Prices dip below year ago levels. Wholesale used-vehicle prices declined in the first 15 days of September, pulling the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index (MUVVI) down 1% from August to 206.2 on a mix-, mileage- and seasonally adjusted basis, Cox Automotive reported Sept. 18. The index is now 0.4% below September 2025, its first year-over-year […]
Crash Champions to Open Sixth Arkansas Location in Little Rock
Crash Champions will soon open a new collision repair center at 6101 W. 65th St. in South Little Rock, Ark., its sixth location in the state and its fourth serving the city of Little Rock. “Little Rock continues to be an important market for Crash Champions, and we’re excited to add another location to better […]
ASE Education Foundation Sets Sept. 30 Webinar on Upcoming Accreditation Standards Changes
The ASE Education Foundation will host a free webinar Sept. 30 at 4 p.m. EDT previewing upcoming changes to the standards used to accredit automotive technology training programs. The accreditation standards define the tasks, tools and equipment accredited programs must teach and maintain, which shapes the skills entry-level technicians bring to their first jobs in […]
Compact Kars Team Takes First at AASP/NJ’s 19th Annual Lou Scoras Golf Outing
A team from Compact Kars won the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey’s (AASP/NJ) 19th annual Lou Scoras Memorial Golf Outing, held Sept. 15 at Knob Hill Golf Club in Manalapan, N.J. Compact Kars finished second at the 2025 outing. The winning team was Jeff Elder, Evan Pollera, Dondi Pollera and Jack Coffey. […]
Quality Collision Group Names Nino Sgro to Lead Western Operations
Quality Collision Group (QCG) has named Nino Sgro executive vice president of operations – West, placing one executive over operations in all of the McKinney, Texas-based consolidator’s western markets. QCG operates more than 100 OEM-certified collision repair locations in 13 states. The appointment continues a build-out of QCG’s senior leadership. It follows the company’s naming […]
RCAR Newsletter Details EV Battery Repair Costs, Labor Time Methods and ADAS Claim Trends
Research Council for Automobile Repairs reports on insurance industry research on collision repair issues from across the globe. The June 2026 newsletter from RCAR, the international Research Council for Automobile Repairs, compiles research from more than 20 insurer-backed centers on five continents, with electric vehicle battery repairability, repair labor time methodology and the claims impact […]
UK Competition Regulator Launches Phase 1 Review of AkzoNobel-Axalta Merger
The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has formally launched its phase 1 merger inquiry into the proposed combination of Akzo Nobel N.V. and Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., setting a Nov. 11 deadline to decide whether to refer the roughly $25 billion all-stock deal for an in-depth phase 2 investigation. The CMA launched the inquiry […]
Progressive Awards Freightliner Truck to Army Veteran Through Keys to Progress Program
Progressive Insurance has awarded a 2024 Freightliner Cascadia to Fahad Al-Kadhim, a U.S. Army National Guard veteran from Macomb, Mich., who plans to use the truck to launch his own trucking business. The insurer announced the award Sept. 17 as part of its Keys to Progress program. The truck award runs under the same Keys […]
Right to Repair Global Meeting at Automechanika Frankfurt Turns to Telematics, Parts Coding and Enforcement
Auto Care Association and FIGIEFA co-host aftermarket associations from six continents; Insurance Europe among the participants and Malaysia joins for the first time. Automotive aftermarket associations from six continents met during Automechanika Frankfurt for the Right to Repair Global meeting, where delegates said the fight over independent vehicle repair has moved beyond access to service […]
Robotic Painting Workshops Sell Out at Automechanika Frankfurt
Hands-on training sessions on AI-supported robotic painting ran fully booked at Automechanika Frankfurt 2026, which drew more than 112,000 trade visitors from 173 countries to the five-day aftermarket fair that closed Sept. 12. Glass repair workshops drew comparable demand, organizer Messe Frankfurt said. Automated refinish application has advanced through a run of vendor investments and […]
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