October | 2025 | Repairer Driven News
Total loss undervaluation lawsuit filed against State Farm in North Carolina| Repairer Driven News
Total loss undervaluation lawsuit filed against State Farm in North Carolina| Repairer Driven News
In a similar complaint to those filed in six other states, a North Carolina State Farm policyholder has brought a class action lawsuit against the...| Repairer Driven News
The Collision Industry Red Carpet Awards, known as one of the industry’s most anticipated annual celebrations, will take place Tuesday, Nov. 4 during the 2025...| Repairer Driven News
Toyota marked the completion of its 100th project through the Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC). Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say a key foundation for...| Repairer Driven News
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) reports that while complaints are on the rise from drivers about blinding headlights, glare only causes “a tiny...| Repairer Driven News
In a recent Autobody News webinar, Database Enhancement Gateway (DEG) Administrator Danny Gredinberg shares an overview of proper verification and repair planning steps when running...| Repairer Driven News
Two companion bills that would create a right-to-appraisal clause in Illinois auto insurance policies, if enacted, have been introduced in both the House and Senate. ...| Repairer Driven News
A new safety system with advanced constraints and energy-absorbing technologies has been designed to protect occupants in deeply reclined seating positions, according to a press...| Repairer Driven News
A Sept. 16 fire at a New York Novelis aluminum plant is likely to temporarily impact automakers, specifically Ford, which the Wall Street Journal reported...| Repairer Driven News
In September, the average transaction price (ATP) of a new vehicle in the U.S. was $50,080 for the first time, according to estimates by Kelley...| Repairer Driven News
PPG now offers “Mix’n’Shake,” an automated stirring technology that the company says is designed to eliminate traditional manual stirring methods in the automotive refinish …| Repairer Driven News
Despite the common societal perception that Gen Zers don’t like their jobs and lack a strong work ethic, a survey from ResumeBuilder.com found nearly a third of respondents love their jobs. T…| Repairer Driven News
Shop culture, management, and overall team environment have a significant impact on technician career satisfaction and longevity in their job, according to recent survey results. In fact, culture i…| Repairer Driven News
A federal appellate court has overturned a patent infringement decision and put a 40-year patent test in question, according to a May 21 opinion. The decision stems from a lawsuit filed in November…| Repairer Driven News
CIC committees discuss total loss best practices, customer guidance tips| Repairer Driven News
The General Motors assembly plant in Wentzville, Missouri, began a three-week layoff on Monday due to parts availability, according to a notice signed by the plant’s executive director and UA…| Repairer Driven News
Owners, managers, estimators, repairers — and even painters — can and should learn how to use Toyota’s OEM repair procedures with a new free video by Collision Advice and Toyota. …| Repairer Driven News
Federal legislators question need for R2R law, sponsor says OEMs pushing ‘monopolistic bid’| Repairer Driven News
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation (AAI) has filed a brief covering how testimony from Aaron Lowe, on behalf of Auto Care Association (ACA), backs up their argument that ACA “stands at the cent…| Repairer Driven News
Maine’s Secretary of State Shenna Bellows approved the Maine Right to Repair Coalition’s petition for the creation of a “standardized access platform” for data generated, collected, and transmitted…| Repairer Driven News
CCC, MOTOR to roll out ‘on-the-spot’ blending options beginning in October| Repairer Driven News
The Oklahoma Senate has sent a bill to the governor to cap storage fees for total loss vehicles. SB641 caps the storage fees at $39 for gas vehicles and $125 a day for electric vehicles (EVs) that…| Repairer Driven News
The Oklahoma House passed an amended bill Thursday that will cap storage fees for total loss vehicles at $39 for gas vehicles and $125 a day for electric vehicles (EVs) that have sustained damage t…| Repairer Driven News
The Oklahoma Senate passed a bill Thursday that will cap storage fees and restrict administrative charges for total loss vehicles. Oklahoma Sen. Lonnie Paxton (R-District 23), an insurance agent, …| Repairer Driven News
Oklahoma Sen. Lonnie Paxton (R-District 23), an insurance agent has introduced a bill that caps storage fees, labor rates and restricts the max amount of billable hours for tear-downs and administr…| Repairer Driven News
Allstate announced Thursday double-digit rate increases for auto insurance in California, New York and New Jersey, following comments CEO and President Tom Wilson made last week that the company wo…| Repairer Driven News
Onstar, Rivian and Toyota insurance execs to discuss OEM insurance at SEMA| Repairer Driven News
In response to concerns from Repairer Driven News readers, CCC reaffirms that it doesn’t conduct labor rate surveys or report on prevailing rates. In July, RDN was copied on complaints addres…| Repairer Driven News
CRASH Network survey shows 50% of shops are fully staffed| Repairer Driven News
Nearly half of the collision repair shops surveyed by CRASH Network in June were fully staffed and weren’t looking to hire. CRASH reports the finding to be the highest percentage since June 2…| Repairer Driven News
Some ADAS warning systems could be worsening driver behavior, according to a new study from the University of Texas at Austin. Ashish Agarwal, associate professor of information, risk and operatio…| Repairer Driven News
A recent study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Canada’s Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) has found that stronger distracted driving and seatbelt laws, along with w…| Repairer Driven News
