3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (110+ words) CollisionWeek 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 from…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (111+ words) The medalists at the 2026 SkillsUSA 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 SkillsUSA National…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (166+ words) The Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) will launch a Mixed Reality Repair Planning Training Series for estimators and repair planners, with enrollment opening in early 2027 and completion required for Gold Class and Platinum recognition renewals beginning July 2027. The…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (114+ words) CollisionWeek American Family Insurance has partnered with the Collision Engineering Career Alliance to support the nonprofit’s technician training program at seven partner colleges nationwide, the alliance said April 21. The Madison, Wis.-based property-casualty carrier becomes the latest industry partner to…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (144+ words) CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:CCC) today announced the availability of consumer financing within the CCC ONE platform. Through a new integration with Sunbit, a financial technology company building solutions for real life, collision repair shops can now offer their customers…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (116+ words) CollisionWeek The Ohio Auto Body Association, the Indiana Auto Body Association and the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Illinois will host a free webinar April 15 at 11 a.m. (EDT) on how collision repair facilities can improve technician retention and productivity by…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (110+ words) CollisionWeek Production was down in February both month over month and year over year even as production employment increased. An analysis of the latest data released from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) covering the preliminary February…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (113+ words) CollisionWeek The Automotive Aftermarket Charitable Foundation (AACF) and the Collision Industry Foundation (CIF) announced a partnership April 7 to expand awareness of the emergency financial assistance both organizations provide to automotive industry workers and to create referral pathways between the two…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (124+ words) CollisionWeek Crash Champions has opened a new collision repair center in Dade City, Fla., its 20th location in the Tampa Bay area. The 15,000-sq. ft. facility began operating April 6 at 36127 Clinton Ave. The opening continues the multiple shop operator’s buildout in…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (129+ words) Your source for the latest collision repair industry news, statistics and trend analysis. The Collision Engineering Career Alliance has received U.S. Department of Labor approval of its apprenticeship model as the national standard for training and certifying collision engineering technicians, the…...