By Scott VanHulle We hear the term “collaboration” a lot these days. Though the definition of collaboration is simple, working with another to achieve a common goal, the fruits of that labor can be layered [...]
An organizer on Wednesday described a virtual SEMA360 poised to still deliver significant real-time interactivity between vendors and attendees — in some cases, in ways infeasible during a real-world SEMA Show. “They’re not just emailing [...]
Citing climate change and air quality, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday ordered the California Air Resources Board to require zero emissions from all 2035 new car and passenger trucks. He told the agency to [...]
Volkswagen on Wednesday unveiled an all-electric 2021 ID.4 SUV that could run as cheap as a higher-end Tiguan and will include three years of free charging. The vehicle might make a compelling argument for some [...]
Some significant new developments have occurred in the plethora of collision repairer-insurer lawsuits consolidated before the U.S. Middle District of Florida. The U.S. District Court system on Aug. 26 returned Mississippi body shops’ tortious interference [...]
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts earlier this month met with multiple lawmakers in support of a bill making significant changes to the state entity overseeing auto appraisers. Senate Bill 182, sponsored by [...]
BMW last month said it sold more than 500,000 electrified vehicles worldwide in 2019. “By the end of 2021, this figure will probably rise to over a million,” BMW wrote in a news release Aug. [...]
A Mitchell study of more than 2 million diagnostic checks conducted with its scan tools found a trend toward more fault codes in newer vehicles, with the information provider proposing this indicated greater vehicle complexity. [...]
Repairers have complained to the Society of Collision Repair Specialists that insurers are representing CCC’s industry benchmark reporting as labor rate reports, the trade group said. The insurers are incorrect, according to CCC. “CCC does [...]
Crash Champions has sold multiple Chicago-area facilities but will continue to inhabit the properties in a sale-leaseback arrangement, financial services firm Cushman & Wakefield announced Thursday. The transaction raised $30 million for the Chicago-based Crash [...]
