Toyota, Ohio aim for equitable EV charging infrastructure

Efforts by Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) in California and legislation introduced in Ohio have some hopeful of progress toward equitable electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure availability. The results of a J.D. Power study, released [...]

2024-06-01T14:57:03-04:00June 1st, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Repairers will soon be able to conduct Connecticut vehicle safety inspections under new law

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has signed legislation into law that, effective July 1, will allow repair shops authorized by the Department of Motor Vehicles to conduct safety inspections on salvage and altered vehicles. SB 183 [...]

2024-05-29T14:57:16-04:00May 29th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

BMW reveals Concept Skytop design at Concorsa d’Eleganza Villa d’Este

The BMW Concept Skytop design, a V-8 engine open two-seater, was already receiving rave reviews before its official reveal at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Italy this past weekend. A press release describes the [...]

2024-05-29T14:56:46-04:00May 29th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

State Farm patent notifies policyholders when their vehicle is in an unsafe location

State Farm has applied for a patent on a system that will notify policyholders when their vehicle is located in an area that poses risk, such as parked in a garage that’s recently seen a [...]

2024-05-28T14:41:00-04:00May 28th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Illinois passes bill requiring insurers to tell consumers reasoning behind total losses

An Illinois bill is headed for Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signature that will require insurance companies to tell vehicle owners how their vehicles were determined total losses. While some states determine total loss under a threshold [...]

2024-05-28T14:39:59-04:00May 28th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Shop owners share how to rethink traditional employee roles and business structure

Three collision repair shop owners recently shared how they’ve implemented employee role segmentation and its positive impacts on workforce skills development, productivity, repair quality, and overall operations efficiency. The panel discussion was held May 17 [...]

2024-05-28T14:39:28-04:00May 28th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

New York bills would require study of safety inspections in state

Two recently filed companion bills in New York would require if passed, the state’s commissioner of motor vehicles to conduct a study to review if safety inspection requirements need to be updated.  A8190 and S09436 [...]

2024-05-28T14:38:58-04:00May 28th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

I-CAR encourages high school seniors to join industry with #collisiondecision

Many students have skipped the pressures of this month’s “Decision Day” by choosing a skilled trade to go into, avoiding possible financial aid delays and concerns about their future along the four-year college degree path, [...]

2024-05-25T09:09:33-04:00May 25th, 2024|RDN News Feed|
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