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
Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) says the last taste of summer comes with an increased risk of road accidents. Overall, CMT found that speeding was 59.5%...| Repairer Driven News
This summer, Minnesota shop Jerry’s Abra Mankato hosted 10 enthusiastic middle schoolers for a day as part of a summer camp aimed at introducing youth...| Repairer Driven News
A California bill passed by the Senate would continue a program that allows repairers who receive minor Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) citations to take...| Repairer Driven News
The data of more than 1 million Farmers Insurance customers has been exposed in a security breach of one of the insurer’s third-party vendors. Farmers...| Repairer Driven News
Stellantis has put a halt to its Level 3 advanced driver assistance program, according to news first reported by Reuters on Tuesday. Three sources told...| Repairer Driven News
Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute (TRI) say they’ve made a significant step forward in robotics and artificial intelligence research by demonstrating a Large Behavior...| Repairer Driven News
Ford has released BlueCruise 2024 use trends, noting that the hands-free driver assistance system “shines” on the highway in stop-and-go traffic for commutes and on...| Repairer Driven News
LKQ announced Tuesday that it is selling its self-service segment to Pacific Avenue Capital Partners for an enterprise value of $410 million. A news release...| Repairer Driven News
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators) reiterated the need for reform of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in comments it sent to...| Repairer Driven News
The Database Enhancement Gateway (DEG) has updated its bumper condition report to reflect 2025-2026 model year vehicles, finding that most OEMs ship bumper covers in...| 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
A study conducted by an Australian insurance company finds that one in five drivers are disabling car safety features. The 2025 AAMI Crash-Index analyzed more than 480,000 claims and found a major…| Repairer Driven News
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has requested comments on a producer licensing template that outlines how previously convicted felons, including for dishonesty or breach …| Repairer Driven News
U.S. DOL awards nearly $84 million in apprenticeship grants, Mike Rowe warns Americans ‘will to work’ is disappearing| 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 federal judge denied a motion on Monday made by LYNX Services asking for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order against State Farm and Safelite Group. The motion was filed last…| Repairer Driven News
For existing or aspiring collision repair owners, Focus Advisors explains in a recent article three ways owning real estate can help create and maintain the value of their collision enterprise. Fir…| Repairer Driven News
An AI Advisory Board has been created within the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) to give recommendations that inform the commissioner’s policy development, regulatory ov…| Repairer Driven News
During a congressional hearing on vehicle safety last week, a U.S. representative noted the importance of ADAS features functioning properly throughout the life of a vehicle. “In the past decade o…| Repairer Driven News
A newly released Hyundai position statement “requires” a pre-repair scan and post-repair scan on vehicles equipped with electronic components and systems following a collision. The statement, rele…| 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
Massachusetts licensing board issues ruling as reminder of completed appraisal timeframes| Repairer Driven News
In an email sent to its Certified Collision Network (SCCN), Subaru reaffirmed that it requires the use of Subaru Select Monitor (SSM) software for vehicle scans and does not approve “OEM compatible…| Repairer Driven News
Part delivery times reduce following end of UAW strike; port strikes loom| Repairer Driven News
The Maine Right to Repair Working Group spent a couple of hours last week debating the intent, purpose, and authority of an independent entity created by a new law passed on a referendum in 2023 to…| Repairer Driven News
Can SpaceX exploration of Laser Welds lead automotive repair closer to next generation of welding?| Repairer Driven News
Four Maine automotive technicians and one collision repair shop owner recently shared their views on OEM repair information access with a state-level working group; all of whom took issue mostly wi…| Repairer Driven News
Maine’s Right to Repair Working Group laid out some aspects Wednesday of the responsibilities a soon-to-be-created independent oversight entity will have in ensuring vehicle repair rights. Th…| Repairer Driven News
Maine’s Joint Standing Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business voted 7-1 Tuesday to recommend that the legislature eliminate the requirement in a new “ri…| Repairer Driven News
Here are the insurance commissioner candidates up for election in five states| Repairer Driven News
Rep. Tiffany Roberts (D-District 149) has shared her thoughts in opposition to Maine’s upcoming “right to repair” referendum question, citing it as unnecessary and creating potent…| 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
A U.S. congressman has reintroduced a bill that would significantly reduce design patent protections for OEM collision parts. The Save Money on Auto Repair Transportation (SMART) Act, introduced by…| Repairer Driven News
Big will get bigger: MSO growth hot topic during SEMA| Repairer Driven News
Despite the growing complexity of today’s new vehicles, the number of problems cited by owners in the first 90 days of ownership has improved slightly, according to J.D. Power’s 2025 U.S. Ini…| Repairer Driven News
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey recently told local media that his office has been receiving complaints that insurance companies are using tactics to steer consumers to specific b…| Repairer Driven News
The national SkillsUSA Championships wrapped up in Georgia Friday with high school and college winners in collision repair from 12 states. The annual event was held in Atlanta on June 25-26, with o…| Repairer Driven News
More than 90,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles have been recalled because, in certain crash scenarios, a rear occupant’s head could make contact with the C-pillar, a National Highway Traffic Safety Admini…| Repairer Driven News
Allstate’s 2025 America’s Best Drivers Report outlines the safest and riskiest driving cities based on auto insurance claims in the 200 most-populated U.S. cities. Brownsville, Texas; Boise, Idaho…| Repairer Driven News
Ford has recalled 197,432 model year 2021-2025 Mustang Mach-E vehicles for potentially trapping rear seat passengers. According to the recall notice, when the battery charge is below 8.4 volts, the…| Repairer Driven News
Buyers continue to hesitate to consider an EV as their next vehicle, and at the lowest rate recorded since 2019, according to AAA’s latest survey. Only 16% of U.S. adults report being “…| Repairer Driven News
Amid uncertainty about the future of the EV market, a survey commissioned by BMW reveals evolving U.S. consumer expectations regarding EV performance and usability, while Experian has found more EV…| Repairer Driven News
Collision repair and insurance industries strike agreement on Texas mandatory right to appraisal legislation| Repairer Driven News
A year after a ransomware attack on CDK, multiple lawsuits continue to move through federal court, including complaints raised by collision repair businesses. In February, a federal judge consolid…| Repairer Driven News
Toyota shared a video Wednesday that gives a behind-the-scenes look at its pre-collision systems (PCS). Olivia Boisineau, a Toyota Motor North America corporate communications quality analyst, join…| Repairer Driven News
Society of Collision Repair Specialists| Repairer Driven News
Automatic emergency braking (AEB) continues to improve as it cuts rear-end crashes in half, according to a recent study by the Partnership for Analytics Research in Traffic Safety (PARTS). PARTS is…| Repairer Driven News
NHTSA to streamline exemption to allow OEMS to sell automated vehicles| Repairer Driven News
MOTOR has made updates to vehicle chapters using R1234yf refrigerant, increasing labor time for evacuate and recharge to 1.7 hours from 1.4 hours. MOTOR indicated in a June 10 Database Enhancement …| Repairer Driven News
In recent weeks, California homeowners have filed individual suits against State Farm, USAA, and AAA for alleged widespread fraud, negligence, and bad faith regarding coverages following the Los An…| Repairer Driven News
In 2024, collision severity declined by 2.5% year-over-year (YoY) while property damage severity increased by 2.5%, and bodily injury severity jumped 9.2%, according to LexisNexis Risk Solutions. L…| Repairer Driven News
Hyundai Mobis has unveiled defensive driving technology that it says can prevent rear-end collisions. Rear-side radars and front cameras with driving control technology detect approaching vehicles …| 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
