With a backdrop of booming auto sales and a hot U.S. economy, the auto and collision repair industries are facing an unprecedented confluence of factors that are transforming the industry for ...

Like almost everything else, auto repair prices have climbed since the COVID-19 pandemic, from water pumps and ball points to fan belts, and there are many reasons for that. But one of the biggest is ...

The next time your car breaks down, you might expect to pay a few hundred dollars for a fix. But as drivers are keeping their vehicles longer, they're finding those car repair costs keep going up.

BOSTON – Representatives and senators on the Joint Committee on Financial Services got a preview Wednesday of the debate over the labor rates paid by insurers to auto body repair shops that is ...

BOSTON — Two years ago, lawmakers were gearing up to have a special commission dive deep into the long-running debate over the labor rates paid by insurers to auto body repair shops with hope of ...

MARION, Iowa (KWWL) -- The national supply chain shortage has affected all industries but for auto body shops in Linn County, the derecho and the pandemic have added to the strain on these businesses.

Despite billions in tariff costs tied to imported vehicles and parts, new car prices have stayed mostly flat. The financial sting is hitting car owners at the service counter instead, with the ...

And a shortage of qualified repair workers is raising those costs, especially as cars are increasingly loaded with more advanced technology. The most recent data from the Labor Department showed auto ...

AI-powered labor and parts estimates are now part of ARI, giving techs instant and structured data without relying on third-party tools. We built AI Labor Guides for the everyday shop owner. It's like ...

BOSTON – Representatives and senators on the Joint Committee on Financial Services got a preview Wednesday of the debate over the labor rates paid by insurers to auto body repair shops that is ...