VW is expected to launch an electric vehicle based on the I.D. concept, the VW Neo, next year. It is expected to be the Volkswagen Group’s first mass-market ‘affordable’ electric car.

BASF Refinish Automotive Coatings will conduct two educational sessions as part of the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) Repairer Driven Education (RDE) series at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, as well as sponsor the SCRS RDE OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit.

With small claims cases in Florida spiraling out of control, a group of insurers is looking to confront the law firms that are thought to be contributing to the rise of insurance costs in the state.

Faulkner Collision Center will host an education and guidance program on Sept. 29., to demonstrate how to extricate people from advanced vehicles.

FOCUS Investment Banking, a national middle market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture, and corporate finance services, announced recently that Travelers Body & Fender Works has been acquired by Caliber Collision.

The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) is excited to announce that they will host a 30-minute informational webinar called “Developing a WINner’s Mindset – Pun Intended!”

Global Finishing Solutions (GFS) welcomes Dave Kindig of Kindig-It Design to GFS Booth #11119 at this year’s SEMA Show, from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 in Las Vegas.

The Houston I-CAR Committee Meeting will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m.

McElwain Brothers Paint and Collision in Pennsylvania has paid $67,462 in back wages and damages to 12 workers to settle a federal Department of Labor complaint.

Former Automotive Service Association (ASA) president Dan Risley has filed a lawsuit against the ASA and one of its former board members, Ed Cushman.

The $5 million seed round, which the company just closed, will serve as a launching pad to get to market its novel radar technology, based on the concept of a Luneburg antenna.

New research from Binghamton University, State University at New York finds that showing compassion to employees almost always pays off, especially when combined with the enforcement of clear goals and benchmarks.

Some 60 first responders representing 20 fire stations from Virginia recently gathered at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Vehicle Research Center.

CCC Information Services and B&R Auto Wrecking announced that the auto recycler has selected CCC solutions to help advance and extend the company's operations and market opportunities.

The redesigned Hyundai Santa Fe earned the 2018 TOP SAFETY PICK+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

One person was killed and another was hurt in a crash early Wednesday in Plantation, Fla.

PPG has announced its Commercial Coatings training schedule for the fourth quarter of 2018.

The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi carmaking alliance said on Tuesday it will adopt Alphabet’s Google Android operating system.

Detroit will share in a $5.25 million project to help cities tap into the self-driving car revolution.

A federal judge in New York on Wednesday dismissed a criminal case brought against General Motors Co. in 2015 over the largest U.S. automaker’s handling of an ignition-switch defect linked to 124 deaths.

The last day of the 2018 FenderBender Management Conference featured a jam-packed day of presentations designed to improve collision repair shops.

To help professional technicians navigate the features and functionality of the new APOLLO D8 full-function scan tool, Snap-on has added 11 training videos to its website

The modular electric drive matrix (MEB) is VW’s next-generation electric platform on which the production versions of its “I.D.” concept electric vehicles are based on.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will hold three public listening sessions on the proposed rulemaking for the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks (SAFE Vehicles Rule).

GEICO has partnered with EAC Network for a third year to offer safety seat checks for Long Island families.