Electrification is the focus of facility expansions in two states and a new manufacturing facility in a third. Rivian Automotive recently announced an $827 million incentive package from the State of Illinois Department of Commerce [...]
Honda has released a position statement for bumper cover repairs on models equipped with the AcuraWatch 360 system, which will feature technology advancements. At this time, the position statement specifically applies to the Acura 2025 [...]
A new National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) rule that will require automatic emergency braking (AEB) on all new vehicles obligates repair businesses to prevent non-compliance. NHTSA’s new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, FMVSS 127, [...]
New research from the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) emphasizes the need for the automotive industry to keep pace with ever-changing technological advancements and employee expectations — a stance that shouldn’t be unfamiliar to collision [...]
GM and Stellantis both recently released annual reports focused on tracking sustainability goals. “We continue to make progress on our plan to become carbon neutral in our global products and operations by 2040, but we [...]
Hi Marley and Copart now offer a product that the companies claim to be the “first-of-its-kind” to accelerate the total loss claims process for insurance carriers and policyholders. Total Loss Assist integrates Copart’s Seller Portal [...]
Wayve recently announced a $1.05 billion Series C investment to integrate AI into autonomous driving with plans to sell the technology to OEMs once further developed, according to a company press release. The company also [...]
A recent CNN Business article focused on the rising complexity of collision repairs, even for minor fender benders, due to the increasing use of technology in vehicles. “The change that we’ve seen in the last [...]
A California man has filed a class action lawsuit against Allstate accusing the insurer and its subsidiaries of breaching its contracts with policyholders in the state and unlawfully denying benefits to thousands of claimants. The [...]
New rules established in the European Union aim to “reinforce the right to repair, aim to reduce waste, and bolster the repair sector by making it easier and more cost-effective to repair goods,” according to [...]
