In less than 12 hours on Tuesday, General Motors Canada agreed to terms from nearly 4,300 Unifor members on strike who claimed the OEM was “stubbornly refusing” to meet the union’s pattern agreement first agreed [...]
A judge has ruled in Tesla’s favor to arbitrate claims that the automaker misled the public in describing the functions of its advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) technologies, Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD), leading to [...]
AirPro Diagnostics says its mobile static recalibration device, Auggie, has been independently tested proving vehicles calibrated with the system meet the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) crash test scenario [...]
Rep. Tiffany Roberts (D-District 149) has shared her thoughts in opposition to Maine’s upcoming “right to repair” referendum question, citing it as unnecessary and creating potential cybersecurity risks. Her column was published by the Portland [...]
A memo from State Farm to its Select Service® repair centers states that beginning Oct. 16, the carrier will end its yearslong suspension on the use of “non-OEM crash parts,” i.e. aftermarket parts. “State Farm will sunset [...]
Repairify company asTech has launched a new generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool that it says delivers custom, on-demand collision repair recommendations in real-time. Its latest product, called asTech Insights, uses the results from an asTech [...]
In the latest Consumer Tip video from the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS), board members discussed the right to appraisal — a commonly available option for policyholders who may not know it exists. If [...]
MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers says a survey of its members found that nearly 30% have laid off employees as a result of the ongoing UAW strike against Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis. Its Sept. 29 [...]
The ongoing skilled trade shortage has forced repair facilities to do more with less, and until the industry develops a solution to attract and retain more technicians, facilities have found themselves struggling to keep up [...]
Innova Electronics Corp.’s 7111 Smart Diagnostic System (SDS) tablet can now access Fiat Chrysler Automobiles U.S. (FCA) through AutoAuth. Repair centers and/or individual technicians that register for AutoAuth access will unlock FCA Secure Gateway (SGW)-protected [...]
