General repair shops are increasingly gaining market share compared to dealership shops in the U.S., according to Cox Automotive research. In its report, “Under the Hood: Opportunities and Challenges in the Service Industry,” Cox Automotive [...]
A lawsuit against Allstate by a Maryland body shop over allegations of steering, tortious interference, and defamation has been dismissed. Total Recon Auto Center, an independent Tesla-certified collision repair center, sued the carrier for $225,000 [...]
Nearly all of Washington small businesses experienced health premium hikes throughout the past year and are expecting an additional 9% increase next year, according to a new survey. The Small Business for America’s Future (SBAF) [...]
The inflationary rate of auto insurance climbed by 19.2% from November 2022 to November 2023, continuing to be above the total inflation rate of 3.1%, and contributed 0.5 percentage points to the rate, according to [...]
Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) – including automatic emergency braking (AEB), blind spot monitoring and lane departure warning – can increase repair costs by up to 37.6% after a crash, according to a recent study [...]
The latest trends report from CCC Intelligent Solutions that looks back on 2023 found three trends have continued, and need to be improved upon in the new year, which “requires both shops and carriers to [...]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has performed its updated moderate overlap front crash test on eight luxury vehicles to test how back row passengers would fare in a collision. Just three —the Lincoln [...]
The amount of students graduating from technical schools has increased for the first time in a decade, according to a new report. TechForce Foundation’s recently-released Technician Supply & Demand report found that student completions in [...]
Equipping tires for snow could be as easy as pushing a button in the future, with a new technology developed by Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation, according to a press release. The patent-pending technology [...]
Three U.S. Congress members have asked the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for a briefing regarding the effect compliance with a controversial “right to repair” Massachusetts state law will have on marketplace competition and [...]
