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Brandon Eckenrode Steps Down as Collision Repair Education Foundation Executive Director
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (105+ words) The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced July 17 that Brandon Eckenrode has stepped down as executive director. Brandon Eckenrode has stepped down from his position as Executive Director of the Collision Repair Education Foundation. Eckenrode led the foundation since August 2021 when…...
Florida Auto Body Association Schedules Three-City Series on Pay Plans and Technician Retention
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (130+ words) CollisionWeek The Florida Auto Body Association will take a single session on labor costs, compensation and technician retention to three Florida markets in late August, with Bob Kennedy of Wesco Group as the featured speaker. The events run Aug. 25 in…...
NICB Credits Partnerships for Vehicle Theft Decline, Warns Against Complacency
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (129+ words) CollisionWeek The National Insurance Crime Bureau credited coordinated public-private prevention efforts for driving reported U.S. vehicle thefts to their lowest level in decades and called for sustained funding and stronger penalties to preserve the progress. The nonprofit anti-fraud organization issued the…...
Honda Summer Repair Newsletter Reinforces Ultra-High-Strength Steel Limits, Previews I-CAR Certification Change
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (136+ words) CollisionWeek American Honda has published the Summer 2026 edition of “The Joy of Repair,” its collision and mechanical repair newsletter for Honda and Acura, leading with a refresher on ultra-high-strength steel and a reminder that every Honda and Acura vehicle platform…...
Private Passenger Auto Drives Louisiana's First Broad Rate Relief, Triple-I Says
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (117+ words) Private Passenger Auto Drives Louisiana’s First Broad Rate Relief, Triple-I Says CollisionWeek Trade group points to litigation and glass-claim fraud as the cost drivers still to be addressed. A new state law folds ADAS calibration disclosures and an assignment-of-benefits ban…...
McCarthy Family Named UAF Lifetime Trustee, Establishes Memorial Scholarship
1+ week, 1+ day ago (96+ words) CollisionWeek The McCarthy family has become a Lifetime Trustee of the University of the Aftermarket Foundation and established a scholarship in memory of two grandfathers who built their careers in automotive repair. Paul McCarthy, president and CEO of MEMA, The…...
Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index Ends First Half Above Year-Ago Levels as Market Normalizes
1+ week, 2+ day ago (121+ words) CollisionWeek Wholesale values closed the first half of 2026 above year-ago levels as the market eased from its March peak, while used electric-vehicle prices extended their lead over the broader market. Wholesale used-vehicle prices finished the first half of 2026 above year-ago…...
CREF and Atlanta I-CAR Committee Grow a Georgia High School Collision Repair Program From 28 to 120 Students
1+ week, 2+ day ago (105+ words) CollisionWeek A 15-year partnership among the school, the Collision Repair Education Foundation and a local I-CAR volunteer committee has turned a small shop class into a regional technician pipeline. Maxwell High School of Technology in Lawrenceville, Ga., has grown its…...
I-CAR Publishes Facility and Equipment Best Practice for Collision Repair Industry
1+ week, 3+ day ago (109+ words) CollisionWeek I-CAR announced July 2 the publication of its Automotive Collision Repair Facility and Equipment Best Practice, a new resource designed to help the collision repair industry align equipment capabilities with the requirements necessary to perform complete, safe and quality repairs....
EPA 'Freedom to Fix' Guidance Recognizes NASTF as Collaboration Model
1+ week, 3+ day ago (120+ words) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued formal guidance July 1 affirming that vehicle owners and independent repair professionals may repair their vehicles’ emissions systems under the Clean Air Act, reiterating manufacturers’ obligations to make emissions-related service information, diagnostic tools, training materials and…...