The need for collision repair facilities to perform diagnostic scans and calibrations has grown dramatically. Jake Rodenroth from Collision Diagnostic Service, an outsource diagnostic provider focused on the needs of the collision repair industry, details the changing technical landscape driving the demand for electronic diagnostics. While mechanical repair facilities and dealership service departments have relied […]
Intel Announces $250 Million Investment for Autonomous Driving
Delivering his keynote address at the LA Auto Show’s AutoMobility conference, Brian Krzanich, Intel Corporation chief executive officer, this week announced that Intel Capital is targeting more than $250 million of additional new investments over the next two years to make fully autonomous driving a reality. According to the company, these investments will drive the […]
California Insurance Department Believes AB 60 Driver Licenses Likely Behind Jump in Insured Vehicles
Department of Insurance sees unexplained increase of 200,000 insured vehicles in 2015 California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced that Assembly Bill 60 (AB 60) that provided California driver licenses to those who could not submit proof of legal presence in the United States, might have led to a modest decrease in the number of uninsured […]
Bodyshop Revolution Appoints North American Sales Manager
Bodyshop Revolution North America Inc. announced that Rob Martin has joined the team as Sales and Distribution Manager. Rob comes with a wealth of knowledge within the collision industry with real practical experience of vehicle repair and its associated challenges. Jon Parker, CEO of Bodyshop Revolution says, “Perfect timing enabled us to get Rob into […]
UK Bodyshop Association Meets with Insurers on Data Breach Investigation
RMI Bodyshops (NAB & VBRA) reported it met with a group of leading UK insurers yesterday to discuss information relating to its concerns over a potentially serious breach of repairer management systems confidentiality, and the apparent release of personal data to third party legal firms and accident management companies. In June, the association announced it […]
Database Enhancement Gateway Surpasses 10,000 Inquiries Since 2007
On October 26th, the Database Enhancement Gateway (DEG) received its 10,000th inquiry nearly nine years after the launch in November 2007. The DEG was designed to help improve the information in collision repair estimates through feedback from the industry about vehicle-specific errors, omissions and inaccuracies in the database and labor times. The free service was initially […]
U.S. House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Self-Driving Cars
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reports that on Tuesday, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade held a hearing titled, “Disrupter Series: Self-Driving Cars.” The hearing is the latest in a series that is examining the effects of federal policy on emerging technologies. During the hearing, members addressed the […]
NADA Forecasts Slight Decline in U.S. New Vehicles Sales to 17.1 Million in 2017
Steven Szakaly, chief economist of the National Automobile Dealers Association, is predicting sales of 17.1 million new cars and light trucks in 2017, a 1.7 percent decline from projected 2016 sales. With less than two months left in the year, new-vehicle sales are forecast to reach 17.4 million, which would be a slight decline from […]
ASA Washington Representative Details Possible Impacts on Industry from Leadership Change in Washington
From possibly repealing regulations to setting important policy on the future of autonomous vehicles, auto safety, and insurance regulation, large questions loom for the collision repair industry. The results of the U.S. Presidential and Congressional elections last week promise a significant change in direction for the business community given President-elect Trump’s stated intention to review […]
AAA Projects 48.7 Million Americans to Travel this Thanksgiving
Even though gas is slightly more expensive than last year, more than 89 percent of travelers will take road trip over the long holiday weekend. AAA projects that 48.7 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving, an increase of one million travelers compared with last year. This represents a 1.9 […]