The Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA) now making its way through Congress may improve conditions for importers, but is not likely to have any impact on the current supply chain crisis, according to an authority [...]
More body shops say they are paid regularly by the eight largest auto insurers for masking labor prior to applying primer, according to results of a “Who Pays for What?” survey that 619 collision repairers [...]
Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) has expanded its smartphone-based telematics program DriveWell to connected vehicles. The expansion, which is an opt-in for customers, will give participating insurers access to connected vehicle data from over 20 automakers [...]
A single front panel that incorporates advanced driving assistance system (ADAS) components and headlamps has been developed for new electric vehicle (EV) designs by Tier 1 manufacturer Hella. In a statement, Hella said that the [...]
Waymo made another stride in autonomous vehicle (AV) history last week when, for the first time, a fully autonomous all-electric Jaguar I-PACE completed a route with no human driver behind the wheel in San Francisco. [...]
A new report by Consumer Watchdog calls OEMs and others “data miners” that are monopolizing personal information obtained by vehicles for profit and accuses California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara of “privately working with insurance companies [...]
The Internal Revenue Service has been working to clear a backlog that has left employers waiting as much as six to 10 months to process claims for the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC), a measure [...]
Two more states have put legislation on the table to back an electric vehicle (EV) future – one with millions of dollars. The Vermont House recently passed a transportation package within two bills that would invest [...]
The special commission created to study auto body labor rates in Massachusetts will not be issuing specific recommendations to the Legislature, the commission’s co-chair said during the panel’s fourth and final meeting on Monday. Instead, [...]
As the nationwide automotive technician shortage continues, both in collision and mechanical repairs, some say the collision industry needs to get more involved with educational programs. Collision Engineering National Program Director John Helterbrand told Repairer [...]
