Mercedes-Benz says it’s the first automaker to receive approval for special exterior lighting meant to demonstrate that a vehicle is self-driving. The OEM received two-year exemption permits in California and Nevada that allows it to [...]
Electric vehicle (EV) OEM, Fisker, says it’s working on a customer service improvement update in the U.S. and Canada based on feedback from customers and is expanding its collision repair network, including hiring technicians. “Customer [...]
Proposed bills in Washington and Florida would create task forces to oversee the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in public and private settings. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson recently announced two bills aimed at creating a [...]
Property and casualty (P&C) insurers represented the largest portion of insurance-related layoffs this year, according to a new analysis. The S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis found that at least 6,800 jobs were lost throughout the [...]
Ford shared information related to new safety technology, a side-impact door sensor and its supplemental restraint system (SRS) in its latest On Target newsletter. Its 2023 F150 adaptive energy absorbing steering column will collapse if [...]
The U.S. car rental industry had record-breaking year for revenue in 2023, with an estimated $38.3 billion earned, according to Auto Rental News’ annual fact book. The industry earned 5% more than the 36.1 million [...]
Consulting firm, The Romans Group, has found in its most recent research that the U.S. and Canadian collision repair marketplace continues to steadily recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the tightening economy, [...]
The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) says it has approved Bosch for its Tier 1 replacement parts verification program. Bosch will now submit its ultrasonic parking sensors to be validated ahead of the program rollout. [...]
As the year wraps up and the holidays are upon us, three organizations want to remind the collision repair industry that this is the best time of year to donate money to help fund education [...]
More than 115 million people will travel more than 50 miles away from home during the Christmas and New Year holidays and most will reach their destination by car, AAA said. Its annual projection found [...]
