A new article from The Safety Record asks Amazon to stop selling dangerous “bling emblems” for steering wheels. The article explores multiple cases in which decorative steering wheel pieces have caused serious harm, including one [...]
Toyota reports that it is significantly expanding its selection of zero-emission vehicles, including bringing the total to over 660,000 on Canadian roads. According to Toyota, it has put more than 30 million electrified vehicles on [...]
Stellantis, Wayve and Uber have entered a partnership to jointly explore the development and deployment of Level 4 (driverless) robotaxis at a global scale. The collaboration combines Stellantis’ L4 Ready Platforms, Wayve’s AI driving technology [...]
Ford’s new BlueOval Battery Park in Michigan is on track to ship electric vehicle batteries in 2026, making the OEM the first to deliver lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in the U.S. for mainstream consumer automotive [...]
The Massachusetts Auto Damage Appraiser Licensing Board is taking comments on its proposed advisory ruling meant to reaffirm that registered repair shops and insurance companies should use licensed appraisers for appraisals. According to a notice, [...]
A Minneapolis nonprofit repair shop is increasing its labor rate due to inflation at a time when it says its “swamped” with an influx of clients, according to a local news report. NBC reports that [...]
Longtime SkillsUSA volunteers, both of whom are involved daily in the collision repair industry, were recipients of the Ernie Gray SkillsUSA Championships Award at this year’s nationals, which recently wrapped up in Atlanta, Georgia. Jessica [...]
The Alabama Department of Insurance (ADI) has completed an organizational restructure that it says is designed to streamline management responsibilities and reporting lines. The restructure includes the addition of a new role — deputy commissioner. [...]
The FBI has issued a public service announcement (PSA) warning about an emerging phishing scam targeting Microsoft 365 services, including Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive. A Phishing-as-a-Service (PHaaS) platform called Kali 365 enables cyber threat actors [...]
According to I-CAR’s recently released 2025 Impact Report, the launch of its Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) led to a 7.1% year-over-year (YoY) increase in Gold Class shop certifications. The report provides details about the organization’s [...]
