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Calibrations and Parts Inflation Drive Collision Claim Complexity

June 2, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Annual Enlyte report examines auto claim trends. Enlyte released its 2026 Envision Trends Report on June 2, and for collision repairers and auto physical damage claims professionals the most relevant section is an analysis from Mitchell’s Ryan Mandell that documents how ADAS calibrations, tariff-driven parts inflation and artificial intelligence are reshaping how collision claims are […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Auto Insurance, Calibration, Claim Severity, Claims Technology, Enlyte, estimating, Mitchell International, Non-OEM Parts, PartsTrader

Fix Network Enters New Zealand with First Fix Auto Location in Auckland

June 2, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Fix Network has opened its first Fix Auto collision repair location in New Zealand, extending the franchise brand into a 10th country. The location, Fix Auto Penrose in Auckland, is owned and operated by Dean and Emma Letcher, who together have more than 25 years of experience in the collision repair industry. The opening marks […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fix Auto, Network Affiliations, New Zealand

ABPA Releases Video Companion to Its ‘Totaled’ Total Loss Report

June 2, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The Automotive Body Parts Association released a video drawn from its consumer research report on vehicle total losses, “Totaled: The Real Costs of Vehicle Loss,” extending a consumer-education effort the association launched when the report debuted earlier in the month. The video pulls excerpts and findings from the report, which examines why a growing share […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Body Parts Association, Total Loss

Women in Auto Care Opens 2026 Awards Nominations, Adds Sixth Category

June 2, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Women in Auto Care, a community of the Auto Care Association, is accepting nominations for its 2026 awards program, which expands to six categories in its second year. Nominations are open through June 30. New for 2026 is the Champion of the Year award, recognizing an individual who supports the Women in Auto Care community […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAPEX, Auto Care Association, Awards, Scholarships, Women in Auto Care, Workforce Development

Women’s Industry Network Opens Registration for Second Annual Virtual Conference

June 1, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

September 10-11 event organized around three pillars: community, skills and strategy. The Women’s Industry Network has opened registration for its second annual Virtual Conference, a two-day online event set for Sept. 10-11 under the theme “Connected in Excellence.” WIN is the collision repair industry’s primary network for advancing women, drawing members and volunteer leaders from […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Webinars, Women's Industry Network

OEC Opens RepairLogic Integration with CCC ONE to All Repair Facilities

June 1, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

OEConnection LLC (OEC) has made its bidirectional integration between RepairLogic and CCC ONE generally available, opening the repair-planning link to all collision repair facilities that use both platforms. OEC announced the general availability June 1. The integration ties OEC’s RepairLogic repair-planning software to CCC’s widely used estimating platform, removing manual steps that shops otherwise repeat […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CCC, Integrations, OEConnection

IBIS Publishes Full Global Summit 2026 Agenda and Speaker Lineup for June 16-18 Event in Vienna

June 1, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The International Bodyshop Industry Symposium has released the full agenda for its IBIS Global Summit 2026, detailing five main-stage sessions and naming the opening slate of speakers for the June 16-18 conference, with programming built around industry consolidation, artificial intelligence in claims and repair, and the long-term insurability of collision work. IBIS said the summit […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Austria, IBIS Global Summit, International Bodyshop Industry Symposium

ASE Celebrates Automotive Service Professionals Month

June 1, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Observance will move to October, April beginning in 2026-2027. While still recognizing its annual Automotive Service Professionals Month this month, the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) announced it will shift its annual observance to October and April beginning with the 2026-2027 cycle. The move aligns the recognition with the Fall and Spring Car […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ASE, Automotive Service Professionals Month

Consumer Sentiment Drops Below June 2022 Low

May 29, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Third straight monthly decline as inflation worries weigh on consumers. Consumer sentiment fell for the third consecutive month in May, dropping below its previous historical trough as supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz drove gasoline prices higher and inflation worries spread, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The Index of Consumer […]

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

U.S. Caps Section 232 Tariffs on Taiwan Auto Parts at 15%

May 29, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative published a Federal Register notice May 28 capping Section 232 national security tariffs on Taiwanese automobile parts at 15%, implementing the tariff terms of an investment agreement the two governments signed earlier this year. The change is retroactive to goods entered for […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Non-OEM Parts, Regulations, Tariffs

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  • Calibrations and Parts Inflation Drive Collision Claim Complexity June 2, 2026
  • Fix Network Enters New Zealand with First Fix Auto Location in Auckland June 2, 2026
  • ABPA Releases Video Companion to Its ‘Totaled’ Total Loss Report June 2, 2026
  • Women in Auto Care Opens 2026 Awards Nominations, Adds Sixth Category June 2, 2026
  • Women’s Industry Network Opens Registration for Second Annual Virtual Conference June 1, 2026
  • OEC Opens RepairLogic Integration with CCC ONE to All Repair Facilities June 1, 2026
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