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Fall ASE Certification Registration deadline December 31

December 11, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Last chance to register for five tests to be discontinued next year. The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence announced that automotive service professionals must register for the fall ASE certification testing by Dec. 31. Those who register by the deadline will have 90 days to schedule an appointment to take their selected ASE certification […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ASE, Certification

IBIS Middle East Set for New Dubai Venue, Revised Format on February 10-11

December 11, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

IBIS Worldwide said its IBIS Middle East 2026 conference will be held Feb. 10-11 at The Avery at Conrad Dubai, marking a change in venue and format for the regional event. Early bird registration is available through the month December. The conference will follow IBIS’s 2026 global theme of “Connecting Changemakers” and feature a restructured […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: IBIS Middle East

Robert Aldridge Promoted to Director of Sales at ProColor Collision

December 11, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

ProColor Collision announced it has promoted Robert Aldridge to director of sales, effective immediately. Aldridge, who joined ProColor Collision in 2023 as field sales and performance manager, will lead national account management and insurance carrier relationships. He reports to Lou Berman, vice president of sales and operations for Fix Network USA and ProColor Collision. “Robert’s […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: People, ProColor Collision

Collision Coverage Claims Were Down Over 11% in Second Quarter Compared to 2024

December 10, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

While down, the rate of decline was lower than in the first quarter. Quarterly collision claim counts have been down versus the previous year for nine quarters. The latest available Fast Track Monitoring system data from the Independent Statistical Service Inc. (ISS) showed that the year-over-year rate of decline in quarterly collision coverage claims slowed […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Claim Frequency, Claims, Earned Car Years, Losses

Enterprise Mobility Completes Acquisition of Heavy-Duty Truck Leasing Firm

December 10, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Enterprise Mobility has completed its acquisition of Hogan, a commercial transportation services provider, expanding its fleet to include Class 7 and Class 8 heavy-duty trucks. The acquisition combines two St. Louis-based, family-owned companies. Hogan operates approximately 10,000 pieces of equipment at more than 50 locations with about 3,000 employees. The company provides truck leasing, truck […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Enterprise Mobility, Heavy Duty Trucks

Crash Champions Deploys PartsTrader’s Orderly Platform Across Over 650 Locations

December 10, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Crash Champions has completed deployment of PartsTrader’s Orderly parts procurement platform across its network of more than 650 collision repair facilities, the companies announced December 9. The Chicago-based multi-shop operator is the first MSO to implement the AI-powered parts ordering system at full scale, according to the companies. PartsTrader announced the launch of Orderly on […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Artificial Intelligence, Crash Champions, electronic parts ordering, PartsTrader

ASE and WrenchWay Partner on Technician Workforce Initiative

December 10, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) announced Dec. 9 the launch of ASE Connects, a partnership with WrenchWay aimed at connecting repair facilities, dealerships and training programs to address technician workforce development. The initiative, scheduled to launch in January 2026, will focus on two areas: facilitating connections between businesses and schools, and collecting […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, ASE, Workforce Development, WrenchWay

Clark Plucinski, Collision Repair Industry Leader, Passed Away at 75

December 9, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Over a 50+ year career in the collision industry, multi-shop owner later led CREF and CAPA. Clark Plucinski, a collision repair industry veteran who spent five decades advocating for workforce development and education, passed away Nov. 29, after a long battle with cancer. He was 75. Plucinski served as executive director of the Collision Repair […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Obituary, People

Brightpoint Auto Body Announces Expansion in Las Vegas

December 9, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Frank’s Auto Body, a collision repair company operating under Brightpoint Auto Body Repair, will open a new facility in North Las Vegas, Nev., expanding beyond its two existing Henderson locations. The company, which has operated in the Las Vegas market for more than 40 years, said the North Las Vegas facility will include advanced collision […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Brightpoint Auto Body Repair, Nevada, Openings

HD Repair Forum Opens Registration for March 18-19 Conference in Nashville

December 9, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Registration is open online for the 2026 HD Repair Forum, scheduled for March 18-19 at the Music City Center in Nashville. The conference, which focuses on heavy-duty and medium-duty collision repair, will co-locate with the American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition. “TMC has been a great partner […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: HD Repair Forum

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