Electric Vehicle Sales Rise Sharply, Signaling Changes for Auto Claims July 14, 2022 By Jim Sams US consumers are rapidly adapting to electric vehicles, a shift away from the internal combustion engine that may change auto...
Claims Business: Crawford & Co., Auto Techcelerators, Roost July 13, 2022 Crawford Gives ‘Lookers’ Access to Hover App Crawford & Co. has expanded its partnership with technology company Hover to include...
New NHTSA Chief: Agency to Scrutinize Auto-Driver Technology July 1, 2022 By Tom Krisher WASHINGTON (AP) — The new head of the government’s road safety agency says it will intensify efforts to understand the...
Viewpoint: Automobile Safety Rating System is Failing Consumers June 10, 2022 By National Highway Traffic Safety Administration The 5-Star Safety Rating Program that Americans use when shopping for new passenger vehicles “fails consumers” by not including collision-avoidance...
Tesla Faces Increase in Complaints Over ‘Phantom Braking’ June 3, 2022 By Keith Laing Tesla Inc. is facing stepped-up scrutiny from US regulators who have received 758 complaints of cars made by the company...
Independent Shops Pushing Back as Safelite Pushes for Auto Glass Laws April 29, 2022 By Jim Sams Safelite AutoGlass has hired lobbyists at statehouses across the country as it seeks legislation that it says will protect consumer...
CCC: ADAS Calibration Crucial, but What Should it Cost? April 7, 2022 By Jim Sams The growing number of vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance systems may be creating opportunities for mischief by collision repair...
Condo Collapse and COVID Court Rulings Among the Top Stories for 2021 December 30, 2021 By Jim Sams The collapse of a Miami-area condominium tower and efforts to achieve a fair resolution for the victims was the Claims...
CCC Says Shortage of Repair Technicians Adding to Pressure on Auto Claim Costs November 10, 2021 By Jim Sams If a shortage of replacement parts and growing claim severity are not enough to contend with, auto insurers are also...
Fast Advances in Technology Adding to Friction Between Insurers and Repairers March 18, 2021 By Jim Sams Waseem Tarabishi insists that employees at his San Diego-area collision repair shop take the online classes they need to maintain...