PPG to invest $2 million preparing students for skilled trades

PPG says it and the PPG Foundation will spend $2 million through 2025 on initiatives that will support future skilled workers in manufacturing and coatings applications, including within the automotive sector. In a press release, [...]

2023-10-12T14:22:36-04:00October 12th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

CAR finds OEMs, suppliers should better collaborate on climate & emissions goals

The Center for Automotive Research (CAR), in collaboration with Fresh Coast Climate Solutions, has released a research paper that explains an urgent need for automakers to align their operations and vehicle designs with the Paris [...]

2023-10-12T14:22:04-04:00October 12th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

New campaign works to support, attract & retain women in collision repair

The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) has launched its annual campaign aimed at supporting, attracting, retaining, and advancing women within the collision repair industry. WIN, which provides networking and connection opportunities for women in the space, [...]

2023-10-11T13:53:09-04:00October 11th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

Necessity of repair planning throughout entire process is highlighted

The need for a thorough collision repair plan will be highlighted by those in the industry who say they’ve become especially necessary as modern vehicles become more complex and require more advanced processes. “Being prepared [...]

2023-10-11T13:52:38-04:00October 11th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

Unifor reaches agreement with Ford & GM in Canada pausing strikes; UAW strike ongoing

In less than 12 hours on Tuesday, General Motors Canada agreed to terms from nearly 4,300 Unifor members on strike who claimed the OEM was “stubbornly refusing” to meet the union’s pattern agreement first agreed [...]

2023-10-11T13:52:07-04:00October 11th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

California FSD, Autopilot class action lawsuit moves to arbitration

A judge has ruled in Tesla’s favor to arbitrate claims that the automaker misled the public in describing the functions of its advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) technologies, Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD), leading to [...]

2023-10-11T13:51:35-04:00October 11th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

AirPro validates mobile calibration process, passing NHTSA NCAP crash test scenarios

AirPro Diagnostics says its mobile static recalibration device, Auggie, has been independently tested proving vehicles calibrated with the system meet the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) crash test scenario [...]

2023-10-10T13:52:20-04:00October 10th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

Maine House committee chair claims R2R referendum is ‘unnecessary’

Rep. Tiffany Roberts (D-District 149) has shared her thoughts in opposition to Maine’s upcoming “right to repair” referendum question, citing it as unnecessary and creating potential cybersecurity risks. Her column was published by the Portland [...]

2023-10-10T13:51:49-04:00October 10th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

State Farm memo details significant change to non-OEM crash parts policy

A memo from State Farm to its Select Service® repair centers states that beginning Oct. 16, the carrier will end its yearslong suspension on the use of  “non-OEM crash parts,” i.e. aftermarket parts. “State Farm will sunset [...]

2023-10-10T13:51:18-04:00October 10th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

asTech leverages AI for tool producing on-demand repair recommendations

Repairify company asTech has launched a new generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool that it says delivers custom, on-demand collision repair recommendations in real-time. Its latest product, called asTech Insights, uses the results from an asTech [...]

2023-10-10T13:50:47-04:00October 10th, 2023|RDN News Feed|
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