The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has announced the launch of Repairer Driven News (RDN)—an online news portal for headlines, analysis and in-depth reports on current events from the collision-repair vantage point.

The next-generation GMC Acadia prototype is reportedly moving to GM's new Chi architecture, possibly resulting in a slightly downsized crossover, more along the lines of the Nissan Pathfinder or Ford Explorer.

SEMA-member companies have posted several new listings for job opportunities (view all here).

A total of 10 cars crossed the Barrett-Jackson auction, held January 10–18, in Scottsdale, to raise $8.74 million to benefit local and national charities, including $85,000 raised by the auction of the SEMA Cares ’15 Jeep Wrangler.

Legislation to provide for the issuance of a single license plate for motor vehicles that were not originally equipped with a display bracket on the front of the vehicle is being considered by the Wyoming House Transportation Committee.

Legislation to provide for the issuance of a single license plate for motor vehicles in which the original design does not provide for display of a front plate was introduced.

Legislation has been introduced in Virginia to provide that vehicle registrations would be permanent unless the vehicle ownership or the address where the vehicle is principally garaged changes.

Legislation has been introduced in the Nebraska Legislature to provide for the issuance (for a $100 fee) of a single license plate for passenger cars which were not originally equipped with a bracket on the front of the vehicle to display a license plate.

Kentucky has reintroduced legislation to put in place a new valuation procedure for older vehicles.

Virginia Senate legislation to exempt antique motor vehicles from the requirement that they have exhaust systems of a type installed as standard factory equipment, or comparable to that designed for use on the particular vehicle as standard factory equipment was reintroduced.