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CAWA Awards More Than $14,000 in Scholarships to 14 Students

May 28, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The California Automotive Wholesalers Association awarded more than $14,000 in scholarships to 14 students pursuing careers in the automotive parts industry, the trade group announced. CAWA represents parts manufacturers, jobbers, warehouse distributors, retailers and program groups in Arizona, California and Nevada. The awards feed a talent pipeline that the collision repair and auto care sectors […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, CAWA, Scholarships

Kemper Names Stephen McAnena President and CEO

May 28, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Kemper Corporation (NYSE: KMPR) said May 27 that Stephen J. McAnena will become president and chief executive effective June 1, ending a roughly seven-month interim period and capping the search for a permanent successor to Joseph P. Lacher Jr. The company also named Anthony J. DeSantis to its board of directors, effective the same day. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance, Board of Directors, Kemper Corporation, People

AkzoNobel Rejects Joint Cash Bid From Nippon Paint, Sherwin-Williams

May 27, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Disclosure of offer comes in advance of the public U.S. SEC filing detailing proposed AkzoNobel-Axalta merger. Akzo Nobel N.V. (AMS: AKZA; OTCMKTS: AKZOY) rejected a conditional, non-binding joint cash bid from Nippon Paint Holdings Co. and The Sherwin-Williams Company that would have broken up the Dutch coatings maker, opting to proceed with its $25 billion […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AkzoNobel, Axalta Coating Systems, Nippon Paint, Sherwin-Williams

Caliber Expands Fleet Solutions Division, Partners With Fixico on Digital Repair Coordination

May 27, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Caliber has expanded its fleet repair offering under a dedicated business line called Caliber Fleet Solutions and entered a partnership with Amsterdam-based Fixico to provide digital coordination of repairs across collision, glass, mobile and diagnostic services for U.S. commercial fleet operators. The agreement marks Fixico’s entry into the U.S. market. The expanded offering pairs Caliber’s […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Caliber, Calibration, Diagnostics, Fixico

Carfax Used Car Index Rises in Every Segment in May, Led by Hybrids and EVs

May 27, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Used-vehicle listing prices on Carfax rose across all seven vehicle segments tracked by the company in May, with the cross-segment month-over-month increase averaging 3.1% — more than $870 per vehicle — and hybrids and electric vehicles posting the largest gain at 4.6%, or roughly $1,450 per listing, according to data released by Carfax. For collision […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Carfax, Used Vehicle Prices

AASPMN Awards $20,000 in Scholarships to 23 Automotive, Collision Repair and Diesel Students

May 27, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota awarded 23 scholarships totaling $20,000 to automotive service and collision repair students for the 2026-27 school year, the association announced. Individual awards range from $500 to $2,000 each and are funded by the Minnesota State I-CAR Committee and proceeds from AASPMN’s Annual Race for Automotive Education fundraiser. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP-MN, Minnesota, Scholarships

U.S. House Energy and Commerce Codifies Industry MOUs in Place of Full REPAIR Act

May 26, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Substitute codifies the 2014 light-duty and 2015 commercial vehicle industry MOUs and adds Federal Trade Commission enforcement authority but omits the telematics access mandate central to Rep. Neal Dunn’s bill. The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on May 21 set aside the full text of the Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Auto Care Association, CAR Coalition, legislation, Right to Repair, U.S. House of Representatives

May New-Vehicle Sales Forecast to End Seven-Month Decline as Tariff Payback Lapses

May 26, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

First positive year-over-year comparison since September 2025 as 16.3 million SAAR holds and monthly payments climb to $810. Total U.S. new-vehicle sales for May 2026 are projected to reach 1,490,900 units, a 5.8% increase from May 2025 and the first positive year-over-year comparison since September 2025, according to a joint forecast from J.D. Power and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: GlobalData, J.D. Power, New Vehicle Sales

CIECA June 18 Webinar to Examine ADAS Calibration Issues and Standards

May 26, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) will host a free webinar on advanced driver assistance systems calibration June 18 at 2 p.m. (EDT). The one-hour session, “ADAS Calibration Issues, Challenges and Opportunities,” will feature Joel Adcock, director of strategic partnerships at Revv; Dan Dutra, partner and board member at PACE-ADAS and senior vice president […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Calibration, Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association, Revv, Tractable, Webinars

AASP/NJ Plans June 24 Shop Owner Seminar on Appraisal Rights, Claim Strategies

May 26, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) will host a June 24 general meeting in Clark, N.J., aimed at giving collision repair facility owners and managers business strategies for navigating disputes with auto insurers over claim handling and indemnification. The session, “New Rules, New Tools: A Shop Owner’s Playbook to Win in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Appraisal Clause, Meetings, New Jersey

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