Toyota Motor North America has announced two major renewable energy steps it is taking in California. Toyota’s R&D office in Los Angeles County will be renamed the North America Hydrogen Headquarters (H2HQ), and the company [...]
GM saw profits, Mercedes-Benz maintained its revenue, and Tesla saw a revenue decrease in Q1 2024, but all three reported lower raw materials costs, helping reduce production costs. Revenue for the first quarter was $43 [...]
Allstate reported nearly a $1 billion increase in premiums earned from auto insurance during the first quarter compared to Q1 2023, according to financials released by the company. The company reported $8.8 billion in auto [...]
Based on company announcements from the five major refinish brands, collision repair customers were notified that Q1 2024 weighted average paint and material (P&M) costs would increase at an average of 6.9%. During the Collision [...]
Porsche Engineering says it has found a way to reduce the need for bench tests and test drives after calibrations through the use of AI. However, Porsche says fine tuning and validation of raw calibration [...]
Toyota has found that as it advances its automated production line, humans are still at risk of injury, especially injury to their fingers or hands, according to a Toyota article published in its Toyota Times. [...]
U.S. Senators and Representatives have introduced legislation in the Senate and House to block Biden electric vehicle (EV) mandates made through recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. The bills, introduced by U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan [...]
J.D. Power says notable auto insurance premium increases and “lackluster” customer satisfaction scores have led 49% of more than 10,000 consumers to shop for new policies in the past year. According to J.D. Power’s 2024 [...]
General Motors has added a new level to its Collision Repair Network (CRN) for its BrightDrop fleet. The GM CRN continuously adapts to support the OEM’s rapid pace of evolving technology by promoting safe and [...]
A California bill would require 50% of passenger vehicles, motortrucks, and buses sold in the state to be equipped with a speed assistance system by the 2029 model year and all vehicles by the 2032 [...]
