CDK is promising financial relief to more than 15,000 dealerships that saw service outages for nearly two weeks due to a ransomware attack, CBT Global is reporting. The outlet says CEO Brian MacDonald told dealerships [...]
A new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) found little evidence that partial automation systems prevent collisions. The study was first done in 2021 on BMW and Nissan [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update and improve seatback safety standards. The notice continues to lay the groundwork for advancing vehicle safety and reducing [...]
While driver assistance technology offerings continue to evolve on newer vehicles, many consumers want to use them but find it challenging to understand how they work or how to use them. Nissan says an in-person [...]
Stellantis and research institution, CEA, have teamed up for a five-year collaboration that targets the in-house design of next-generation battery cells for electric vehicles. Mercedes-Benz has also taken a new global step in battery production. [...]
After watching a SkillsUSA Collision Repair Technology competition at the state level last year, Elijah Stines turned to his Unake High School teacher and said, “I’m going to be your first national champion.” Last month, [...]
Sixty-one percent (more than 3 in 5) of shops said in the latest “Who Pays for What?” survey that they are researching OEM repair procedures on “all” or “most” of the vehicles they repair. That’s [...]
Progressive has agreed to settle a class action total loss underpayment lawsuit for $48 million. The complaint was filed in July 2021, and later amended, in Southern New York District Court. The plaintiffs allege Progressive [...]
A new United Nations global road safety campaign, launched in the U.S. last week, is part of a U.N. goal to reduce approximately 51.2 million annual deaths and injuries caused by road-related incidents worldwide by [...]
Porsche says it is working with other partners to create a framework of standards for virtual testing of vehicles as the practice is becoming more common for OEMs. The company is working with Cariad, a [...]
