Canada will phase out the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles by 2035, a cabinet minister recently announced. Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault said last week that the nation has finalized [...]
Two U.S. senators have written Elon Musk demanding a recall of steering control and suspension components following the results of a recent Reuters investigation. According to Reuters, Tesla has known about existing flaws in its [...]
Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche, and Scout Motors are the latest manufacturers to announce they’ll be connecting to Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) by 2025. The manufacturers will be adding NACS to future North American products, [...]
Big changes are predicted for the year ahead, in both sales and repair, according to CCC Intelligent Solutions and Cox Automotive. In addition to the ongoing technician shortage, CCC predicts a shortage of administrative personnel [...]
A bill pre-filed in Washington state would require auto insurance policies to have right-to-appraisal clauses starting in 2025. HB 2011 was pre-filed Dec. 21 by Rep. Strom Peterson (D-District 21) ahead of the state’s legislative [...]
Waymo says autonomous ride-hailing vehicles are safer than human drivers in its new study of 7 million rider-only miles. The company’s vehicles saw an 85% reduction or 6.8 times lower crash rate involving any injury [...]
Front crash prevention systems aren’t as effective at preventing collisions with large trucks and motorcycles as they are at avoiding crashes with cars, new research shows. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) said it [...]
Certified Collision Group (CCG) has expanded into Canada, making its first step into international territory. CCG says shops that become a member of the group are well-established and OE-certified with “proven performance relative to advanced [...]
A Northern Illinois District Court judge has ordered a class action lawsuit to continue against State Farm by more than 20 plaintiffs over underpaid actual cash value (ACV) on total loss vehicles. Plaintiffs allege State [...]
The California Department of Insurance is investigating “numerous complaints” it has received from customers claiming they’ve struggled to secure auto insurance. Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a bulletin last week in response to claims consumers [...]
