Volvo, which has announced plans to become all-electric by 2030, has invested in StoreDot, an Israeli company that is developing extreme fast-charging technology for EV batteries. StoreDot said the collaboration is expected to help accelerate [...]
Shop owners and representatives from Audi America, I-CAR, and Enterprise Holdings all stressed the importance of following OEM repair procedures and safety guidelines as well as wearing proper PPE when working on electric vehicles (EVs) [...]
The BT1 platform that underpins the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado and several other upcoming General Motors EVs represents a new kind of vehicle architecture, according to GM’s chief engineer for battery electric trucks. The BT1 differs [...]
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe recently told the Wall Street Journal “the auto industry could soon face a shortage of battery supplies for electric vehicles” that could surpass the continued semiconductor chip shortage. Since the shortage [...]
Tesla is building a $6.5 million collision repair center in San Antonio, Texas, according to documents filed with state regulators. The 40,200-square-foot shop would be the third Tesla Collision Center in the OEM’s home state [...]
A State Farm email to its Select Service shops shared with Repairer Driven News states that sharing customer information with third-party providers is prohibited unless the data is only used “for the sole purpose of [...]
A panel of shop owners and Oklahoma state career program officials agreed last week that outdated perceptions often keep students from considering a career in collision repair and that there are other barriers that also [...]
If fully autonomous vehicles (AVs) become a reality, will humans still need to be taught how to drive? The answer is yes, according to a recent General Motors patent application. GM has submitted a patent [...]
VinFast has announced that its new lineup of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will start at $40,700 when it begins selling vehicles in the U.S. in the second half of 2022. The Vietnamese automaker has also [...]
Based on data presented during the Collision Industry Conference (CIC)’s meeting last week by its Parts and Materials Committee, inflationary pressures and rising costs are only going to get worse for the collision repair industry. [...]
