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Enlyte Completes Acquisition of PartsTrader

April 7, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Enlyte has closed its acquisition of PartsTrader, the parts procurement marketplace, the companies announced April 6. Financial terms were not disclosed. PartsTrader becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Enlyte and will continue to operate as an independent entity alongside Mitchell’s Auto Physical Damage division, the parent of Mitchell, Genex and Coventry said. Both Mitchell and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Enlyte, PartsTrader

CollisionRight Selects asTech for Scanning and ADAS Calibration Across 130-Shop Network

April 7, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

CollisionRight LLC has selected asTech, a Repairify company, to provide scanning and advanced driver assistance systems calibration technology across its network of 130 collision repair facilities in 11 states. The agreement will give CollisionRight technicians access to asTech’s All-In-One device, local and remote calibration services, and the company’s adasThink and Rules Engine platforms. CollisionRight expects […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Agreements Signed, asTech, Calibration, CollisionRight, Scanning

Bodywork Bowl Crowns Estimating, Painting and Welding Winners at Northeast Trade Show

April 7, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Estimators, painters and body technicians competed on the show floor of the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) NORTHEAST Automotive Services Show for the fourth annual Bodywork Bowl, with first-place finishers taking home tools, equipment and cash prizes the association valued in the thousands of dollars. Held March 21 at the Meadowlands […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Bodywork Bowl Collision Repair Skills Competition, Northeast Trade Show

Progressive Closes Gap with State Farm as Top U.S. Auto Insurers Reshape Market in 2025

April 2, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Private passenger auto insurance premiums earned surpass $369 billion. Total direct premiums earned on private passenger auto insurance reached $369.6 billion in the U.S. in 2025, up 5.6% from $349.9 billion in 2024, according to data released March 18 by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The growth rate moderated significantly compared to recent […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Allstate, Auto Insurance, GEICO, Net Written Premiums, Progressive, State Farm, USAA

Plasnomic Launches Testing Program to Benchmark Plastic Repair Materials Against OEM Standards

April 2, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Plasnomic has launched what it describes as the first testing and validation program aimed at defining OEM-aligned standards for automotive plastic repair, beginning with polypropylene weld materials. The initiative targets a gap that collision repair facilities and insurers have navigated for years: a lack of consistent, data-backed benchmarks for the plastic repair materials and methods […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Plasnomic

NHTSA Projects 6.7% Drop in Traffic Deaths in 2025, Reaching Prepandemic Levels

April 2, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

An estimated 36,640 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2025, a 6.7% decrease from 39,254 fatalities reported in 2024, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said April 1 in its annual early estimate of traffic fatalities. The decline brings total roadway deaths back to prepandemic levels last seen in 2019 and would represent the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: NHTSA, Traffic Fatalities

USDOT Makes Nearly $1 Billion Available for Road Safety Grants

April 2, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced $999.5 million in available funding through the Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program, targeting improvements to emergency response, truck parking, rail crossings and pedestrian infrastructure. The grant program, which funds both planning and infrastructure projects aimed at reducing roadway fatalities, is relevant to the collision repair and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Grants, traffic safety, U.S. DOT

European Dealer and Repair Trade Groups CECRA and AME Complete Merger

April 2, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Automotive Mobility Europe and the European Council for Motor Trades and Repairs completed their merger March 31, forming a single Brussels-based organization representing vehicle dealers, repair facilities and mobility services providers across Europe. The consolidation creates the largest European trade body for the automotive retail, repair and aftermarket services sector at a time when the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Automotive Mobility Europe, CECRA, Europe

Federal Court Allows Auto Dealer Lawsuit Against Volkswagen, Scout Motors to Proceed

April 1, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

California new vehicle dealers association says direct sales plan violates unfair competition laws, California franchise rules. A federal court has denied motions to dismiss the central claims in the California New Car Dealers Association’s (CNCDA) lawsuit challenging Volkswagen’s use of Scout Motors to sell vehicles directly to consumers, bypassing its franchised dealer network. The ruling, […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: California, California New Car Dealers Association, Lawsuits, Scout Motors, Volkswagen

ASA April 15 Webinar to Examine How AI Adoption Raises the Stakes for ADAS Calibration Integrity

April 1, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) will host a Webinar Wednesday session on April 15 at 1 p.m. (EDT) examining how the growing use of artificial intelligence in estimating, diagnostics and repair planning is intensifying the need for accurate ADAS calibrations and documentation. The session comes as collision repair facilities and mechanical shops grapple with the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Automotive Service Association, Calibration, Revv, Webinars

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