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U.S. Traffic Volume Up in April Compared to 2025

June 17, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Drivers logged more miles year-over-year even as pump prices surged on the war with Iran. Rolling 12-month traffic at record levels. Traffic volume in April was up in the U.S. overall, with drivers logging more miles than a year earlier even as gasoline prices climbed sharply in March and April amid the war with Iran. […]

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Michelle Allen Named EVP of TERREPOWER Independent Aftermarket Sales

June 17, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

TERREPOWER, the remanufacturer formerly known as BBB Industries, named Michelle Allen executive vice president of its Independent Aftermarket Sales business, effective June 15. Allen succeeds Chris Garner, who plans to retire at the end of the year. The appointment continues a run of senior leadership changes at the company, which supplies remanufactured and aftermarket automotive […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: BBB Industries, People, TerrePower

Stellantis, Wayve and Uber Form Partnership to Develop Level 4 Robotaxis

June 17, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Stellantis, Wayve and Uber said June 17 they have signed a non-binding agreement to jointly develop and deploy Level 4 driverless robotaxis at a global scale, pairing Stellantis vehicle platforms with Wayve’s automated-driving software and Uber’s ride-hailing network. The memorandum of understanding marks the second robotaxi ecosystem Stellantis has routed through Uber in less than […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Autonomous Vehicles, Robotaxi, Stellantis, Uber, Wayve

AWDA Donates $50,040 to University of the Aftermarket Foundation 40th Anniversary Campaign

June 17, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The Aftermarket Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA) has donated $50,040 to the University of the Aftermarket Foundation’s 40th anniversary fundraising campaign, taking on the role of Ultimate Ruby Celebration Host for the foundation’s Oct. 31 anniversary event in Las Vegas. AWDA, a community of the Auto Care Association, is a Diamond Lifetime Trustee of the foundation […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Care Association, AWDA, Donations, Scholarships, University of the Aftermarket Foundation

Massachusetts Appraiser Board Proposes Ruling Reaffirming Licensed-Appraiser Requirement for Repair Shops

June 16, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Board moves to reaffirm its own licensed-appraiser requirement after the Division of Standards stopped mandating one for shop registration. Public comment is open before the July 14 vote. The Massachusetts Auto Damage Appraiser Licensing Board is seeking public comment on a proposed advisory ruling that would reaffirm that auto body repair shops must keep licensed […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Licensing, Massachusetts Auto Damage Appraiser Licensing Board, Regulations

Used-Vehicle Listing Prices Reach Highest Since Mid-2023 as May Sales Pace Slows

June 16, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The average used-vehicle listing price climbed to $26,918 in May, the highest reading since mid-2023, even as the retail sales pace slowed, according to Cox Automotive’s analysis of vAuto Live Market View data. The figure was up 6.0% from a year earlier and 2.2% from April’s revised $26,329, marking the third consecutive month of above-normal […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Cox Automotive, Used Vehicle Sales

Universal Technical Institute Completes Nationwide Rollout of Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Training

June 16, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Universal Technical Institute (NYSE: UTI) has added battery hybrid electric vehicle and electric vehicle courses to every core Automotive Technology program it offers, making high-voltage vehicle training a standard part of the curriculum at its campuses across the country. The move feeds an automotive service workforce that the collision repair and claims industries increasingly depend […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Electric Vehicles, Universal Technical Institute

CREF Support and Industry Partnerships Build a New York Collision Repair Pipeline

June 16, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

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 SkillsUSA competition and into entry-level collision repair jobs. At Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Education High […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, SkillsUSA, Workforce Development

Consumer Sentiment Rebounds 9% in Preliminary June Reading

June 15, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Early-month relief at the gas pump lifts sentiment off a record low, though consumers remain wary of stubborn inflation. Consumer sentiment rose in the preliminary June 2026 reading from the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, as an early-month easing in gasoline prices brought relief to households, though the index remained well below year-ago levels […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Consumer Sentiment, University of Michigan

Missouri’s James Cahill to Represent U.S. in Automobile Technology at WorldSkills 2026 in Shanghai

June 15, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

SkillsUSA has named James Cahill of St. James, Mo., to represent the United States in Automobile Technology at the 48th WorldSkills Competition, scheduled for Sept. 22-27, 2026, in Shanghai. Cahill is one of nine competitors on the 2026 WorldSkills USA team that SkillsUSA introduced before more than 19,000 attendees at its National Leadership & Skills […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: China, SkillsUSA, WorldSkills Competition

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  • U.S. Traffic Volume Up in April Compared to 2025 June 17, 2026
  • Michelle Allen Named EVP of TERREPOWER Independent Aftermarket Sales June 17, 2026
  • Stellantis, Wayve and Uber Form Partnership to Develop Level 4 Robotaxis June 17, 2026
  • AWDA Donates $50,040 to University of the Aftermarket Foundation 40th Anniversary Campaign June 17, 2026
  • Massachusetts Appraiser Board Proposes Ruling Reaffirming Licensed-Appraiser Requirement for Repair Shops June 16, 2026
  • Used-Vehicle Listing Prices Reach Highest Since Mid-2023 as May Sales Pace Slows June 16, 2026
  • Universal Technical Institute Completes Nationwide Rollout of Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Training June 16, 2026

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