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CREF Support and Industry Partnerships Build a New York Collision Repair Pipeline
1+ week, 2+ day ago (115+ words) Collision Week A New York City career and technical high school has turned more than a decade of Collision Repair Education Foundation support and a widening circle of industry partners into a pipeline that carries students from the classroom to…...
Collision Repair Industry Production Down in April
2+ week, 49+ min ago (110+ words) Collision Week Production was down in April both month over month and year over year. Wages for all employees reached new records as production hourly wage growth accelerated to 12. 5% from a year earlier. An analysis of the latest data released…...
Skills USA 2026 National Collision Repair, Automotive Refinish and Damage Appraisal Medalists Announced
2+ week, 1+ day ago (111+ words) The medalists at the 2026 Skills USA Championships, held June 1-5 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, have been announced. The championships brought more than 6, 800 state champions to Atlanta to compete in 115 skilled and leadership competitions during the 62nd annual Skills…...
Crash Champions Opens Fifth New Hampshire Location
2+ week, 2+ day ago (75+ words) Collision Week Crash Champions has opened a collision repair center at 16 Rockingham Road in Windham, N. H. , its fifth location in the state and an addition to a national network the company says now exceeds 650 repair centers. "New Hampshire continues to be…...
AASP/NJ Opens Dedicated Inbox to Compile Insurer Complaints Filed with New Jersey Regulator
2+ week, 3+ day ago (102+ words) Collision Week The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey has established a dedicated email inbox to collect and compile copies of insurance complaints filed with the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance by collision repair facilities and…...
Fix Auto UK, Admiral Insurance Designate Daventry Site as Co-Branded Repair Center
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (123+ words) Collision Week Fix Auto UK's wholly owned Daventry collision repair center in Northamptonshire will operate as a dedicated, co-branded facility for motorists insured by Admiral, deepening a repair relationship between the franchise network and the insurer that spans nearly a…...
Fix Network Enters New Zealand with First Fix Auto Location in Auckland
3+ week, 2+ day ago (128+ words) Collision Week Fix Network has opened its first Fix Auto collision repair location in New Zealand, extending the franchise brand into a 10th country. The location, Fix Auto Penrose in Auckland, is owned and operated by Dean and Emma Letcher, who…...
Women's Industry Network Opens Registration for Second Annual Virtual Conference
3+ week, 3+ day ago (126+ words) Collision Week September 10-11 event organized around three pillars: community, skills and strategy. The Women's Industry Network has opened registration for its second annual Virtual Conference, a two-day online event set for Sept. 10-11 under the theme "Connected in Excellence." WIN is…...
May New-Vehicle Sales Forecast to End Seven-Month Decline as Tariff Payback Lapses
4+ week, 2+ day ago (131+ words) Collision Week First positive year-over-year comparison since September 2025 as 16. 3 million SAAR holds and monthly payments climb to $810. Total U. S. new-vehicle sales for May 2026 are projected to reach 1, 490, 900 units, a 5. 8% increase from May 2025 and the first positive year-over-year comparison since September 2025, according…...
Rivian Approves Hunter's ADAS Alignment and Calibration System
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (116+ words) Collision Week Rivian has approved Hunter Engineering's Ultimate ADAS alignment and calibration system for use across its full vehicle lineup, the company announced May 12. The approval makes Rivian the ninth original equipment manufacturer to endorse the system and the first…...