Motor vehicle crashes cost Americans $340 billion in 2019, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s new report, “The Economic and Societal Impact of Motor Vehicle Crashes, 2019.” The report examines the costs [...]
The Maine Right to Repair Coalition has collected more than 70,000 signatures on a petition that supports the right for independent repairers to access the vehicle diagnostic data they need to complete repairs, according to [...]
Opus IVS has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against them and their subsidiary, Drew Technologies, by AirPro Diagnostics for “failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.” AirPro filed [...]
A bill has been filed in the Texas House of Representatives that prohibits insurers from requiring the use of non-OEM replacement parts due to availability or to save money on repair costs. HB 1321, sponsored [...]
Auto insurance carriers are expected to raise premiums by an average of 8.4% this year after a slight 0.6% increase in 2022, according to ValuePenguin’s State of Auto Insurance in 2023 report. The average cost [...]
The Texas Office of Public Insurance Council (OPIC) has recommended to the state’s legislature that the right to appraisal on insurance claims be a mandatory part of policies. Many car insurance policies include an appraisal [...]
The Biden-Harris Administration has released the U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization to cut all greenhouse emissions from the transportation sector by 2050. The blueprint was developed by the Departments of Energy, Transportation, Housing and [...]
The California Autobody Association (CAA) has released its latest labor rate surveys as of Jan. 1 from GEICO, Liberty Mutual, Nationwide, Sentry, and USAA. The results are available to members on the association’s website under [...]
Mercedes-Benz self-driving system, Drive Pilot, has been approved for use in Nevada. The OEM said last week during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas that the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles approved their [...]
Polyvance University training courses are now available for free indefinitely. The decision came after a promotional period from October through December that gained hundreds of enrollments and positive feedback, according to Polyvance President Kurt Lammon. [...]
