Volvo on Tuesday announced it would offer complementary “Tow for Life” to all owners, regardless of the vehicle’s model year. The OEM said the service…
Read More »
A Costa Mesa, Calif., collision repairer’s request for information into Ameriprise’s calculation of the shop’s prevailing labor rate demonstrated some of the potential real-world issues…
Read More »
The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation — the state’s insurance regulator — confirmed to a collision repairer this week that negotiating on behalf of a…
Read More »
A GEICO manager who ignored information backing a policyholder’s claim and approved bad-faith settlement offers served as grounds for a punitive damages award against the…
Read More »
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association on Thursday announced longtime Executive Director Fred Iantorno would resign effective July 31. Iantorno took over at CIECA in…
Read More »
In April, Repairer Driven News compared the artificial intelligence photo estimating system Tractable’s performance on a damaged Chevrolet Cruze to the insurer’s initial estimate and…
Read More »
A three-judge Ninth Circuit appellate panel on Wednesday found an Oregon shop owner made a strong enough case to move forward with a lawsuit over…
Read More »
The new generation of the Jeep Wrangler on sale now has what FCA calls “Hot Blow-Formed” sport bars running from the start of the A-pillar…
The brand-new 2020 Cadillac XT6 on sale now relies heavily on steel to deliver a stiff structure for a better ride, XT6 engineering manager Joel…
Intact Insurance, Canada’s No. 1 property and casualty insurer, confirmed that it has begun to offer photo estimating as an option in Ontario. Intact says…
Honda announced this month it had approved two new welding wires for repairs of higher-strength steel on its vehicles. The 0.8 mm (0.030-inch) Titan Technology…
Outgoing I-CAR executives Jason Bartanen and Josh McFarlin in a video Wednesday described teams of qualified I-CAR personnel ready to continue their work. The film…
GM announced last week it and Michelin had partnered on a new generation of airless wheels the OEM has targeted for passenger vehicles “as early…
Want to be the next head of the Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association? Now’s your chance. Rather than opt for a behind-the-scenes search, the technical…
Cadillac last week announced it would this year add 70,000 more miles of highway in the United States and Canada in which users can activate…
Lower severity found on aluminum Ford F-150s raises question of labor rates
The Highway Loss Data Institute's recent surprising co...
Mazda’s slick new ‘Soul Red Crystal’ color might be trickier for painters
It's not just the body department that might have to ad...
German news outlet Autohaus: Tony Aquila leaving as Solera CEO
Citing unnamed internal sources, German automotive bus...
Ore. appeal: 2005 local N.Y. case a rare citation involving auto diagnostic scans
A 2005 Watertown, N.Y., City Court case cited in an Or...
2019 Chevy Silverado cuts up to 450 lbs. with aluminum closures, higher-strength steel
General Motors announced Saturday that a "mixed materia...
