Paint department efficiency improvement at your collision repair shop doesn’t mean spending more money on equipment, according to two 3M senior application engineers. It comes down to better repair planning, daily scheduling, and maximizing booth [...]

Protech Automotive Solutions recently announced it will integrate its ADAS ID solutions with Mitchell and Opus IVS, according to a Protech press release.  ADAS ID is the first AI and machine-learning technology that uses data, [...]

Collision repair shops could be impacted by fluorescent light bans starting in six states next year.  California, Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, Oregon, and Rhode Island will start bans on the sale and distribution of compact fluorescent [...]

Enterprise and A.D. Banker & Co. have relaunched a continuing education course about rental reimbursement coverage for insurance professionals. The refreshed course includes new data and is now available on-demand, according to a press release. [...]

Rivian officials explained the three-year process they undertook to research, develop, validate, and publish new repair procedures during an OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit at the 2024 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. SCRS promoted the [...]

Nine Democratic Senators have sent a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) urging for “swift implementation” of provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that focus on traffic safety.  The [...]

State Farm no longer provides electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in parking garages for employees who work at the company’s two Illinois headquarters buildings and plans to do the same nationwide because of fire risk. [...]

The Collision Industry Conference (CIC) Repair Process and Procedures Committee held its first meeting in Las Vegas during SEMA Week with a focus on frame repair. CIC Chairman Dan Risley said he askedg the group [...]

For the second consecutive quarter, the LexisNexis U.S. Insurance Demand Meter recorded “nuclear” levels of auto insurance shopping and new policy volumes. New policy volumes also set a new record for growth since LexisNexis first [...]

Revv has received $20 million in funding to support the company’s platform, which aggregates data to provide actionable repair packages for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), according to a press release.  Left Lane Capital led [...]