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Montana Insurance Commissioner Fines Four Dent Repair Companies

September 23, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Out-of-state firms violated regulations prohibiting the waiving of insurance deductibles. Montana Insurance Commissioner Troy Downing fined four out-of-state vehicle dent repair companies for illegally waiving or offering to waive insurance deductibles. Montana law prohibits this practice because of concerns that dent repair companies overcharge insurance companies to recoup the loss of paying the deductible − […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Department, Montana, PDR, Regulations

NTSB Calls for Alcohol Detection Systems in All New Vehicles

September 21, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Board says horrific crash highlights need for technology solutions to eliminate impaired driving and speeding. An investigation into a California crash that killed nine, including seven children, has led the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to call for alcohol impairment detection systems to be included in all new vehicles, according to new recommendations released Tuesday. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Impaired Driving, National Transportation Safety Board, Regulations

ASA Webinar Examined Advanced Clean Cars II, Service Information, and Vehicle Data

September 19, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) hosted a bonus Webinar on Friday for a conversation with Bob Redding, ASA’s Washington, D.C. representative, and Steve Douglas, Vice President for Energy and Environment at the Alliance for Automotive Innovation. The webinar was focused on the recent California Air Resource Board (CARB) Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC-II) regulations and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Automotive Service Assocation, California, Diagnostics, Electric Vehicles, OEM Repair Procedures, Regulations

SEMA Says Consumers Being Forced to Buy Specific Technologies in Wake of California’s 2035 Ban on Internal Combustion Engines

August 29, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Specialty Equipment Market Association released a statement in the wake of the California Air Resources Board’s decision to require 100% zero emission vehicles by 2035, reiterating its concerns that regulators were banning internal combustion engines (ICE) and restricting options for consumers. “SEMA believes that Californians should not be directed toward a specific technology, but […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Electric Vehicles, Regulations, Specialty Equipment Market Association

California Regulators Approve Plan Requiring All Zero-Emission Vehicles Sold in the State by 2035

August 26, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rule establishes year-by-year roadmap to rapidly grow zero-emission vehicle sales. Regulations require open access to propulsion system diagnostics and data. The California Air Resources Board yesterday approved its Advanced Clean Cars II rule that sets California on a path to rapidly growing the zero-emission car, pickup truck and SUV market it says will deliver cleaner […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Diagnostics, Electric Vehicles, Fuel Cells, Regulations

IIHS Urges Fast Adoption of Speed Limiter Requirement for Large Trucks

July 15, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The federal government should expedite plans to require speed limiters on large trucks and extend the requirement to medium-duty trucks, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) urged in a recent regulatory comment. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requested comments on a proposal to require devices that limit the top speed on commercial […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Heavy Duty Trucks, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Regulations

US Rep Asks Government Accountability Office to Examine Federal Agency Efforts on Vehicle Right to Repair  

June 16, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reported that U.S. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) recently sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting the office to examine the issues relating to automotive right to repair and competition, including: Federal agencies’ efforts to ensure consumers’ right to repair, with respect to passenger motor vehicles, including how […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Government Accountability Office, Regulations, Right to Repair, U.S. House of Representatives

Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition Calls for Prompt Ruling on Right to Repair Ballot Question

June 3, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition has filed an Amicus Curiae brief in federal court in reaction to an April 15 procedural order again delaying a ruling, until at least July 1, on a lawsuit filed by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, the association that represents vehicle manufacturers, challenging the law. U.S. District Judge, Douglas […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/MA, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Lawsuits, Massachusetts, Regulations, Right to Repair

US Department of Labor Proposes to Revoke Final Approval of Arizona’s State OSHA Plan Citing “Pattern of Failures”

April 20, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Department says it has concerns about state’s commitment to worker safety and health led to federal action. State had refused to implement OSHA Covid temporary standards that were later withdrawn. The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a proposal to reconsider and revoke the final approval of Arizona’s State OSHA plan, in response to what […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arizona, OSHA, Regulations

US Department of Transportation Sets 49 MPG Fuel Economy Standard for 2026 MY Vehicles

April 4, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced new, Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards that require an industry-wide fleet average of approximately 49 mpg for passenger cars and light trucks in model year 2026, the highest fuel efficiency standards to date. The new standards will increase fuel efficiency 8% annually for model […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fuel Economy, NHTSA, Regulations

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