CEI Integrates with CCC One Estimating System
The CEI Group, Inc. (CEI), a provider of accident management and direct repair services, has integrated its data system with CCC Information Services’ CCC One estimating platform, CEI announced today.
The action makes it possible for repair assignments to be handled directly in the estimating system of CEI's managed network of independently owned collision repair shops. CCE One, the industry’s leading estimating software system, is used by more than 17,000 repair shops in North America, and enables them to write collision repair estimates easier, faster and with more accuracy.
How Volkswagen Could Compensate Diesel Owners
Martin Winterkorn, in his statement announcing his resignation as chief executive of Volkswagen his week, said he was “shocked” and “stunned”that the company had programmed some of its cars to cheat on emissions tests.
But a few days before he gave up his post, he made a promise that Volkswagen would do “everything that must be done” to restore trust in it. Then, just for emphasis, he repeated that the company would do “everything necessary” to undo the damage the episode has caused all of the Jetta, Passat, Beetle, Golf and Audi A3 diesel owners.
Chrysler, Other Automakers Could Be Swept Up in Emissions Cheating Scandal
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German authorities now say 2.8 million Volkswagen diesel vehicles sold in that country “are affected” by the maker’s rigging of emissions tests. But VW may not be the only maker implicated. The suspect turbodiesel engine used by Volkswagen apparently also was sold to several other manufacturers, including Chrysler and Mitsubishi for use in some of their European models.
Americans Steer Away from Autonomous Parking
As automakers increasingly integrate self-parking features into new vehicles, Americans say they are not ready to give up control. According to a new survey from AAA, nearly 80 percent of American drivers are confident in their parallel parking abilities and only one-in-four would trust this technology to park their vehicle. Despite this, AAA testing found self-parking technology outperformed unassisted drivers in four key areas.
10 Things to Know as VW’s Emissions Scandal Enters its 2nd Week
CEO Martin Winterkorn is under criminal investigation, amid claims that VW had known for years it was breaking the law. State prosecutors in Braunschweig, Germany, have opened a criminal investigation into disgraced ex-CEO Martin Winterkorn on suspicion of fraud, according to broadcaster ARD.
Despite resigning as group CEO last week, he is still CEO of Porsche SE, the holding company that controls 52% of Volkswagen’s voting stock and reports to the descendants of company founder Ferdinand Porsche.
