Driving volume holds near last year’s record as pump prices reach four-year highs. AAA projects 72.2 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home during Independence Day week, a domestic record that edges past the 71.8 million who traveled for the holiday in 2025 and keeps road trips near an all-time high heading […]
Women’s Industry Network Details Speaker Lineup, Curriculum for Second Annual Virtual Conference
Two-day online event pairs technical breakouts on structural adhesives, glue pull repair and refinish with leadership and workforce sessions. Early-bird pricing ends July 10. The Women’s Industry Network has announced the speaker lineup and session curriculum for its second annual Virtual Conference, a two-day online event set for Sept. 10-11 that pairs hands-on technical training […]
Norfolk CBP Officers Seize About $170,000 in Chinese Struts and Shocks in Fraudulent Import
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized about $170,000 in automotive struts and shock absorbers shipped from China at the Port of Norfolk, Va., on June 23 after determining the importer used fraudulent documents to conceal its identity, the agency said. The case is a departure from CBP’s recent auto-parts interdictions in the Mid-Atlantic, which […]
IIHS Says 30 Years of Crash Testing Have Saved Nearly 50,000 Lives
A new study credits the insurer-funded institute’s crashworthiness ratings with 48,352 fewer traffic deaths from 1999 to 2024 and an estimated $538 billion in societal savings. Vehicle improvements driven by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s crashworthiness testing program have saved an estimated 48,352 lives, according to a new study the institute released to mark […]
BASF Coatings Completes Sale to Carlyle, Relaunches as Surventis
The automotive OEM, refinish and surface treatment business begins operating July 1 as a standalone company under Carlyle Group and Qatar Investment Authority ownership, with BASF retaining a 40% stake. The automotive coatings business formerly known as BASF Coatings began operating July 1 as an independent company under a new name, Surventis, a day after […]
Brownsville Repeats as Safest Driving City, Boston as Riskiest, in Allstate’s 18th Best Drivers Report
Allstate pairs its claim frequency rankings with new Drivewise telematics data on speeding, phone use, hard braking and nighttime driving. Brownsville, Texas, ranked as the safest U.S. city for driving for the second consecutive year while Boston again ranked the most collision-prone, according to Allstate’s 2026 America’s Best Drivers Report released July 1. Drivers in […]
ASE Acquires WrenchWay to Expand Technician Workforce Development
The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) said June 30 it has acquired WrenchWay, the workforce platform the certification body has partnered with over the past year to recruit and develop service technicians. WrenchWay’s co-founders and employees will join ASE as part of the agreement. Terms were not disclosed. The deal brings in-house a […]
EEOC Again Sues Safelite for Sex Discrimination in Technician Hiring
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a nationwide lawsuit accusing Safelite Fulfillment LLC of refusing to hire qualified women for technician jobs because of their sex, the second time in four years the agency has taken the auto glass company to court over how it treats female applicants for those positions. According to […]
I-CAR Australia Begins Executive Transition, Opens Recruitment for New Executive
I-CAR Australia said June 29 it has begun a transition within its executive leadership team and started a formal recruitment process to fill the role, telling industry partners the change will not disrupt operations or alter the organization’s board and strategic direction. The not-for-profit training body, the Australian affiliate of the international I-CAR organization, did […]
Plasnomic, Industry Partners Launch Textured Plastic Parts Repair Pilot
Plasnomic announced June 30 that it and a group of supplier partners — 3M, 4Plastic, Mirka, PPG, Polyvance and SEM — will launch a pilot program to validate repair methods for textured plastic parts, one of the more frequently replaced and increasingly costly categories of components on modern collision claims. More than 95% of textured […]
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