A lawsuit filed by VK Investments that alleges Repairify officials breached their fiduciary duty has been dismissed with prejudice, according to a court document. VK Investments is a minority member of Repairify Holdings, which is [...]
An Ohio car dealership owner has pleaded guilty in federal court to trafficking counterfeit airbags from China into the U.S., according to a press release from the Southern District of Ohio U.S. Attorney’s Office. John [...]
A New Yorker and an Alabamian have filed suit against Allstate in Illinois, alleging the insurer didn’t fully pay for the rental cars they promised to cover. Each plaintiff was in a collision in their [...]
A New Jersey bill would prohibit using AI to deny auto, homeowners, and flood insurance claims. The bill, AB 5494, was introduced by Rep. Christopher Tully (D-District 38) on Sept. 14. It has been referred [...]
Ford plans to build a new $1 billion state-of-the-art paint shop at its Kentucky Truck Plant to replace the facility’s existing paint shop and further modernize one of Ford’s most important manufacturing operations, a press [...]
A Florida insurance company has agreed to settle a class action suit by paying title and tag transfer fees along with storage and towing charges dating back to 2018, according to court documents. Andrew P. [...]
The Ohio Autobody Association (OABA) is encouraging the collision repair industry to oppose state Senate Bill 306 because of concerns regarding assignment of benefits, vehicle storage fees, and more. The Senate passed SB 306 unanimously [...]
Driven Brands announced Tuesday updates to its capital allocation priorities, which it said are “aimed at accelerating growth and driving long-term shareholder returns.” “The strength of Driven Brands’ Growth and Cash framework has been on [...]
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau has filed an amicus curiae brief supporting a storage fees cap law that the Oklahoma Auto Body Association (OKABA) and 13 auto body shops allege is unconstitutional in a lawsuit they [...]
Now that El Camino College in California is part of the Collision Engineering Program (CEP), with its first semester underway this fall, it’s asking collision repair shops to participate because the need for apprenticeships is [...]
