Collision repair industry icon Steve Morris, described by many as a compassionate mentor and leader, passed away on April 22 at the age of 63. His son, Steve, said the loss was unexpected and the [...]
3M on Monday announced its acquisition of LeanTec’s technology assets. LeanTec, according to 3M, is a provider of digital inventory management solutions for the automotive aftermarket in the U.S. and Canada. 3M stated in a news release [...]
Service King is nearing agreement on an out-of-court resolution of its debt burden ahead of a July bond maturity, Bloomberg has reported. Citing unnamed sources who are familiar with the situation, Bloomberg said the company [...]
Collision Industry Conference (CIC) Estimating Committee Chairman Danny Gredinberg and guests, Mark Allen with Audi and Michael Giarrizzo Jr. with DCR Systems, recently stressed the importance of researching OEM repair procedures and documenting the need [...]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), General Motors, and MathWorks announced Friday the 15 North American universities that will join the EcoCAR EV Challenge. Each team will use their automotive engineering skills to turn the all-electric 2023 Cadillac [...]
The LexisNexis 2022 U.S. Auto Insurance Trends Report shows that customers are becoming more comfortable with self-service digital claims processing, but are frustrated by systems that do not meet their expectations. The report notes that, [...]
Mercedes-Benz has produced a short film, “Awake,” that focuses attention on the danger of driver microsleep, and on its latest advanced driving assistance system (ADAS) technology designed to help prevent accidents. Microsleep is defined by [...]
Tesla Insurance expanded to Oregon, Virginia, and Colorado this week, and is expected to be available to 80% of Tesla owners in the U.S. by the end of 2022, the company’s CFO said Wednesday during [...]
During the second session of a Collision Industry Conference (CIC) panel discussion last week, shop owners and others in the industry agreed changes need to be made to hold repairers and rebuilders accountable for unsafe [...]
Hyundai and Audi announced plans this week to enhance advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) aboard their vehicles; Audi’s beginning with the 2023 model year. Hyundai has partnered with IonQ, a quantum computing company, on a [...]
