While drought concerns in Central America recede and the Baltimore Port is reopening, attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea continue, and possible future shipping disruptions are emerging putting pressure on the automotive aftermarket [...]
Toyota has published a patent that allows customers to change the color of their vehicles with thermal energy technology. If Toyota uses the technology, they could manufacture a vehicle in a single color of paint [...]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the U.S. Department of Labor over a final overtime rule issued by the agency that he alleges violates the law and “attempts to usurp authority not granted by [...]
There were more indoor workplace heat complaints filed with Nevada’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) than outdoor during 2023, according to a KTNV news report. Several of the complaints mentioned temperatures surpassing triple digits, [...]
The Jeep Wagoneer is the only model out of three popular large SUVs tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) to qualify for a 2024 Top Safety Pick award while others “fell short [...]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Wednesday a proposed rule under the Toxic Substances Act (TSCA) that would limit the concentration of n-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) that would be allowed in some consumer and commercial products, [...]
Hydro, an aluminum and renewable energy company, recently announced an $85 million investment in a new casting line to advance its aluminum recycling plant in Henderson, Kentucky, according to a press release. The new line, [...]
The University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) believes it has developed a pair of multi-object tracking tools that can better detect the position and motion of objects, such as vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists, [...]
As temperatures rise, so does the pressure placed on national regulators to complete a ruling that would require OEMs to add technology that prevents a child from being left in a hot vehicle. There have [...]
An Idaho bill that would have required repair shops to disclose on estimates that the use of non-OEM parts “may affect the safety and performance” of a vehicle failed to progress before the end of [...]
