Auto shop holds community workshop for women to learn basic auto maintenance

An automotive facility in New York recently held a workshop specifically tailored to teaching women in their community about basic auto maintenance, according to Eagle News Online.  Emily DelFavero, a Subaru service technician who helped [...]

2024-08-22T14:27:02-04:00August 22nd, 2024|RDN News Feed|

More than a third of drivers say they’d rather not file claims with their insurance company

Based on a survey of 2,000 U.S. consumers, LendingTree recently found that 39% of those who have been in an accident or incident didn’t use their insurance for repairs. And 24% who did file a [...]

2024-08-22T14:26:31-04:00August 22nd, 2024|RDN News Feed|

WIN’s Most Influential Women answer questions about confidence, leadership

Four of the 2024 Women Industry Network’s (WIN) Most Influential Women answered questions about working in the industry during a webinar Tuesday. The questions asked about mentors, building confidence, life balance, and tips for how [...]

2024-08-22T14:26:00-04:00August 22nd, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Washington appeals court partially remands State Farm lawsuit over ACV adjustments

A Washington appeals court has partially overturned the decertification of a class action lawsuit against State Farm regarding the undervaluation of total loss vehicles. Two lawsuits, which have been consolidated, alleged that State Farm applied [...]

2024-08-21T10:01:21-04:00August 21st, 2024|RDN News Feed|

California mulling bill to require that OEMs ensure lithium-ion battery recycling

A California bill that would require OEMs to ensure safe and responsible recycling of lithium-ion vehicle batteries has passed out of committee for a vote on the floor. SB 615 would repeal existing state law [...]

2024-08-21T06:34:28-04:00August 21st, 2024|RDN News Feed|

DOT releases plan to connect vehicles to each other and roadway infrastructure

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently released a plan to accelerate the use of vehicles that are able to connect to everything around them, such as other vehicles, pedestrians, and infrastructure.  Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology [...]

2024-08-21T06:33:58-04:00August 21st, 2024|RDN News Feed|

CDK agrees to $100M settlement in dealership class action anti-trust suit

CDK has agreed to pay $100 million and up to $250,000 for notice and claims administrative costs in an anti-trust case brought by dealerships nearly seven years ago, according to a motion for settlement filed [...]

2024-08-21T06:33:27-04:00August 21st, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Reports find insurance premiums likely won’t come down this year and repair costs remain elevated

A new report from Insurify states that in the first half of this year, full-coverage annual insurance premiums were hiked another 15% to $2,329 on top of post-COVID increases over the past couple of years. [...]

2024-08-20T14:28:11-04:00August 20th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

NAIC seeking public comment on Public Adjusters Licensing Model Act

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)’s Producer Licensing Task Force (PLTF) will accept public comments on a proposed Public Adjusters Licensing Model Act through Aug. 30. The changes initially would’ve prohibited repair facilities from acting [...]

2024-08-20T14:27:39-04:00August 20th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Tennessee awards $2.9M in grants to attract mobility R&D

The Tennessee Department of Economic Community Development (TNECD) announced a series of grants focused on mobility including research into lithium-ion battery safety, medium- to heavy-duty electric vehicle charging, mobile lidar use for crash data, AI-based [...]

2024-08-20T14:27:08-04:00August 20th, 2024|RDN News Feed|
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