13+ hour, 42+ min ago   (330+ words) Autobody News Collision repair shops navigating insurer reimbursement pressure and rising parts costs now have new federal data to weigh against separate industry projections showing insurance rates climbing in most states The two data sets, released within a week of…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (468+ words) 56% of shoppers said that rising gas prices make them more likely to consider a hybrid or plug-in hybrid. A category of consumer costs that includes vehicle maintenance and repair, insurance, and public transportation has contributed more to U.S. inflation over the…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (363+ words) Every Texas auto policyholder will begin receiving a written notice of their right to invoke independent appraisal under proposed Texas Department of Insurance amendments that fold the new right-to-appraisal provision from Senate Bill 458 into the consumer-facing summary insurers issue with…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (1127+ words) For collision repair shops, that debt load is showing up in claim filing behavior, total loss frequency, and how shops are adapting to a market where insured volume is shrinking and financial pressure on vehicle owners is growing. Understanding why…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (370+ words) Autobody News When a customer disagrees with an insurer's total-loss valuation, the path to challenging it just got narrower Court of Appeals for the Six Circuit ruled April 24 that a class of roughly 90,000 Tennessee policyholders cannot pursue a collective lawsuit…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (509+ words) Stacking multiple crash avoidance technologies on the same vehicle produces compounding reductions in insurance claims, according to a new study from the Highway Loss Data Institute. But the crashes that remain tend to be more expensive, reinforcing a pattern collision…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (375+ words) State Farm is returning $5 billion to eligible mutual auto policyholders in what the carrier calls the largest dividend in its history. In a newsroom announcement, State Farm said it generated a $4.6 billion underwriting gain in auto in 2025 after prior-year losses,…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (865+ words) Rising premiums, weather volatility, and delayed repairs are reshaping claim behavior and forcing shops to adapt. A new report claims that while auto insurance rates are stabilizing or even declining in many parts of the country, Oregon is moving in…...

8+ mon, 3+ day ago   (594+ words) Mitchell data shows BEV claims reached 3.21% in Q3 as tax credit deadline drove record sales; OEM parts dominate EV repairs at 85% of parts dollars. Battery electric vehicle (BEV) collision claims in the U.S. hit an all-time high in the third quarter of…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (757+ words) New CarGurus data shows hybrid sales jumped 33% in 2025 as used-vehicle supply rebounds, creating a potential sweet spot for independent shops. Affordability concerns defined automotive purchasing in 2025, with consumers shifting heavily toward hybrid powertrains and older used vehicles to escape rising…...