3+ hour, 23+ min ago  (782+ words) The top three things that technicians want from their employer are proper equipment in the shop, paid vacation, and a retirement fund, according to new data from Wrench Way and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)." The 2026 Voice…...

3+ hour, 38+ min ago  (473+ words) With more Illinois students seeking affordable, technology'forward career paths, I'CAR has launched new statewide programs that introduce high school students to hands-on learning of diagnostics, electronics, materials science, and the repair procedures behind modern automotive repair. I-CAR is offering the…...

3+ hour, 53+ min ago  (328+ words) About 100 trade associations sent a letter Monday thanking lawmakers for enacting the Working Families Tax Cut Act last year. The act made permanent lower marginal rates for business and Section 199 A, the letter says. It adds that those were critical…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1115+ words) A Tesla Insurance policyholder's claims handling complaint has reached mediation with the California Department of Insurance (CDI). Damages to Piyush Rattan's 2020 Tesla X from a December 2025 right rear-end collision led the insurance company to deem it a total loss, which Rattan…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (568+ words) Affordability challenges are making consumers treat lower-severity claims as optional purchases, a new CCC Crash Course report says." As smaller claims decrease within first-party coverages, the severity mix is reshaping, the report says. This follows decisions by consumers to opt…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (312+ words) New merger and acquisition (M&A) insight from Focus Advisors shows that, even as claim frequency is down, total loss rates are climbing, and tariff unpredictability is making it difficult to price parts, the large independents aren't standing still. "For the…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (448+ words) The California Autobody Association (CAA) is asking that registered auto body shops in the state be excluded from a newly filed bill intended to combat "bandit towing." SB 1112 authorizes the legal owner, lienholder, or insurer of a vehicle in the…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (275+ words) The Illinois House Insurance Committee has unanimously passed new vehicle glass repair legislation that would require OEM-recommended ADAS calibrations. Under HB 4373, repair shops must notify the insured whether the vehicle has an advanced driver assistance system and whether calibration or…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (551+ words) With nearly one-third of annual traffic fatalities in the U. S. involving drivers under the age of 25, American Honda Motor Co. says its multi-year safety education program is working to equip young drivers across the country with the knowledge and skills needed…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (480+ words) An Idaho House bill has been signed into law, making it a misdemeanor to manufacture, import, distribute, offer for sale, sell, lease, install, or reinstall counterfeit or non-functional airbags, effective July 1. Gov. Brad Little signed HB 688 on March 20 following a…...