The Maine Right to Repair Working Group unanimously approved its report to the legislature Thursday that details its recommendations for the responsibilities of a future commission, as enacted under new right to repair legislation in [...]
Nissan Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. have agreed to terminate their memorandum of understanding (MOU) to consider a tripartite collaboration. Nissan and Honda signed the memorandum in December “to start discussions [...]
President Donald Trump has nominated a former chief counsel for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to be the federal agency’s next administrator, according to a White House press release. Jonathan Morrison currently works [...]
A “right to repair” bill has been reintroduced in the Maryland House of Delegates claiming independent repairers don’t have access to necessary information while automakers and dealers say a law isn’t necessary because the information [...]
State Farm communicated details in an email on Tuesday announcing the expansion of their calibration pilot, based on an agreement with OPUS IVS, to four new states. It announced the program in October for Colorado [...]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) says automakers are delivering major improvements in their automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems following the introduction of its “tougher” front crash prevention evaluation last year. “The rapid progress [...]
An Illinois bill filed earlier this month would require repairs be completed in compliance with OEM directives but does not require OEM parts or OEM advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) calibration tools. The bill, HB2472, [...]
A lawsuit filed by VK Investments claims Repairify’s Executive Chairman John Lindle has breached his fiduciary duty and failed to appropriately perform management responsibilities including attending leadership meetings. VK Investments is a minority member of [...]
A bill introduced in the Nebraska Legislature aims to mitigate unsafe rebuilt vehicles making it back onto roads. LB 112 would create a new category of “structurally totaled” salvage titles for vehicles with major structural [...]
Multiple collision industry organizations currently have scholarship applications open for students or future students entering collision repair education programs. Application deadlines for the scholarships close next month. The Speciality Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Scholarship and [...]
