New reports are highlighting the consequences of the ongoing collision, auto, and diesel technician shortage including at least one college recently pausing its collision repair program due to low enrollment. As the industry works to fill critical roles, [...]
A new J.D. Power study found that 49% of people shopping for a new vehicle rejected electric vehicles (EVs) as an option due to infrastructure concerns. A lack of charging availability has been the No. [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing rules to reward whistleblowers who tip them off to vehicle safety infractions. It’s doing so through the Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act (Whistleblower Act). It was [...]
Vermont is the latest state to enact a law mandating retirement benefits be offered to private-sector employees while Nevada and Pennsylvania have similar bills on the table. At least 14 other states — Hawaii, California, [...]
The California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) is seeking help from the collision repair and automotive industries, as well as from consumers, to provide their input on a citation review panel. The three-member panel will [...]
Half of new auto registrations in the San Francisco designated market area (DMA) were for electric vehicles (EVs), making the city the first in the nation to reach this level of adoption, according to a [...]
Education offerings at this year’s SEMA Show will be expanded to begin on Monday, Oct. 30 including two comprehensive three-part programs on digital marketing and electric vehicle (EV) certification. An inaugural SEMA Women in Automotive [...]
Newly-released J.D. Power research indicates that nearly one-third of auto insurance policyholders have experienced rate increases throughout the past year. However, the study also found that while insurance rates are rising by an average of [...]
Autoliv says it has patented a “revolutionary” new airbag based on a theory that the increase of a fluid’s speed happens at the same time as the fluid’s pressure goes down. The safety systems company [...]
General Motors and POSCO Future M have announced the second phase of their Ultium CAM joint venture — an investment that will produce a key battery cell material. GM has also shared plans about large [...]
