This article chronicles the difficulties of some vehicle repair shops in Florida. With vehicle owners holding onto settlement checks and putting of repairs, worked has greatly slowed for some.

Magna International Inc, is planning to build a factory in St. Petersburg, Russia to manufacture metal body parts for Hyundai. Click here for the story.

According to story from KOB.com, local drivers in New Mexico may be pocketing their auto claims settlement checks and not having their vehicles repaired. Is this a good idea? Click here for the entire article.

…. over 1/3 of these customers according to a study by J.D. Power and Associates, indicated they had shopped for a new insurance provider during the year. Click here for the entire story.

In a release from the North Carolina DOI, another arrest was made in an auto insurance accident fraud ring.  Click here for the scoop….

In a an IIHS report, even with a larger segment of older drivers on the road, fewer fatalities occur in this age group.  Click here for the the IIHS release.

Bad weather means good business for some Las Vegas auto body repair shops. According to this link, there were over 130 accidents in the Las Vegas area. Click here for the story.

The government yesterday released November’s CPI. We have been tracking auto body repair vs. auto insurance rates throughout 2008. Insurance rates continue to rise while auto body repair appears to have flattened out slightly.

Insure.com released the 2009 model vehicle insurance average premium rankings. Based on the top 20 most popular selling vehicles, The 2009 Dodge Ram ranked as the most expensive to insure while the 2009 Honda Odyssey was the least expensive. Click here for the full article….