General Motors is adding a telematics-based option to its OnStar Insurance that will offer policyholders in some states the choice of allowing their driving habits to be used in setting their premiums. OnStar has asked [...]
LKQ Corporation has filed suit against Overall Parts Solutions (OPS), accusing that company of giving LKQ’s competitors access to its proprietary and confidential pricing data without its permission. The suit, filed in Delaware’s Court of [...]
Wisconsin Collision Repair Professionals (WCRP) wants consumers to know more about the collision repair industry, with helpful tips such as why they might have to pay co-pays for auto repairs. The expense may come as a [...]
The executive director of the Massachusetts Insurance Federation told a special state commission on Tuesday that the auto body labor rate paid by insurers in Massachusetts has not risen in 30 years because of “market [...]
A bill has been re-introduced in the Washington House of Representatives to require insurance companies to include an appraisal clause in contracts with their policyholders. Washington Rep. Steve Kirby (D-29) and proponents of HB 1779 [...]
More than 30 people, nearly all members of the collision repair industry, testified Tuesday before a special commission created to consider auto body labor rates paid by insurers in Massachusetts. During the four-hour-plus virtual hearing, [...]
General Motors is launching a new online parts marketplace, making its catalog of 45,000 mechanical and collision repair parts more easily available to buyers, body shops included. GM said the service will allow customers to [...]
A federal judge has scheduled a jury trial in a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Repairify against LKQ subsidiary Keystone Automotive Industries and its Elitek Vehicle Services. The suit, filed on Aug. 9 in the [...]
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has two investigations underway regarding replacement automotive headlamps and taillamps made by four aftermarket and/or recycled parts manufacturers for alleged patent violations. Kia Corporation, of Seoul, Republic of Korea [...]
Two more inquiries submitted to the Database Enhancement Gateway (DEG) have resulted in needed answers for repairers — this time in regard to Chevrolet Equinox impact bar replacement. The repairer that submitted the first inquiry [...]
