Two recent “Quick Tips” videos released by the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) serve to fill collision repairers in on electric vehicle (EV) isolation and some useful information for estimators and repair planners. Here’s [...]
Washington’s insurance commissioner overstepped his authority when he issued an order temporarily banning the use of credit scoring by the state’s auto and home insurers, a Thurston County Superior Court judge has ruled. Judge Indu [...]
The federal judge in the Massachusetts “right to repair” vehicle data access lawsuit has given the parties an opportunity to present “further submissions” related to “two major outstanding issues” raised by the case. Specifically, U.S. [...]
A lot is going on in the world of collision repair education, from a successful apprenticeship program in California to several upcoming career fairs and the recent announcement of collision repair scholarship recipients. Contra Costa [...]
General Motors, Ford, and Rivian have launched recall campaigns that affect some 400,000 vehicles, according to the OEM’s filings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). GM announced it is recalling 120,688 Chevrolet Spark [...]
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Tesla over unexpected and random braking, often called “phantom braking,” in its vehicles, which is an issue the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is currently investigating. [...]
Toyota has invested an additional $2.5 billion in its newest North American facility, Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina (TBMNC), to expand its production capacity for battery electric vehicle (BEV) batteries. Production at the plant is [...]
Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE) is creating a website designed to facilitate communication and collaboration between the public and the automated vehicle (AV) industry in preparation for the eventual arrival of self-driving vehicles, the [...]
BMW has announced it will begin producing hydrogen fuel cell systems in Munich to supply a small series of iX5 Hydrogen cars that will be tested around the world later this year. In a separate [...]
AAA has found, based on its latest research, that the average yearly cost to own and operate a new vehicle has increased to $10,728, or $894 per month. This is the case while the sell [...]
