Affordability cited as the main constraint as full hybrids are projected to approach one-third of North American assembly by 2030. U.S. light-vehicle sales are expected to reach 16.1 million units in 2026 and only 16.4 million by 2030, remaining well below the roughly 17 million units a year the market sold before the pandemic, according […]
Newsom Signs California Motor Vehicle Glass Act, Setting ADAS Calibration and Glass Claim Rules
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 988, the California Motor Vehicle Glass Act, on Sept. 27. The law bans assignment of benefits on first-party glass claims, requires glass shops to disclose advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) calibration needs before work begins and bars insurers from misleading, threatening or coercing policyholders over their choice of […]
Global Insurer Research Centers Call for Repairability by Design as Thatcham Data Shows Automakers Responding
Motor insurance research institutes from 15 countries called on vehicle manufacturers to build repairability into new models from the earliest stages of development and to fit low-speed automatic emergency braking (AEB) as standard, following the annual conference of the Research Council for Automobile Repairs (RCAR) in Mexico City. Thatcham Research, the U.K. member of RCAR, […]
Bosch Launches Remote Diagnostics Service for ADS X Scan Tool Users
Bosch Diagnostics launched Bosch Remote Diagnostics Service (RDS), which connects technicians using the company’s ADS 625X and ADS 10X Plus scan tools with Bosch diagnostic experts who remotely perform OEM pre- and post-repair scans, diagnostics, coding and ADAS calibration procedures using licensed OEM software, the company said Sept. 29. The service gives collision repair facilities […]
Changing and Saving Lives Foundation Names Wolf Chairman, Thring Treasurer
Tom Wolf and Sabrina Thring will lead the Changing and Saving Lives Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of the National Auto Body Council (NABC), as chairman and treasurer following the retirements of Don Porter and John Winchell from those posts, the NABC announced Sept. 28. Both take on the foundation roles in addition to the […]
State Farm Plans to Add 3,000 Claims Employees in 2027
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 […]
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