The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) elected two new board members Wednesday – Kris Burton and Erin Solis – both with more than 20 years of automotive industry experience. Burton is a second-generation shop [...]
Small, regional carriers placed highest in the Wisconsin Collision Repair Professionals (WCRP) annual ranking of auto insurers, while none of the 10 largest insurers finished in the top third, according to results announced by WCRP. [...]
Nissan North America has authorized the use of the AirPro diagnostic platform in its certified repair network, AirPro has announced. Until now, all Nissan- and Infiniti-certified collision repairers have been required to use the asTech [...]
Subaru is adding a third forward-facing camera as part of the top-level Touring trim on the 2023 Outback, the OEM said yesterday. All 2023 Outbacks will be equipped with the latest version of Subaru’s dual-camera [...]
Honda has announced that it will invest the equivalent of $39 billion in electrification and software technologies over the coming decade, as it joins a global movement toward electric vehicle (EV) production. The OEM said [...]
BASF and L&L Products have developed a battery protection solution for the 2022 F-150 Lightning, which is to begin arriving on dealers’ lots this spring. The companies worked together to reduce the size of the cross-member, [...]
PartsTrader and LKQ North America have entered into a partnership to provide access to LKQ’s parts and services through SurePart, the instant parts pricing platform launched by PartsTrader earlier this month. SurePart provides appraisers with [...]
After a lengthy period of rigorous self-examination, the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) has been awarded accreditation by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). The achievement helps to ensure “that [...]
All new C40 Recharge, XC40 Recharge, XC60, XC60 Recharge, S90, and S90 Recharge model Volvo vehicles in the U.S. can now receive over-the-air (OTA) software updates, according to spokesperson Thomas McIntyre Schultz. The models are [...]
The global shortage of computer chips that is dragging down vehicle production is expected to last into 2023, two auto executives have said in recent days. Reuters reported that Oliver Zipse, CEO of BMW, spoke [...]
