Effective Jan. 1, Oregon repair shops must purchase a $20,000 bond in order to place a lien on a customer's vehicle.

Openbay CEO Rob Infantino spoke with Ratchet+Wrench about how an $8 million investment from Shell will be integral in growing the company’s staff and marketing it services going forward.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced last week that is has urged automakers to  make publicly available on their websites their plans for replacing defective Takata air bags in their vehicles.

Purdue University is launching an autonomous vehicle innovation hub, which will be part of Purdue's Discovery Park.

The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) issued a statement in opposition to the tariffs on China, and that they "could negate the Trump administration’s recent successful work on behalf of American companies."

In two to three years, Panasonic plans to halve the cobalt content of its automotive batteries.

Epicor Software Corporation introduced the Epicor PartExpert GFX eCatalog interface, which is designed to help users provide a superior customer experience in every parts and service interaction.

While general repair shops have achieved marginal growth in the past six years, repair specialists are thriving. That’s because repair specialists have have an ability to focus activity on certain types of repairs, Jim Lang said, and can advertise those repairs both on a local and a regional, city wide basis.

The Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety urged the U.S. Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to include a discussion on the need for protections against vehicle hacking.

Autonomous vehicles are about to displace drivers and generate $7 trillion per year by 2050, according to a study commissioned by Intel.