of hours last week debating the intent, purpose, and authority of an independent entity created by a new law passed on a referendum in 2023 [...]
Overall consumer confidence in fully automated self-driving vehicles remains low, according to J.D. Power’s “2024 U.S. Mobility Confidence Index (MCI) Study.” Following a two-year decline, the index score for consumer automated vehicle (AV) readiness increased [...]
Delaware, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, and Washington’s insurance commissioners are up for election Nov. 5. They are five of 11 states that elect the position. The other six states — California, Kansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, [...]
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators) recently sent 15 pages of comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in response to proposed rules that would ban Chinese and [...]
According to J.D. Power’s 2024 U.S. Auto Claims Satisfaction Study, the overall average repair cycle time is 22.3 days, down one day compared to 2023. The average repair cycle time for claims filed in Q3 [...]
According to survey findings released by Volvo Car Canada, 54% of Millennials and 51% of Gen Zers are “very likely” to consider electrified powertrains such as a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) for their next [...]
A Rhode Island District Court judge has remanded a federal antitrust lawsuit against Jaguar North America (JaguarNA) to state court. An Oct. 16 order states that Providence Auto Body (PAB) alleges JaguarNA violated Rhode Island [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced its list of model year 2025 vehicles selected for testing as part of its New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) 5-Star Safety Ratings. The listed vehicles, combined [...]
Despite Mercedes’ i5 received the best score from Euro NCAP for driver-assistance functions, and BYD’s ATTO 3 receiving the worst score, the luxury brand is challenged to compete in the market against the cheap Chinese-funded [...]
