General Motors (GM) received a federal patent for a “smart glass” invention that can dim the glare of headlines from oncoming vehicles. Initially filed last July, the GM Global Technology Operations patent lays out how [...]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reviewed more than 6,500 consumer complaints, tested model year 2011-2017 Ford Explorers, and received input from automotive, medical, environmental health, and occupational safety experts to determine that [...]
Demand for auto refinishing is on the rebound following a three-year slump, PPG Industries executives said while announcing the company’s fourth-quarter earnings. The Pittsburgh-based company recorded net sales of $4.2 billion during last year’s final [...]
A Virginia auto repair shop that sold a customer’s abandoned classic car properly followed the state’s Abandoned Vehicle Act, an appeals court has ruled. The Jan. 17 finding reverses a jury verdict that found Maaco [...]
A Texas state representative who has spent years advocating for insurance reform has introduced a new bill that could change the way disputed appraisals are resolved. Rep. Travis Clardy (R-District 11)’s HB1437, filed last week, [...]
A bill introduced to the Tennessee Senate seeks to eliminate a space barrier for shops and, at least in one case, a way for insurers to prevent proper repairs under OEM procedures. SB 0180, sponsored [...]
The Collision Industry Conference (CIC)’s Estimating & Repair Planning Committee is researching how shops can be more efficient, including by spending more time initially with customers to explain repair processes. At CIC’s Jan. 19 meeting [...]
The Associated Press reports that computer chip shortages as well as a lack of other automotive parts “continued to hobble” the U.S. auto industry last year and contributed to an 8% drop in vehicle sales [...]
Enterprise Holdings, through the Enterprise Holdings Foundation, has partnered with the Ford Motor Company Fund to add a seventh college to the Collision Engineering Program (CEP). CEP is a national workforce development program founded by [...]
An Illinois judge has ruled that Rivian and Lucid can continue to sell vehicles directly to customers in Illinois to which the Illinois Automobile Dealers Association (IADA) has filed an appeal. The December ruling granted [...]
