Iran conflict weighs on outlook. Consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level of the year in March as the U.S. military conflict in Iran disrupted an early-month improvement, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The Index of Consumer Sentiment dropped to 55.5 in the preliminary March reading, down 1.9% […]
Northeast Trade Show Opens This Friday
The NORTHEAST 2026 Automotive Services Show opens this Friday, March 20 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, N.J., with a three-day program of education sessions, vendor exhibits and networking events running through March 22. The annual trade show, organized by the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ), is the largest automotive […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Names 2026 Executive Committee
The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) has named its 2026 Executive Committee, a seven-member leadership group tasked with expanding the nonprofit’s workforce development and school support programs as the collision repair industry contends with a persistent technician shortage. Brenda Hogen of PartsTrader continues as chair. Kayla Williams Clark of Classic Collision moves into the vice […]
Auto Care Association Webinar to Address Supreme Court IEEPA Ruling, Section 232 Auto Parts Tariffs
The Auto Care Association will host a webinar March 18 examining the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling striking down tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and other trade developments affecting automotive aftermarket importers. The session comes as the collision repair and automotive aftermarket industries navigate a rapidly shifting tariff […]
USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation Into Aftermarket Collision Repair Parts Targeted by GM Lawsuit
Federal trade agency names 20 respondents in design patent probe. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) voted to institute an investigation into aftermarket vehicle parts that General Motors says infringe its design patents, the agency announced March 10. The investigation, designated 337-TA-1491, names 20 respondents across the aftermarket parts supply chain — from Taiwanese and […]
ALLDATA Marks 40th Anniversary of OEM Repair Information Platform
ALLDATA, the AutoZone-owned provider of original equipment manufacturer repair and diagnostic data, is celebrating 40 years since it introduced the collision repair and mechanical service industries to digitized OEM repair procedures. The milestone, announced March 9, comes as the Elk Grove, Calif.-based company says its platform now supports more than 400,000 technicians and 115,000 collision […]
Manitoba Introduces Right to Repair Legislation With Sector-by-Sector Regulatory Framework
The Government of Manitoba, Canada has introduced Right to Repair legislation that would establish a sector-by-sector regulatory framework focused on ensuring access to repair information and parts, the Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA Canada) announced March 12. The legislation, Bill 15, the Consumer Protection Amendment Act, does not reference any specific industry but lays […]
GEICO’s Derrell Burgin Appointed to Plasnomic Plastic Repair Alliance Council
Derrell Burgin, senior director of physical damage claims at GEICO, has joined the Plastic Repair Alliance Council at Plasnomic, the organization announced March 12. Burgin is the third insurer representative appointed to the council in recent months. Allstate Auto Technical Claims Director Mike Bundra joined in January, and Allianz UK Network Manager Michael Golding was […]
Southern California Tow Company Owners Arrested in $5.9 Million Workers’ Compensation Fraud Scheme
Brothers alleged to have underreported payroll by nearly 14 million to lower insurance costs. Brothers Mark Hassan, 46, of Corona Del Mar, and Ahmed Hassan, 35, of Walnut, Calif. were arrested March 11 on multiple felony insurance fraud charges after a California Department of Insurance investigation found the pair allegedly underreported nearly $13.7 million in […]
Team PRP Acquires Recyclers CrossDock
Team PRP has acquired Recyclers CrossDock from owner Bo Wroten, the cooperative network of independently owned automotive recyclers announced March 11. “Recyclers CrossDock has long been a vital partner in the trade of recycled automotive parts,” said Jarret Hann, Team PRP executive director and president. “By transitioning ownership to Team PRP, we will be better […]
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