Automakers have filed a federal lawsuit to overturn Massachusetts’ new “Right to Repair” law, one of the latest notable developments following the ballot initiative’s overwhelming success at the polls Nov. 3. The Auto Care Association [...]
The Collision Repair Education Foundation is taking applicants for a new executive director to lead the critical workforce development nonprofit following the recent announcement Clark Plucinski would retire. Anyone interested in the job should email [...]
The Automotive Anti-Counterfeiting Council last month published a new white paper alerting consumers and automotive professionals to the risk of counterfeit parts making their way into a repair. Founded in 2015, the organization represents a joint [...]
Collision repairers might see further consolidation within the auto insurance industry based on two significant announcements earlier this month. Potential deal: Zurich-MetLife First, Zurich confirmed Nov. 20 it was in talks to buy MetLife’s property [...]
You’ve shopped the gamut of Black Friday-Cyber Monday sales for your loved ones (and let’s face it, yourself). Now, consider participating in Giving Tuesday for the collision repair industry. At least two industry charities have [...]
Insurers went increasingly virtual in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the methodology appears likely to stay. However, carriers might need to make some corrections to how they manage the process and interact with shops, [...]
Failure to develop a dealer relationship might be a significant roadblock to earning a return on investment for OEM certification, according to a supplier of the equipment OEMs require for such networks. Many collision repairers [...]
Auto insurer Clearcover last month announced that its Clear Claims software can with Snapsheet’s support review a claim and issue initial payment in as little as 13 minutes. Clearcover called this “an industry-leading claim adjustment [...]
Editor’s note: For a collision repairer, the goal is to restore a vehicle to proper OEM tolerances. Failure to do so might alter the effectiveness of advanced driver assistance systems. But what happens when an [...]
BMW last week unveiled a fully electric iX “Sports Activity Vehicle” sporting a carbon-fiber reinforced plastic “Carbon Cage” paired with an “aluminum spaceframe.” “The aluminum spaceframe body structure of the BMW iX is a first [...]
