1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (420+ words) Vehicles'used for gig-economy work'drive commercial auto claims growth even as personal auto volume declines. Collisions involving gig-economy vehicles now'represent'10% of all commercial auto claims in the United States, up from 6% in 2021,'according to Verisk's annual Claim Search Trends Report'released April…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (324+ words) Autobody News The collision repair industry is currently navigating technical, financial, and safety developments. New OEM refinishing guidelines, a major EV funding announcement, and two high-stakes safety recalls are all making headlines. Ford guidelines target sensor refinishing and ADAS transparency…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (622+ words) New Manheim data shows wholesale prices running above Cox Automotive's full-year forecast. Wholesale used-vehicle prices'increased'in March, with the year-over-year gain already outpacing what Cox Automotive projected the index would deliver by the end of the full year. 'This'development may affect…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (620+ words) ADAS calibration has become a central operational challenge for collision repair facilities. According to data collected by'as Tech's'adas Think'platform, which processes just over 1 million estimates per year, over 50% of collision repair estimates now require at least one calibration per OEM…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (797+ words) In Chardon, OH, Clarence Harveyreceived a refurbished 2019 Hyundai Tucson SE donated by GEICO and repaired by Chardon Square Collision, a Collision Rightnetwork member. Harvey was nominated by the Urban League of Greater Cleveland. Since its 2007 launch, NABC Recycled Rides" has…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (921+ words) Federal lawmakers are targeting the stolen parts pipeline. As catalytic converter theft surged across the country in recent years, collision repair shops found themselves on the front lines of a costly and frustrating trend. Vehicles arrived'loud,'damaged'and often undrivable. It…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (326+ words) Federal credential boosts the alliance's two-year hybrid program as the industry faces a projected shortage of more than 100, 000 collision technicians. Collision repair shops struggling to find career-ready technicians now have a stronger hiring pipeline to draw from." The Collision Engineering…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (819+ words) From a 25-year technician anniversary to a grand opening in California, the collision repair industry marks several wins this spring. The Women's Industry Network (WIN) has announced that'Haylie Colby, a painter with Nuss Collision Center in East Bethel, Minn. , is…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1316+ words) Ford's F-Series took a supply chain hit while hybrids set records across nearly every brand. That dynamic aligns with findings in CCC Intelligent Solutions'Crash Course 2026 report, released March 31, which found that the share of repairable claims for vehicles six years…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago  (277+ words) Shops that track the updates'won't'leave reimbursable work on the table. With repairable claims counts'remaining'down, collision repair businesses need to ensure they are seeking reimbursement for as many'of the labor procedures and other estimate line items as they can. That'makes'staying on…...