A March 1 Arizona Supreme Court opinion allows for a 2015 lawsuit to move forward against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA US) and others in the death of a 4-year-old girl, Vivian Varela. The wrongful death [...]
Sony and Honda have signed a memorandum of understanding solidifying their intent to establish a new company later this year that will develop and sell battery electric vehicles (BEVs). The companies have agreed to form [...]
Volkswagen on Monday offered a glimpse of Trinity, the new EV sedan it intends to launch in 2026. The OEM said it expects the new model to bring Level 4 autonomous driving to the volume [...]
When it comes to sublet services, collision repair shops should be mindful to make sure vendors are properly insured to mitigate risk if something goes wrong. Intrepid Direct Insurance Sales Director Alex Whittit said shops should not only [...]
The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) has launched a two-pronged campaign to attract a new generation of collision repair technicians, with a public-facing national campaign to be funded in part through the rebuild and raffle [...]
Minnesota collision repair parts sales could soon contribute to road and bridge construction and repairs in the state if two Senate bills are signed into law. Senate File 3081 would divert 100% of auto repair [...]
Liberty Mutual has completed its previously announced purchase of super-regional carrier State Auto, finalizing a deal estimated by the parties at $1 billion. With the purchase, Liberty Mutual, the sixth-largest global property and casualty insurer, [...]
Problems with the transition to digital services are contributing to consumers’ dissatisfaction with their insurance companies, while consumer adoption of the new technology remains “stubbornly low” in the property and casualty (P&C) field, according to [...]
A bill introduced this week in the Ohio Senate aims to train the workforce and retool auto factories and shops for electric vehicle production and repair with a proposed $25.75 million a year. Senate Bill [...]
BMW announced Thursday it will invest more than $200 million to construct a 219,000-square-foot press shop at its Spartanburg, South Carolina plant, which will create more than 200 advanced-level manufacturing jobs, according to a press [...]
