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 […]
Consumer Sentiment Rises Over 10% in Final June Reading
Sentiment remains below year ago levels Consumer sentiment rose 10.5% compared to May in the final June 2026 reading from the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, snapping a three-month slide as easing gasoline prices brought households some relief. The Index of Consumer Sentiment climbed to 49.5 from May’s record-low 44.8, though it stayed well […]
Copart CEO Jeff Liaw to Step Down, Jay Adair to Return as Chief Executive
Copart Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) said Chief Executive Officer Jeff Liaw will step down as CEO and director effective July 31, and that the board has appointed Executive Chairman Jay Adair to resume the top role he held for more than a decade before Liaw. Liaw will support the transition as special advisor to Adair. Liaw […]
AASP/NJ Meeting Frames Appraisal Rights, Customer Involvement as Tools for a Harder Claims Market
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) used a June 24 general meeting to press collision repair facility owners to lean on tools such as the right to appraisal, assignment of proceeds and small claims court — and to draw customers into their own claims — as insurers total vehicles faster and […]
SCRS Forms ADAS Repair Division, Names Five-Member Governing Council
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists has established an ADAS Repair Division and named an inaugural five-member Governing Council, creating a dedicated platform for the diagnostics, calibration and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) repair professionals who have emerged as a distinct specialty within collision repair across North America. As ADAS content has spread across the […]
BASF Coatings Names Executive Committee to Lead Standalone Company
Sale to Carlyle Group expected to close next week. BASF Coatings has named the seven-member executive committee that will run the automotive coatings business as an independent company beginning July 1, when its sale to Carlyle Group is expected to close. The committee will be led by incoming chief executive officer Jens Luehring. The appointments […]
Carfax Used Car Index Rises 1.3% in June as Price Increases Level Off
Used-vehicle listing prices on Carfax rose 1.3% in June, an average of slightly more than $350 per vehicle, a marked slowdown that suggests the run-up in used-vehicle values may be starting to level off even as prices continue to climb across every segment, according to data released by Carfax. The June increase was less than […]
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