Mandatory RSVP deadline Aug. 11. The California Autobody Association’s Glendale Foothill chapter will hold a dinner meeting Aug. 25 at The Odyssey in Granada Hills focused on the appraisal clause and what collision repair facilities can do when they disagree with an insurer’s estimate. The session will feature automobile and insurance attorney Bryan M. Thomas, […]
CSN Collision Adds Scarborough, Ontario Collision Repair Facility to Canada Network
CSN Collision has added CSN Advantage, a collision repair facility in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, to its network. The shop is owned and operated by Omar Siddiqui and has served the Scarborough market since 2016. Siddiqui began his career in his family’s paint supply distribution business, where he worked with automotive products, repair processes and business […]
Progressive Says It Has Become the Largest U.S. Personal Auto Writer
The company says it captured roughly 75% of industry premium growth in 2025 and is now cutting rates across states representing 63% of its premium base as claim frequency declines. The Progressive Corporation (NYSE: PGR) has become the largest writer of U.S. personal auto insurance measured by trailing 12-month direct premiums written, Personal Lines President […]
AkzoNobel and Axalta Shareholders Approve $25 Billion Merger of Equals
Shareholders of Akzo Nobel N.V. and Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. voted today to approve the companies’ roughly $25 billion all-stock merger of equals, clearing the last shareholder condition on a transaction that would create the world’s No. 2 coatings company. The combination would unite two of the largest suppliers of automotive refinish coatings to the […]
Driven Brands Board Rejects ADW Capital’s $18 Per Share Buyout Proposal
The board of Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: DRVN) unanimously rejected an unsolicited $18 per share cash proposal from activist investor ADW Capital Management LLC, the company announced Aug. 3, calling the offer highly conditional and short of the company’s value. Driven Brands is the parent of collision repair networks CARSTAR, Abra and Fix Auto […]
State Farm Begins Issuing $5 Billion Policyholder Dividend
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company has begun issuing payments on its one-time $5 billion cash dividend to qualifying auto customers, the largest policyholder distribution in the insurer’s history. Millions of customers have already received individual payments. The dividend covers more than 49 million insured vehicles and is being distributed in waves. Each payment is […]
SUN Collision Names Winners of Three-Week Summer Sweepstakes
SUN Collision has named the three winners of its Summer Sweepstakes, a three-week promotion that awarded a $100 gift card to one entrant each Friday through the company’s Facebook page. The winners are Adam Godinez of Grubbs Collision and Motorsports, Aaron Lewis of Lewis Auto and Tara Rivera of Riveras Repairs. “We’re thrilled to congratulate […]
Collision Repair Education Foundation Awards Over $196,000 in 2026 Scholarships
More than 100 students benefit from industry support. The Collision Repair Education Foundation distributed $196,230 in scholarships to 102 collision repair students through its 2026 Student Scholarship program. Additionally, for the third consecutive year, the Women’s Industry Network (WIN) partnered with CREF to administer its U.S. scholarship program, awarding $29,500 in scholarships and 20 tool […]
Ford Issues New ADAS Position Statement in Latest On Target Magazine
Ford Motor Company has issued a new collision repair position statement covering advanced driver assistance systems, bringing its Ford-brand roster to 12. The statement is detailed in the 2026 Vol. 2 edition of On Target, the automaker’s quarterly collision repair publication. Posted for both Ford and Lincoln vehicles as “ADAS Integrity and Technical Imperatives,” the […]
PPG Launches Quickline Waterborne Refinish System in U.S. and Canada
PPG Industries Inc. (NYSE: PPG) on Aug. 3 introduced the PPG Quickline waterborne refinish system, a portfolio of basecoats, undercoats, clearcoats, toners and ancillary products for collision repair facilities in the United States and Canada. PPG says the products are formulated to hold color and finish quality across a range of application environments. “Not all […]