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Wednesday that it has issued an exemption for Zoox driverless vehicles under its newly expanded Automated Vehicle Exemption Prog…| Repairer Driven News
Enterprise Mobility reports that the Q2 overall Length of Rental (LOR) was 15.1 days, down less than a day from Q2 2024 and matching the decline seen in Q1 2025. LOR remains elevated compared to pr…| Repairer Driven News
Volkswagen Group has launched its Roadside Events Platform (REP), which aims to assist customers involved in collisions and direct business to certified Audi and VW repair shops. Mark Allen, Audi o…| Repairer Driven News
Allstate’s revenue increased by $16.6 billion and net income by $2.1 billion for the second quarter, according to a news release. “Allstate had strong operating and financial performance in the se…| Repairer Driven News
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has launched a statewide campaign focused on preventing insurance companies from using socioeconomic data to charge residents higher auto insurance rat…| Repairer Driven News
Imagine a run-of-the-mill day. You’re making the usual drive through your neighborhood when tragedy almost strikes — a child rides their bike in front of your SUV. That was the picture painte…| Repairer Driven News
A Florida jury has awarded the estate of a woman killed in an Autopilot-involved crash nearly $243 million, having found Tesla 33% responsible. Tesla was sued by the family of Naibel Benavides Leon…| Repairer Driven News
North Dakota law allows insurance managed repair, premium discounts when consumers waive rights| Repairer Driven News
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded nearly $84 million in grants to 50 states and territories to increase the capacity of registered apprenticeship programs; however, America’s “wi…| Repairer Driven News
A patent infringement suit against General Motors by LKQ and Keystone Automotive Industries moves forward with rulings on patentability, obviousness, and invalidity. LKQ sued GM in November 2021, s…| Repairer Driven News
During a U.S. House subcommittee hearing Wednesday, there wasn’t a consensus on support or opposition to the federal REPAIR Act but there were many questions about why the act is needed for i…| Repairer Driven News
In response to an April 7 brief from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (AAI) regarding alleged compliance and legality issues with a soon-to-be enforced Data Access Law in Massachusetts the st…| Repairer Driven News
An Oklahoma bill capping storage fees for total loss vehicles has become law following inaction by Gov. J. Kevin Stitt. Stitt had five days to sign or veto SB641. No action in those five days pass…| Repairer Driven News
A recently reported Biden Administration decision to relax a timeline for EV production has trickled to the state level with Democrats and Republicans in Connecticut sounding concerns about their s…| Repairer Driven News
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office have exchanged letters pertaining to an in-vehicle data access lawsuit against AG An…| Repairer Driven News
Stellantis recently opened Mopar Parts Distribution Center (PDC) in New York following a $64 million investment that will streamline parts distribution across the Northeast and strengthen support f…| Repairer Driven News
The Independent Auto Glass Association (IGA) has filed an antitrust complaint against Safelite Group with the Office of Policy and Coordination Bureau of Competition following an announcement that …| Repairer Driven News
The standardized pricing agreement between asTech and GEICO is creating concerns in the claims process for the entire industry, according to a news release from the Society of Collision Repair Spec…| Repairer Driven News
As news swept through a Collision Industry Conference (CIC) meeting Wednesday about an agreement AsTech made with GEICO to standardize pricing of its repair scans, attendees crowded a mic raising c…| Repairer Driven News
Maine’s Right to Repair Working Group will review draft recommendations to the legislature regarding the state’s new R2R law on Dec. 2. The group’s purpose is to make recommendati…| Repairer Driven News
Maine’s Right to Repair Working Group listened to concerns from two state legislators Wednesday who said data cybersecurity isn’t up to par according to legislation that created the wor…| Repairer Driven News
Maine voters approved a “right to repair (R2R)” referendum on Tuesday with a landslide 321,055 “yes” votes (84.3%) but several trade organizations say voters may have been m…| Repairer Driven News
Liberty Mutual Insurance has announced it will market and sell all of its personal lines products solely under the Liberty Mutual brand beginning next year. Safeco Insurance, the company’s brand wi…| Repairer Driven News
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 coaliti…| Repairer Driven News
U.S. District Judge Douglas P. Woodlock has denied issuing an emergency temporary restraining order (TRO) requested by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators) in its case against t…| Repairer Driven News
Significant frame damage, totaled vehicles, and a lack of OEM-recommended procedures such as alignments and calibrations were found by the Collision Industry Conference Industry Relations Committee…| Repairer Driven News
Marcia and Matthew Seebachan last week recounted how a body shop’s incorrect repair of their 2010 Honda Fit ended professional and personal dreams, affected family relationships and continues…| Repairer Driven News
A Texas jury on Monday found John Eagle Collision Center’s incorrect repair liable for much of the severity of the crash of a 2010 Honda Fit, and awarded the couple injured and trapped inside…| Repairer Driven News
Montana’s Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee approved an OEM repair bill Wednesday and moved it to the Senate floor. The bill, SB356, keeps insurance companies from disregarding…| Repairer Driven News
