Labor Day travel within the U.S. is expected to increase by 9% over last year with a 2% decrease in cost, according to new data from AAA.  The report says travelers taking road trips will [...]

During Q2 2024, U.S. auto insurance shopping and purchasing registered as “nuclear,” the highest point on the LexisNexis Insurance Demand Meter since its benchmarking began more than a decade ago. The quarterly year-over-year (YoY) shopping [...]

I-CAR Academy, the organization’s new entry-level curriculum program, is now available to collision repair facilities after launching for schools earlier this year. The program is designed to kickstart technicians’ education journeys when they start their [...]

An electric vehicle battery certification program has been moved up in South Korea after an electric Mercedes-Benz caught fire, damaged 140 vehicles, and displaced residents earlier this month.  Carscoops reports the Korean government and the conservative People [...]

Beginning July 31, 2025, Massachusetts public and private employers with at least 25 workers will be required by state law to disclose pay ranges in job postings. H.4890 aims to increase equity and transparency in [...]

UK car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover Automotive (JLR) says it’s working on an initiative to increase driver awareness of critical advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) after its survey found 41% of respondents don’t clearly understand [...]

Vehicle owners are not fans of every technology feature that comes with their vehicle, a new J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Tech Experience Index Study finds. Recognition technologies such as facial recognition, fingerprint readers, and interior [...]

Crash Champions recently announced the hiring of a former GEICO executive as its new chief legal officer.  Seth Ingall most recently served as senior vice president and chief legal officer for GEICO, according to a [...]

Carlyle, a global investment firm and former owner of Axalta Coating Systems, is set to buy Worldpac Inc., an OEM automotive parts wholesale distribution business, from Advance Auto Parts for $1.5 billion. The cash transaction [...]

Fitch Ratings reports “improving, more favorable” mid-year 2024 results for U.S. personal auto insurance companies will likely continue through the end of this year and into 2025. Fitch listed several rounds of material price increases [...]