Ford on Monday issued position statements barring all bumper fascia repairs on vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance systems. “Repair of bumper fascias using fillers, reinforcement tape, hot staples or plastic welding can adversely affect [...]
The electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian says it will offer its own auto insurance for its inaugural R1T truck and R1S SUV, which begin deliveries this summer. The OEM said customers would find it easy to [...]
Novelis earlier this year announced automakers could now buy Advanz 7UHS-s701 structural aluminum, calling the substrate its “strongest automotive aluminum product to date.” It said the metal could be 40 percent lighter than hot-formed ultra-high-strength [...]
Both houses of the New York Legislature have passed a bill setting a “goal” that all new light-duty vehicles sold or leased in the state in 2035 are “zero-emissions.” The language in Assembly Bill 4302 [...]
A new Society of Automotive Engineers EDGE Research Report alerts the auto industry to issues advanced driver assistance systems pose to the aftermarket and recommends steps like consolidating calibration procedures, shrinking space requirements and producing a [...]
Paint, body and equipment distributor Wesco Group on Tuesday announced it had purchased a decades-old Utah jobber and added three new locations to Wesco’s national footprint. Ogden Auto Color was founded nearly 100 years ago [...]
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota last week announced it had awarded $21,000 to 14 automotive service and collision repair vo-tech students. AASP-MN selected the 14 winners out of 30 applicants. Each received [...]
The major plastics recycling company Ultra-Poly has announced significant momentum on an initiative to turn discarded bumper fascias from auto body shops into raw material for manufacturing. Ultra-Poly sustainability and research and development Vice President [...]
Driven Brands last week announced same-store sales in its Paint, Collision & Glass segment including CARSTAR, Fix Auto USA, ABRA, Maaco and Uniban fell 9.4 percent compared to the first quarter of 2020. However, CEO [...]
Mazda will require its new certified network of auto body shops to write estimates using software from Mitchell, the information provider serving as program administrator. “Organizations accepted into the Network will use Mitchell Cloud Estimating with [...]
