Company says new vehicles and technology, changing repair methods, and increasing severe weather events change the skills and capabilities required of claims professionals. State Farm plans to expand its claims workforce by approximately 10%, or about 3,000 employees, during 2027, the insurer announced Sept. 25, adding capacity to an operation that handles nearly 11 million […]
NHTSA Finalizes Fuel Economy Rollback, Ends Credit Trading and Reclassifies Crossovers
Agency says changes should reduce crashes and vehicle maintenance costs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Sept. 28 released its final rule resetting Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for passenger cars and light trucks for model years 2022 through 2031, setting requirements the agency projects will reach a fleetwide average of roughly […]
AASP/NJ Seminar Urges Collision Repairers to Make OEM Safety Inspections Routine
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) held its vehicle safety inspection course Sept. 24 at Dashlight Solutions in Wall Township, N.J., where presenters urged collision repair facilities to make OEM-required safety inspections as routine as pre- and post-repair scanning has become. Led by Mike Whitney and Rob Kirk of Dashlight Solutions […]
Shipper Alliance Taps Tesla for 2,500-Truck Electric Class 8 Order
A coalition of large cargo-owning shippers has enabled an order for 2,500 battery-electric Class 8 trucks, with Tesla selected as the primary manufacturer, in what organizers said is the largest electric truck order to date in the United States. Catalyst Mobility, the clean transportation nonprofit formerly known as CALSTART, and the Smart Freight Centre announced […]
September New-Vehicle Sales Projected Up 2.6% as Monthly Payments Set September Record
Hybrid share climbs to 17.0% while EV share falls to 7.9%. GlobalData cuts its 2026 global outlook to 88.3 million units. Total U.S. new-vehicle sales for September 2026 are projected to reach 1,330,100 units, a 2.6% increase from September 2025 after adjusting for selling days, according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and GlobalData […]
NICB, Honk Partner to Combat Predatory Towing and Vehicle Services Fraud
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) has formed a strategic partnership with Honk Technologies, a towing and roadside assistance platform, to pool data and intelligence targeting fraud and abusive practices in vehicle towing, impound, storage and salvage, NICB announced Sept. 24. Under the agreement, the two organizations will establish channels for sharing information and emerging […]
Fix Auto UK Adds Birmingham Repairer Peggs Accident Repair Centre to Network
Fix Auto UK has added Peggs Accident Repair Centre, a three-site Birmingham, England repairer to its network, where the business will operate as Fix Auto Birmingham Central. Peggs, that repairs about 220 vehicles a month, is owned by Richard and Jenny Pegg and managed by Carl Williams. Fix Auto Birmingham Central will operate from a […]
Solera Explores Cooperation With China’s CATARC to Support NEV Makers’ Overseas Expansion
Solera said Sept. 23 that it aims to become a global partner to China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) manufacturers as they expand into international markets, following a meeting between its leadership and the China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC), the country’s national-level automotive technical research and certification authority. The meeting, held in the presence […]
LexisNexis and IMS Move Telematics Scoring Onto Smartphones to Cut UBI Costs
LexisNexis Risk Solutions and connected insurance technology company IMS have integrated the LexisNexis Drive Metrics driver scoring model into the IMS EdgeSDK, a smartphone telematics toolkit that calculates driving scores on the user’s device rather than in the cloud, the companies announced Sept. 24. The companies are marketing the combined product to U.S. auto insurers […]
State Farm Paid $1.9 Billion in Animal Collision Claims as National Odds Improve
Odds of striking animals declined compared to previous 12 month period. State Farm paid $1.9 billion in animal-vehicle collision claim costs in the 12 months ended June 30, according to state-by-state data the insurer released Sept. 15, while the national odds of a driver striking an animal improved to 1 in 145 from 1 in […]
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