In a case that could determine whether automakers are allowed to patent parts considered obvious, a U.S. appeals court said it will reconsider its previous decision to uphold a GM car fender patent. The appeals [...]
Repair shops should seek an insurance policy built exclusively for the auto repair industry when selecting a carrier, says the co-founder of SPARK Underwriters. Shaughn Kennedy, vehicle specialty market underwriter, said businesses should seek a [...]
Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee has signed legislation amending the state’s Unfair Claims Practices Act to change the definition of unfair claims settlement practices by insurers and motor vehicle damage appraisers. Senate Bill 0925, which [...]
Businesses can no longer rely on competitive salaries alone to recruit and retain talent, a talent acquisition and retention leader said during a recent International Bodyshop Industry Symposium Worldwide (IBIS) conference. Speaking to IBIS Global [...]
Negotiators from the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached a provisional agreement on the proposed European Data Act that would regulate how data generated by connected vehicles and other objects [...]
Electrify America has announced it will add Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector to its fast charging networks in the U.S. and Canada, and SAE International is working on standardizing NACS. The Combined Charging [...]
USAA has been ordered to pay nearly $573,000 in attorney’s fees alone after a federal judge granted preliminary approval to a class action lawsuit accusing it of underpaying taxes in total loss claims. The Georgia [...]
J.D. Power has released another electric vehicle (EV) study, this time highlighting how two-thirds of Canadians are unlikely to consider choosing an EV as their next auto purchase. And in its second J.D. Power Canada [...]
Class action certification has been denied for a Massachusetts lawsuit that alleges two insurers refuse to pay third-party claimants for the diminished resale value of their vehicles that are repaired post-collision. The suit combines two [...]
A record number of Americans are expected to travel this weekend ahead of the July 4 holiday, according to AAA projections. Among those traveling 50 miles or more away from home, an unprecedented 43.2 million [...]
