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 […]
Trump ‘Freedom to Fix’ Memorandum Directs EPA to Expand Aftermarket Emissions Repair Options
Aftermarket groups and the vehicle manufacturers’ lobby both claimed the directive as a win, splitting over whether the existing 2014 industry repair agreement is enough. President Donald J. Trump signed a presidential memorandum titled “Lowering the Cost of Living by Promoting the Freedom to Fix” on June 29, directing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to […]
Fix Auto USA Opens Ontario, California Location
Fix Auto USA opened a new collision repair facility in Ontario, Calif., co-owned by Selvi Rizk-Menard, a two-time Fix Auto USA Franchisee of the Year, and Erick Bickett, a co-founder of the franchise network. The center, at 4930 Vanderbilt St. in Ontario, marked the launch with a grand opening event that drew about 100 attendees. […]
Cox Automotive Says Added Content, Not Sticker Price, Drives Vehicle Affordability Debate
The average new vehicle now transacts at or near $50,000, but Cox Automotive argues that the headline figure obscures what is actually happening in the market: today’s vehicles carry far more standard safety and technology content than they did a decade ago, and household budgets are being squeezed across nearly every category of spending, not […]
Georgia Approves USAA Auto Insurance Rate Reduction Totaling $33 Million in Savings
Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced June 25 that the USAA group of companies will cut auto insurance rates in the state, an overall group reduction of about 2.6% that the office estimated will save more than 200,000 Georgia policyholders roughly $33.2 million. The reduction combines decreases across three USAA underwriting […]
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