Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) – including automatic emergency braking (AEB), blind spot monitoring and lane departure warning – can increase repair costs by up to 37.6% after a crash, according to a recent study [...]
The latest trends report from CCC Intelligent Solutions that looks back on 2023 found three trends have continued, and need to be improved upon in the new year, which “requires both shops and carriers to [...]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has performed its updated moderate overlap front crash test on eight luxury vehicles to test how back row passengers would fare in a collision. Just three —the Lincoln [...]
The amount of students graduating from technical schools has increased for the first time in a decade, according to a new report. TechForce Foundation’s recently-released Technician Supply & Demand report found that student completions in [...]
Equipping tires for snow could be as easy as pushing a button in the future, with a new technology developed by Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation, according to a press release. The patent-pending technology [...]
Three U.S. Congress members have asked the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for a briefing regarding the effect compliance with a controversial “right to repair” Massachusetts state law will have on marketplace competition and [...]
An Auto Body Association of Texas (ABAT) webinar held on Wednesday covered several things for business owners and employees to keep in mind going into the new year — new hire recruitment, risk assessment, business [...]
In the upcoming months, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and associations in the Northeast and Southeast will host conferences with a common goal to unite and educate the repair industry. Association leaders say conference discussions will touch on [...]
Brand Innovators has compiled OEM insights heading into the new year related to anticipated artificial intelligence (AI), electric vehicle (EV) and sustainability trends. Automaker perspectives on what lies ahead for the industry could prove useful [...]
Allstate announced Thursday double-digit rate increases for auto insurance in California, New York and New Jersey, following comments CEO and President Tom Wilson made last week that the company would drop insurance customers in those [...]
