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ASE Education Foundation Awarded $25 Million Labor Department Grant for Technician Apprenticeships

July 9, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The four-year Pay-for-Performance grant pays employers $3,500 for each auto, collision or truck apprentice they hire and keep through the first year on the job. The ASE Education Foundation has been awarded a $25 million, four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to expand registered apprenticeships for auto, collision and truck service technicians, the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Apprentice Program, ASE Education Foundation, Grants, U.S. DOL

CREF and Atlanta I-CAR Committee Grow a Georgia High School Collision Repair Program From 28 to 120 Students

July 9, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

A 15-year partnership among the school, the Collision Repair Education Foundation and a local I-CAR volunteer committee has turned a small shop class into a regional technician pipeline. Maxwell High School of Technology in Lawrenceville, Ga., has grown its collision repair program from about 28 students to roughly 120 across 15 years, an expansion its […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Atlanta, Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, I-CAR, SkillsUSA, Workforce Development

I-CAR Publishes Facility and Equipment Best Practice for Collision Repair Industry

July 8, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

New reference document developed with OEM, insurer and repairer input sets common expectations for equipment readiness. I-CAR announced July 2 the publication of its Automotive Collision Repair Facility and Equipment Best Practice, a new resource designed to help the collision repair industry align equipment capabilities with the requirements necessary to perform complete, safe and quality […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Best Practices, I-CAR, Technical Training

Crash Champions Recognizes 59 STEP Apprenticeship Graduates in 2026

July 8, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The multi-shop operator says its Department of Labor-certified technician development program now counts nearly 200 active apprentices and an 86% retention rate among graduates. Crash Champions on July 8 recognized 59 apprentices who graduated in 2026 from its Skilled Technician Education Program (STEP), the company’s Department of Labor-certified apprenticeship for entry-level collision repair technicians. The […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Apprentice Program, Career and Technical Education, Crash Champions, Workforce Development

EPA ‘Freedom to Fix’ Guidance Recognizes NASTF as Collaboration Model

July 8, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued formal guidance July 1 affirming that vehicle owners and independent repair professionals may repair their vehicles’ emissions systems under the Clean Air Act, reiterating manufacturers’ obligations to make emissions-related service information, diagnostic tools, training materials and reprogramming capabilities available to independent repair shops, tool companies and vehicle owners. The […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Emissions, National Automotive Service Task Force, Right to Repair, U.S. EPA

Mobility Global Completes Separation From S&P Global

July 8, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mobility Global Inc., the automotive data and analytics business spun off from S&P Global Inc., completed its separation July 1 and began trading the same day on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “MBGL.” The new independent public company’s portfolio includes Carfax, automotiveMastermind, Polk Automotive Solutions and Market Scan, serving vehicle manufacturers, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Carfax, Initial Public Offering, Mobility Global, S&P Global Mobility

U.S. Declines to Renew USMCA at First Joint Review as Auto Industry Presses for Extension

July 7, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Trump administration said it would not renew the pact in its current form, leaving trade rules that govern North America’s integraded auto-parts supply chain in force but unsettled. The United States, Mexico and Canada conducted the first mandatory joint review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on July 1, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Regulations, Tariffs, USMCA

OpenRoad Collision Expands in Oklahoma with 3 Repair Center Acquisition

July 7, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

OpenRoad Collision has acquired Davis Paint & Collision, a family-owned collision repair operator serving the Oklahoma City metropolitan area since 1990. The addition of Davis’s three shops in June brings OpenRoad’s network to 40 collision repair centers operating under eight brands. The acquisition extends a steady expansion by a mid-sized regional buyer even as dealmaking […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Oklahoma, OpenRoad Collision

The Doan Group Marks 45th Anniversary

July 7, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Reports 300% growth since 2020 acquisition by Woodland Capital. The Doan Group, a national provider of auto, specialty vehicle, heavy equipment and property appraisal and adjusting services, marked its 45th anniversary July 7, tracing its roots to a 1981 appraisal business in Buffalo, N.Y. The milestone comes as the Covington, Ga.-based firm continues to expand […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Georgia, The Doan Group, Woodland Capital Holdings

AkzoNobel Halves Operational Carbon Emissions Four Years Ahead of 2030 Target

July 7, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

AkzoNobel has reduced carbon emissions in its own operations by 50%, reaching a target it had set for 2030 four years early, the paints and coatings manufacturer said July 2. The company established the goal in 2020, aiming to cut its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions in half against a 2018 baseline. The target […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AkzoNobel, Sustainability

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