Ford on Thursday announced an optional Active Drive Assist system which would permit “hands-free driving on more than 100,000 miles of divided highways in all 50 states and Canada.” Customers can purchase the system as [...]
The Small Business Administration on Friday announced an online resource body shops and other small businesses can use to get quickly paired with Community Development Financial Institutions and smaller lenders for Paycheck Protection Program loans. [...]
Enterprise Rent-A-Car data released Wednesday indicated the COVID-19 coronavirus had little effect on some key collision repair statistics. The only significant change occurred in length of rental, which fell on average half a day nationwide [...]
Driven Brands paint, collision and glass group President Michael Macaluso this spring expressed confidence in a portfolio including two direct competitors to its valuable CARSTAR franchise brand, saying the automotive conglomerate plans to grow all [...]
I-CAR announced Thursday that auto body shops could once again take its welding certification tests, receive hands-on training courses and obtain in-person knowledge assessments to waive classes. I-CAR in March halted live courses — including [...]
Driven Brands this spring rejected Fix Network World’s objection to its purchase of the more than 150-shop Fix Auto USA chain, saying it was conducted in accordance with all laws and regulations. Fix Network World [...]
Two former Federal Reserve chairs joined more than 150 economic experts in a new letter asking Congress for more COVID-19 economic aid. “Policymakers in Congress and the Federal Reserve responded to this crisis with unprecedented [...]
The Federal Reserve has announced that lenders can now register to participate in its Main Street Lending Program, and some collision repairers might wish to encourage their banks to join. The program is much broader [...]
BMW earlier this month announced its next-generation 2021 4 Series Coupe carried a body of “hot-stamped steels, multi-phase steels and aluminum alloys to help reduce weight while providing for the most rigid platform possible to [...]
Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards on Friday vetoed a bill which would have eliminated the private right of action for a third-party claimant to sue an auto insurer in many circumstances. The House approved [...]