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) calibra…| Repairer Driven News
Multiple collision industry organizations currently have scholarship applications open for students or future students entering collision repair education programs. Application deadlines for the sc…| Repairer Driven News
The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) held a webinar Thursday titled “Understanding Aftermarket Parts in the Repair Process” during which frustration was evoked by collision repair pa…| Repairer Driven News
A bill brought by the South Dakota Auto Body Association aimed at curbing repairer insurance fraud was unanimously passed out of committee Thursday. Under SB 93, contractors providing motor vehicle…| Repairer Driven News
The “empty chair” has been a symbol on stage at Collison Industry Conference meetings for five years to remind the collision repair industry of who matters most — safe and proper vehicl…| Repairer Driven News
New U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Sean Duffy’s first act after being sworn in Tuesday was signing a memorandum that the administration says would lower the price of American c…| Repairer Driven News
A Mississippi bill will require insurance companies to pay the prevailing market amount for a vehicle or glass to be repaired pursuant to the OEM repair procedures and OEM parts or OEM equivalent p…| Repairer Driven News
The Maryland Senate Finance Committee held a briefing on consumer “right to repair” last week, hearing from both Safelite Group and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, that automoti…| Repairer Driven News
Boyd Group Services CEO Timothy O’Day says the collision repair industry’s primary challenge is also its greatest opportunity. “We are in a service business that is fully dependen…| Repairer Driven News
Four upcoming trade shows will allow those in the collision repair industry to network, visit with vendors, and learn about current topics important to the industry. Oklahoma Autobody Association …| Repairer Driven News
Now that a new judge presides over the Alliance for Automotive Innovation’s case against Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell, there is a new dispute regarding witness testimony. Th…| Repairer Driven News
Consumer Reports (CR), the Green Science Policy Institute, and the International Association of Fire Fighters with the support of 68 organizations and more than 46,000 consumers have filed a petiti…| Repairer Driven News
A workshop held Monday by the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) shed some light on the state of the P&C industry in auto and home insurance claim experiences and compl…| Repairer Driven News
The Supreme Court of Colorado recently decided that a court of appeals erred in determining that insurance companies could refuse to pay for non-economic damages before resolving the rest of an ins…| Repairer Driven News
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is seeking small business owners to act as advocates in the state of California as a new legislative seasons kicks off in 2025. “California i…| Repairer Driven News
More than 32 million businesses have been at the whim of the U.S. justice system as multiple court decisions made in recent weeks have repeatedly changed if they’d be required to follow a Corporate…| Repairer Driven News
Recent Database Enhancement Gateway (DEG) Estimate Tips explore updates, inquiries, and questions that resulted in clarification of multiple procedures including the refinishing of brackets, calibr…| Repairer Driven News
Two advisory firms report that while the collision repair industry is normalizing to pre-COVID conditions, vehicle repairs continue to be more complex and expensive as MSOs and private equity firms…| Repairer Driven News
According to a Florida law firm’s recent study, California, Texas, and Florida policyholders face the most insurance claim denials in the country. “For consumers, a denied claim can lea…| Repairer Driven News
GEICO has expanded its standardized pricing agreement for scanning and calibrations to include services by Protech Automotive Solutions, a Caliber company, according to an email sent to Auto Repair…| Repairer Driven News
An upcoming Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) open board meeting will include a special session from Patrick Dorais, chief of the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR), and Mathew Gibson, …| Repairer Driven News
A state legislator and two automotive industry associations have taken issue with the Maine Right to Repair Working Group’s draft recommendations to amend the state’s new R2R law and ca…| Repairer Driven News
One of this year’s Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit sessions focused on the technician shortage, led by Carlisle and Co.’s Chad Walk…| Repairer Driven News
The Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) has elected three members to its Technical Committee. CAPA’s Technical Committee develops, maintains, reviews, and refines CAPA’s quality and…| Repairer Driven News
This week, through Friday, is Crash Responder Safety Week (CRSW), an initiative sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), that focuses on ensuring steps everyone can take to keep road…| Repairer Driven News
A panel hosted by the Collision Industry Conference (CIC)’s Emerging Technologies Committee on April 12 stressed the importance of safety protocols when handling electric vehicles (EVs) and h…| Repairer Driven News
The results of a survey by the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and I-CAR show that collision repair technicians are becoming more dissatisfied with their jobs every year. The survey …| Repairer Driven News
Nissan Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. announced last week that they’ve signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together on a framework for further intelligence a…| Repairer Driven News
