From the Associated Press OAK PARK, Illinois – Americans are slowly getting back on the road after hunkering down due to the coronavirus, though the volume of traffic is still well below what it was before many states issued stay-at-home…
"Car and light truck aftermarket annual product volume in the U.S. will decline during 2020 for the first time since the 2008 Great Recession. Despite important differences between the severe aftermarket consequences of the 2020 Virus and the 2008 Recession,…
From ASE The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) will begin to resume testing on May 18, 2020 in selected areas of the country with test-center availability and lifted stay-at-home orders, it was announced by Tim Zilke, ASE president…
From AAA (May 12, 2020) – AAA, Consumer Reports, J.D. Power and the National Safety Council commends SAE International in its endorsement of common naming of advanced driver assistance systems as well as its consideration to revise the SAE J3063…
From CNET It's physically impossible to practice social distancing during a driving exam, so the state of Georgia temporarily did away with the most nerve-wracking portion of getting a driving license during the coronavirus pandemic. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive…
Frank M. Terlep of Auto Techcelerators, LLC recently completed a webinar for RDA titled "6 Disruptions the Collision Industry will face in 2020 and Beyond." Now he's released this short but interesting video: WATCH NOW! How COVID-19 Has and Will…
From AAA The national gas price average is six cents more expensive on the week at $1.84, but still cheaper on the month and year – three cents and $1.02 less, respectively. Regardless of the national increase, 40 states still…
From ASA Northwest via Aftermarket Matters Last Friday afternoon brought yet another devastating blow to our business community. While we don’t have a crystal ball, we do know that when all four phases of…
From the Car Care Council According to the annual CarMD® Vehicle Health Index™ one of the most common check engine light repairs is replacing the oxygen sensor. This relatively minor repair can be costly if neglected, leading to as much as 40…
"The 2020 Virus will have a dramatic impact on the volume and mix of new vehicle sales in the U.S. for a number of years. Both the sale of Electric Vehicles and rollout of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) will…
WASHINGTON, May 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the Notice Provider, Kinsella Media, LLC, about the coordinated lawsuits in In re Automotive Parts Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 2311. The deadline to file a claim in one…
State gas price averages increased for less than a dozen states in the last week, but they were large enough jumps to push an increase to the national average. At $1.78, today’s average is a penny more expensive than last…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Automotive Service Association (ASA) has joined America’s Recovery Fund Coalition, an alliance of more than 100 trade associations and business organizations advocating for a grant-based federal assistance program to power the resilience of American enterprise. Together,…
The open road versus the open skies (CNN) - The pandemic has some people reconsidering what a summer vacation will look like and staying closer to home. "We definitely think the drive market will reopen sooner and that leisure travel…
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The latest Strategy Analytics assessment of the market for automotive electronics systems finds that overall demand will plunge at least 8% in 2020, with falls of up to 15% over 2019 levels possible if recovery does not begin soon.…
SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The car shopping experts at Edmunds say that April will be a record down month for the auto industry due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, forecasting that 633,260 new cars and trucks…
"The 2020 Virus has abruptly introduced a new ‘friction’ into business interactions: social contact. Americans are changing their expectations of how business should be conducted. Repair outlets must adapt to the new normal of social distancing. "How well repair outlets…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a report highlighting options to work around 12 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) that pose as barriers to deploying autonomous vehicles. Per Politico, “The report…
