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Progressive Reports Personal Auto Policies in Force Up 8.8% in June Compared to 2025

July 16, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Total policies in force top 40 million for the first time as June net income falls 31% on investment losses and a higher combined ratio. The Progressive Corporation (NYSE: PGR) reported its total personal auto insurance policies in force were 27,932,000 in June 2026, an increase of 2,264,000 or 8.8% from 25,668,000 in June 2025. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance, Combined Ratio, Earnings, Net Written Premiums, Policies in Force, Progressive

Auto Care Association Writes EPA on Freedom to Fix Emissions Repair Guidance

July 16, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Urges Congress to Pass REPAIR Act The Auto Care Association urged the Trump administration and Congress to extend federal vehicle right to repair beyond emissions systems, in a July 14 letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin that commended the agency’s recent emissions-repair guidance and pressed for passage of the Right to Equitable […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Auto Care Association, Emissions, legislation, Right to Repair, U.S. EPA

UK’s Steer Automotive Names Jana Siber CEO as Founder Richard Steer Becomes Executive Chairman

July 16, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Steer Automotive Group, the UK’s largest collision repair multiple-shop operator, has appointed Jana Siber as chief executive officer and moved founder Richard Steer into the role of executive chairman. The company announced the leadership change July 9. The change installs a chief executive from outside the collision repair sector atop Britain’s largest repair network, and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Oakley Capital, People, Steer Automotive Group, United Kingdom

Wuhan Onew Enters Middle East With Dubai Distribution Deal for PaintGo Refinish Robots

July 16, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Wuhan Onew, a Chinese manufacturer of automated automotive refinish painting systems, has signed a regional distribution agreement with Dubai-based Najem Al Kawakab General Trading LLC to sell and service its PaintGo refinish painting robots across the Middle East. Under the agreement, announced July 12, Dubai will serve as the regional hub for product sales, technical […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, China, Middle East, Robotics, United Arab Emirates

NICB Credits Partnerships for Vehicle Theft Decline, Warns Against Complacency

July 16, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The National Insurance Crime Bureau credited coordinated public-private prevention efforts for driving reported U.S. vehicle thefts to their lowest level in decades and called for sustained funding and stronger penalties to preserve the progress. The nonprofit anti-fraud organization issued the appeal July 15 to mark National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month, an annual awareness campaign launched […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance, National Insurance Crime Bureau, Total Loss, Vehicle Theft

New-Vehicle Prices Hold Below $50,000 in June

July 15, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Buyers shift to more affordable segments. The average transaction price for a new vehicle rose less than 1% year over year in June to $49,758, holding below $50,000 for a sixth straight month in 2026, as buyers continued to migrate toward lower-priced segments, according to data released by Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book. New-vehicle sales […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Kelley Blue Book, New Vehicle Prices

Highline Warren Plans to Acquire 1.1 Million-Square-Foot Georgia Distribution Center

July 15, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Highline Warren plans to acquire a 1.1 million-square-foot facility in McDonough, Georgia, to operate as a large-scale distribution and operations center, the Memphis-based distributor of vehicle maintenance consumables said July 14. The planned addition would extend the network of one of North America’s larger distributors of maintenance consumables deeper into the Southeast and strengthen its […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Georgia, Highline Warren, Supply Chain

Mobile Tech RX Launches Connected ADAS Workflow for Calibration Companies

July 15, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Mobile Tech RX has launched a mobile-based workflow for advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) calibration companies that combines calibration identification, documentation, pricing and invoicing in a single application. The workflow is powered by adasThink, a software platform that reads collision repair estimates and flags the ADAS calibrations a damaged vehicle requires. The two products share […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: adasThink, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Integrations, Mobile Tech RX, Repairify

CAWA Awards 2026 Scholarships to Four Automotive High School Teachers

July 15, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The California Automotive Wholesalers Association (CAWA) awarded $1,500 scholarships to four high school automotive teachers under its 2026 teacher scholarship program, the Motorcar Parts of America – Selwyn Joffe Awards. The grants support high school automotive programs in Arizona, California and Nevada, the three states CAWA represents, feeding a technician pipeline the collision repair and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Career and Technical Education, CAWA, Scholarships

Honda Summer Repair Newsletter Reinforces Ultra-High-Strength Steel Limits, Previews I-CAR Certification Change

July 15, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

American Honda has published the Summer 2026 edition of “The Joy of Repair,” its collision and mechanical repair newsletter for Honda and Acura, leading with a refresher on ultra-high-strength steel and a reminder that every Honda and Acura vehicle platform now includes 1,500 MPa UHSS in the body structure. The full edition is available for […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acura, CCC, Honda, I-CAR, OEM Repair Procedures, Technical Training

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  • Progressive Reports Personal Auto Policies in Force Up 8.8% in June Compared to 2025 July 16, 2026
  • Auto Care Association Writes EPA on Freedom to Fix Emissions Repair Guidance July 16, 2026
  • UK’s Steer Automotive Names Jana Siber CEO as Founder Richard Steer Becomes Executive Chairman July 16, 2026
  • Wuhan Onew Enters Middle East With Dubai Distribution Deal for PaintGo Refinish Robots July 16, 2026
  • NICB Credits Partnerships for Vehicle Theft Decline, Warns Against Complacency July 16, 2026
  • New-Vehicle Prices Hold Below $50,000 in June July 15, 2026
  • Highline Warren Plans to Acquire 1.1 Million-Square-Foot Georgia Distribution Center July 15, 2026

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