Auto, road safety groups and insurance companies write in support of NHTSA new AEB rule

A group that includes auto and road safety advocacy organizations and insurance companies has written Congress in support of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s mandate that all vehicles will be equipped with two [...]

2024-07-25T14:57:14-04:00July 25th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

State Farm No. 1 in full-year 2023 premiums written, Q2 2024 new business climbs for Progressive

Ranked by 2023 total net premiums written (NPW), State Farm remains No. 1 property and casualty (P&C) underwriter in the U.S. based on AM Best rankings data compiled by Reinsurance News. State Farm’s total NPW [...]

2024-07-25T14:56:44-04:00July 25th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Repair associations and automakers provide CIC eye-opening perspective on drivers behind R2R initiatives

Collision Industry Conference’s (CIC) panelists representing independent repair businesses and automakers said during a Denver meeting that their member’s interests don’t necessarily align with those promoting modern-day “right to repair” (R2R) in federal and state [...]

2024-07-24T15:08:10-04:00July 24th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Electrically-powered exhaust purification in paint shops claims to alleviate reliance on natural gas

The BMW Group has developed a way to electrically power exhaust purification in its paint shops. The new process, electric regenerative thermal oxidation (eRTO), creates the high temperatures needed for thermal purification of exhaust from [...]

2024-07-24T15:07:09-04:00July 24th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Trump would invite China to make vehicles in U.S., Biden bows out of presidential race

Opposite to President Joe Biden’s efforts, former President Donald Trump says, if elected, he would invite China to manufacture vehicles in the U.S. According to multiple media outlets, Trump spoke on the subject at last [...]

2024-07-24T15:06:07-04:00July 24th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

BMW reaches tentative agreement with Penn. workers, could improve parts availability

BMW workers at the OEM’s regional distribution center in Palmer Township, Pennsylvania have voted to ratify a new contract securing raises of up to 33% and ending the two-tier wage system over the life of [...]

2024-07-22T14:28:18-04:00July 22nd, 2024|RDN News Feed|

asTech, GEICO pricing agreement highlights connection to insurance industry

asTech’s recent agreement with GEICO isn’t the company’s first noteworthy connection to the insurance industry and it’s not the only example of vendors agreeing to pricing with insurance carriers on scans and calibrations.  In February [...]

2024-07-22T14:27:47-04:00July 22nd, 2024|RDN News Feed|

IIHS research shows rear driver intervention technology is one of the most effective crash avoidance systems

Seven out of eight small SUVs tested performed well in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) rear crash prevention evaluation, which addresses low-speed backing crashes. Those types of collisions account for a large portion [...]

2024-07-22T14:27:16-04:00July 22nd, 2024|RDN News Feed|
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