The South Coast Air Quality Management District Governing Board has approved a plan in that portion of California to phase out the use of solvents tert-butyl acetate (t-BAC) and para-chlorobenzotrifuloride (pCBtF) in paint manufacturing. The [...]
An Illinois District Court has denied State Farm’s June request for an indefinite stay on discovery and proceedings in a lawsuit against it regarding allegations of undervalued total loss claims and reduced payments to claimants. On [...]
Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) has released a survey for Vermont Autobody Repair Shops focused on the fairness and reasonableness of auto insurance business practices. The survey is part of a study that DFR [...]
BASF, in partnership with the Techforce Foundation, has awarded five $2,500 scholarships to aspiring collision repair students as part of its “Techs for Tomorrow” initiative. The recipients will also get to attend the SEMA Show [...]
The Maine Right to Repair Working Group spent a couple of hours last week debating the intent, purpose, and authority of an independent entity created by a new law passed on a referendum in 2023 [...]
Overall consumer confidence in fully automated self-driving vehicles remains low, according to J.D. Power’s “2024 U.S. Mobility Confidence Index (MCI) Study.” Following a two-year decline, the index score for consumer automated vehicle (AV) readiness increased [...]
Delaware, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, and Washington’s insurance commissioners are up for election Nov. 5. They are five of 11 states that elect the position. The other six states — California, Kansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, [...]
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators) recently sent 15 pages of comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in response to proposed rules that would ban Chinese and [...]
According to J.D. Power’s 2024 U.S. Auto Claims Satisfaction Study, the overall average repair cycle time is 22.3 days, down one day compared to 2023. The average repair cycle time for claims filed in Q3 [...]
According to survey findings released by Volvo Car Canada, 54% of Millennials and 51% of Gen Zers are “very likely” to consider electrified powertrains such as a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) for their next [...]
