Independent auto repairers, OEMs strike ‘landmark’ R2R pact

In response to right to repair (R2R) developments across the U.S. and Canada, three groups that represent thousands in the automotive and collision repair industries have come together as a coalition to step up to Congress with a [...]

2023-07-11T13:35:20-04:00July 11th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

3 automakers, CREF donate vehicles to support first responder training & collision repair education

Subaru has donated dozens of vehicles to first responders for vehicle collision response training, and the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) has shared more details about its recent donation of vehicles to repair programs across [...]

2023-07-11T13:34:49-04:00July 11th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

‘Above average’ hurricane activity prompts reminder for storm preparedness

This year’s hurricane forecast is worse than initially anticipated, with “more tropical cyclone activity” expected along the Atlantic coast than initially anticipated, according to a Colorado State University’s (CSU) projection. The forecast is renewing reminders [...]

2023-07-11T13:34:18-04:00July 11th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

‘Who Pays for What?’ survey of shops indicates non-OEM parts labor not often paid for

A low percentage of shops say they’re always paid by eight of the largest insurance carriers for labor to test-fit non-OEM parts, according to the findings of the industry’s latest “Who Pays for What?” survey [...]

2023-07-09T15:00:44-04:00July 9th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

Moody’s RMS: Cyber insurance a growing, necessary coverage filled with ‘unknowns’

In the wide array of insurance type coverages for businesses to have, or at least consider, one growing in necessity is being protected against cyberattacks. In a webinar hosted Thursday by PropertyCasualty360, Moody’s RMS Global [...]

2023-07-09T15:00:14-04:00July 9th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

GM acquires battery software startup in quest to become EV battery leader

General Motors (GM) says it has acquired a battery software startup company as part of a larger effort to identify opportunities to help it become an electric vehicle (EV) battery development leader. The acquisition of [...]

2023-07-09T14:59:43-04:00July 9th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

Summer camp offers students a glimpse into careers as collision techs

A West Virginia school has introduced middle school students to collision repair and other trades through a career and technical education summer program. Marion County Technical Center’s program, which ran last month, taught about 65 [...]

2023-07-09T14:59:13-04:00July 9th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

Georgia implements EV charging tax, Delaware passes home charging bill

The recent passage of a Georgia law will earn tax money off of electric vehicles (EVs) in preparation for a predicted jump in sales, while another in Delaware focuses on installing home charging infrastructure. Georgia [...]

2023-07-09T14:58:42-04:00July 9th, 2023|RDN News Feed|

New York Times shines spotlight on why collision repair costs continue to rise

A recent New York Times article focused on the ever-increasing costs of vehicle collision repair has caught the attention of the industry. Shared several times by our readers, the article reported by The Times says [...]

2023-07-06T14:41:32-04:00July 6th, 2023|RDN News Feed|
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