New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety shows that the 80% increase in pedestrian fatalities over the last 15 years has occurred on urban arterial roads at night. “The continued rise in pedestrian [...]
Samsung SDI is recalling 180,000 high-voltage battery packs installed in certain Chrysler, Volkswagen, Audi, and Ford vehicles in North America, Europe, and Asia following an investigation from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The [...]
Universal Technical Institute (UTI) has expanded its Manufacturer Specific Advanced Training (MSAT) program becoming the first institution to offer Tesla’s START Collision Repair program. The program will be available at the Long Beach campus beginning [...]
Autel North America recently announced the company’s tablets have been certified to access Mercedes-Benz vehicles’ Security Gateway (SGW). Previously restricted actions, such as clearing codes, performing ADAS calibrations, cooling and adaptions and executing active tests [...]
IONNA, the joint venture founded by BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and Toyota, has begun the full-scale national launch of its electric vehicle rechargeries. The first IONNA Rechargery in Apex, North Carolina, [...]
Repairers and the California Auto Body Association (CAA) have taken issue with proposed towing and storage fee regulations by the state’s Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR). During the fourth workshop on the proposed changes, held [...]
Florida Governer Ron Desantis announced last week that three major auto insurance companies are reducing rates in the state. He said during a speech at Florida International University that GEICO (10.5% decrease), State Farm (6% [...]
WalletHub’s annual “Best & Worst States to Drive In” found Kansas to be the best and Hawaii the worst. WalletHub compared all 50 states across 31 key indicators of a positive commute, including cost of [...]
More workers stayed put at their jobs by the end of 2024 compared to 2023 as the job market slightly cooled, according to new data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. There were 1.3 [...]
LKQ Corp. announced Thursday a cooperation agreement with Ancora Catalyst Institutional, LP, and Engine Capital, LP, which includes the appointment of two new independent directors to the LKQ Board of Directors. The agreement is for [...]
