2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (58+ words) CollisionWeek The Specialty Equipment Market Association’s second annual ADAS Symposium drew 63 attendees representing 47 companies and organizations, broadening a forum that debuted in May 2025 as a discussion of the calibration and compatibility problems facing aftermarket service, repair and vehicle-modification businesses. Leave…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (164+ words) I-CAR Canada has promoted Scott Sinclair to director, moving the program’s business development manager into strategic and operational leadership of Canada’s collision repair training and recognition body. “Scott’s extensive industry experience and leadership have helped him build credibility within the…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (131+ words) CollisionWeek 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 to…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (174+ words) Index was up both month-over-month and year-over-year. Wholesale used-vehicle prices ticked up in the first half of May, with the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index rising 0.5% from April on a mix-, mileage- and seasonally adjusted basis and holding 3.8% above year-ago levels,…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (117+ words) CollisionWeek Gee Automotive Companies has completed its acquisition of 15 dealerships and three collision repair centers from the Jim Click Automotive Team in Southern Arizona and the Tuttle-Click Automotive Group in Southern California, the company announced May 6. The deal closed April…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (181+ words) Sales projected down 7.3% as year-ago tariff rush skews comparisons. Total U.S. new-vehicle sales for April 2026 are projected to reach 1,365,200 units, a 7.3% decrease from April 2025, with retail sales also down 7.3% to 1,129,100 units, according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and GlobalData released…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (128+ words) CollisionWeek Prices were up year-over-year but down month-over-month. Wholesale used-vehicle values pulled back in the first half of April from March’s multi-year high, while retail used-vehicle inventory fell to the lowest level on record, according to a pair of Cox…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (140+ words) CollisionWeek Your source for the latest collision repair industry news, statistics and trend analysis. Wholesale used-vehicle prices rose 5.3% year over year through the first half of March, the strongest year-over-year gain in recent months, as retail used-vehicle sales continued to…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago   (130+ words) Your source for the latest collision repair industry news, statistics and trend analysis. Women in Auto Care, a community of the Auto Care Association, distributed nearly 50 celebration kits to companies across the automotive aftermarket to recognize women in the industry…...

7+ mon, 2+ day ago   (124+ words) Your source for the latest collision repair industry news, statistics and trend analysis. Rob Cochran, chairman and CEO of #1 Cochran, was installed as the 2026 chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) at the organization’s annual convention last week. Cochran,…...