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Parking Lot Fire Destroys 30 Cars At Houston Apartment Block

Carscoops

Making things worse for some owners is the fact that their cars were not insured. According to investigators, it started with an electrical short in one of the cars but quickly spread to almost the entire parking complex. Fortunately, the blaze appears to have not spread to the ground floor and was extinguished by local fire crews.

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Dealers' margins squeezed by EV shift, greater consumer protection

Autocar

The lower-margin business of new car sales has traditionally been supplemented by aftersales, finance and insurance Dealers are facing a profit-margin squeeze from the double whammy of the transition to EVs threatening their lucrative aftersales business and a legal clampdown curtailing profitable commissions for selling finance and insurance (F&I).

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What happens to my car insurance if I get hit by an international driver?

Drive.com

Filing for a car insurance claim post-accident is complicated enough. If that occurs, what happens to the insurance claim and how it’s processed can be a little tricky. My car was repaired under my insurance. He has refused to pay my insurance company and now they are taking him to court. So what do you do?

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CAA Insurance announces deep concern over auto theft crisis

Canadian Auto Dealer

The CAA Insurance Company released a news statement on Jan. 30 announcing that it is deeply concerned with the auto theft crisis spreading across Canada. CAA Insurance said the ongoing microchip shortage and vehicle availability issue is making the auto theft situation worse. 8 in Ottawa, Ont.

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Ferrari Testarossa Goes Up In Flames In California

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The blaze also spread to the house, damaging a small section of a wall, but fortunately, it was extinguished before the entire house went up in flames. Here’s hoping the owner of the car has a comprehensive insurance policy on it and will get paid out. The rear window has also been busted, as have the two rear quarter windows.

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Body Shop EV Repair

AutoSuccessOnline

and super long frames that offer the widest possible spread of lifting point access. Consider this: insurance analysts at LexisNexis found that EV owners frequency of insurance claims has increased by about 14.3% The 600 ELX model was designed specifically for EV service with a rated lifting capacity of 6,000 lbs.

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What are the best first cars for enthusiasts?

Autocar

We’ve scoured the classifieds, weighed up countless options and run more insurance quotes than we care to remember to find 10 perfect first cars for petrolheads. We’ve scoured the classifieds, weighed up countless options and run more insurance quotes than we care to remember to find 10 perfect first cars for petrolheads.

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