Three concepts “jam up” insurers over bills for collision work, a National General claims executive told the Collision Industry Conference last week. Two are questions of semantics, Industry Relations Committee Co-Chairman Jonathan Chase explained during [...]
CARSTAR, Maaco and Fix Auto USA parent company Driven Brands last week reported it had sold 31,818,182 shares at the offering price of $22, netting an estimated $661.5 million. Members of the public could buy [...]
In a reminder to OEMs and body shops of the potential stakes of a crash, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety on Thursday demonstrated what increases of just 10 mph and 16 mph of speed [...]
A day after Mitchell and Tractable announced Tractable’s photo estimating artificial intelligence was available to auto insurers through Mitchell Intelligent Estimating, the two software companies revealed their first customer: the Hartford. Though Tractable has described [...]
Mitchell announced Wednesday a partnership with Tractable that incorporates the artificial intelligence photo estimating software into the Mitchell Intelligent Open Platform. “We’re excited to combine our solutions to accelerate accident recovery,” Tractable CEO Alex Dalyac [...]
The Collision Industry Conference Vehicle Data Access, Privacy & Security Committee said Thursday that CARFAX had declined invitations to speak at the November 2020 and January CICs. However, the vehicle reporting service hasn’t rejected outright [...]
Jaguar Land Rover on Tuesday announced it had launched a four-year research project aimed at increasing electric vehicle usage and producing lighter vehicles through composites. “The research will allow Jaguar Land Rover to develop lightweight [...]
Fixing a vehicle right the first time pops customer satisfaction with full-service automotive maintenance and repair businesses by 230 points, J.D. Power reported earlier this month. “Successfully completing work the first time is the most [...]
We recently covered the body and chassis on 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L, the newly revealed seven-seater Grand Cherokee. But the vehicle from Stellantis — the OEM formed out of the merger of Peugeot and [...]
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey on Friday announced members could partake in a new association health insurance plan. Association health plans permit members of a trade group to pool their buying [...]
