Dealer backlash intensifies over OEM association letter to DOJ – Len Bellavia | DealerLaw.com
Dealers push back after automakers urge DOJ to review franchise laws, calling the move a threat to long-standing protections. A recent letter from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation to the U.S. Department…
Alliance for Automotive Innovation Reports New U.S. Electric Vehicle Data
149 electric models now available for sale in U.S. EVs: 9.6 percent of new U.S. light-duty vehicle sales in Q1 2025, down 1.3 percentage points from Q4 2024 EVs: 2.1…
Ram Extra Long Warranty Announced
The Ram brand, in a sign of the high cost of today’s vehicles, has expanded a 10-year warranty on its 2026 pickups and vans. The Stellantis brand said the decade-long, 100,000-mile…
Alliance for Automotive Innovation and CARFAX Tool Checks Vehicles in U.S. for Open Recall 8 Billion Times
March 07, 2025 Press Release Vehicle Recall Search Service (VRSS) developed by CARFAX and Alliance for Automotive Innovation Vehicle Safety Recalls Week: No Cost Safety Tool Helps States Identify Open…
Independent Repairers, Automakers Announce Landmark Right-to-Repair Legislation
February 20, 2025Press Release Automotive Service Association, Society of Collision Repair Specialists and Alliance for Automotive Innovation come together on SAFE Repair Act National plan includes additional protections for consumers;…
Warranty Processing Company Selects Brent Wood as Operating Partner
Warranty Processing Company, the global industry leader in warranty claims management for dealerships and auto groups, names Brent Wood as operating partner. FLOWER MOUND, TX, UNITED STATES, February 24, 2025…
Repair Spotlight: Success stories from Vehicle Service Contracts (VSCs)
This is a new feature, showing examples, opinions and the advantages of selling vehicle service contracts (VSCs). And, the subject of performing repairs for VSC customers. In today’s edition, we…
VW Sues In Illinois To Avoid Paying Dealers For More Time On Warranty Work
Changes in the state’s Motor Vehicle Franchise Act allegedly cost VW $10 million in extra warranty expenses last year. In 2021, Illinois passed an update to its Motor Vehicle Franchise…
BMW is recalling 14,000 EVs to update the battery software
BMW is the latest automaker to issue a recall for some of its electric vehicles. It has identified a problem with the battery-management software for the traction batteries in some…