Insurers that are liable to pay for repairs to a customer’s vehicle after a crash must also reimburse their customers for the implied diminished value (IDV) of their vehicles after repairs are made, the Massachusetts [...]
General Motors (GM) recently announced that its OnStar Insurance, which relies on embedded technology to determine rates, will be available in all 50 U.S. states by early 2022. In 10 months, OnStar Insurance became available [...]
New commitments to electric vehicle (EV) initiatives by automakers were announced Monday as Toyota’s new investment anticipates EVs to raise to nearly 70 percent of its U.S. sales volume by 2030 and Stellantis aims for [...]
A high-voltage (HV) vehicle has arrived in your shop for repairs, and you’ve accessed the OEM’s procedures for making a complete, safe and high-quality repair. What you may not have on hand are the specific [...]
Real-world crash results are proving the value of the headlight ratings program developed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the institute said. Vehicles that have earned a coveted “good” rating in the IIHS [...]
President Joe Biden announced last week an agreement for new around-the-clock port operations in Los Angeles as a way to try and free up a link in the clogged global supply chain wreaking so much [...]
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has announced that the final presentation, Session III, of its 2021 OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit (Summit) during the SEMA Show will be on Advanced Driver Assist Systems [...]
The 2022 Lexus LX 600 full-size SUV has been redesigned from the ground up, with an increase in body rigidity and a weight reduction of 441 pounds. Lexus said its new body-on-frame flagship SUV employs [...]
A J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Tech Experience Index (TXI) Study released last week showed that for more than one in three advanced technologies found in new vehicles, less than half the owners used the technology [...]
Nissan’s new Nissan Intelligent Factory will use a highly automated assembly process that promises extremely high precision while all but eliminating human workers. By checking their own work, Nissan said, robots will produce cars that [...]
