Wuhan Onew, a Chinese manufacturer of automated automotive refinish painting systems, has signed a regional distribution agreement with Dubai-based Najem Al Kawakab General Trading LLC to sell and service its PaintGo refinish painting robots across the Middle East. Under the agreement, announced July 12, Dubai will serve as the regional hub for product sales, technical […]
NICB Credits Partnerships for Vehicle Theft Decline, Warns Against Complacency
The National Insurance Crime Bureau credited coordinated public-private prevention efforts for driving reported U.S. vehicle thefts to their lowest level in decades and called for sustained funding and stronger penalties to preserve the progress. The nonprofit anti-fraud organization issued the appeal July 15 to mark National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month, an annual awareness campaign launched […]
New-Vehicle Prices Hold Below $50,000 in June
Buyers shift to more affordable segments. The average transaction price for a new vehicle rose less than 1% year over year in June to $49,758, holding below $50,000 for a sixth straight month in 2026, as buyers continued to migrate toward lower-priced segments, according to data released by Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book. New-vehicle sales […]
Highline Warren Plans to Acquire 1.1 Million-Square-Foot Georgia Distribution Center
Highline Warren plans to acquire a 1.1 million-square-foot facility in McDonough, Georgia, to operate as a large-scale distribution and operations center, the Memphis-based distributor of vehicle maintenance consumables said July 14. The planned addition would extend the network of one of North America’s larger distributors of maintenance consumables deeper into the Southeast and strengthen its […]
Mobile Tech RX Launches Connected ADAS Workflow for Calibration Companies
Mobile Tech RX has launched a mobile-based workflow for advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) calibration companies that combines calibration identification, documentation, pricing and invoicing in a single application. The workflow is powered by adasThink, a software platform that reads collision repair estimates and flags the ADAS calibrations a damaged vehicle requires. The two products share […]
CAWA Awards 2026 Scholarships to Four Automotive High School Teachers
The California Automotive Wholesalers Association (CAWA) awarded $1,500 scholarships to four high school automotive teachers under its 2026 teacher scholarship program, the Motorcar Parts of America – Selwyn Joffe Awards. The grants support high school automotive programs in Arizona, California and Nevada, the three states CAWA represents, feeding a technician pipeline the collision repair and […]
Honda Summer Repair Newsletter Reinforces Ultra-High-Strength Steel Limits, Previews I-CAR Certification Change
American Honda has published the Summer 2026 edition of “The Joy of Repair,” its collision and mechanical repair newsletter for Honda and Acura, leading with a refresher on ultra-high-strength steel and a reminder that every Honda and Acura vehicle platform now includes 1,500 MPa UHSS in the body structure. The full edition is available for […]
Collision Repair Industry Production Up in May
May production rose above April on an increase in hours worked but remained down from a year ago. Weekly wages for production employees reached a new record while wages for all employees slipped from April’s record levels. An analysis of the latest data released from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) […]
Private Passenger Auto Drives Louisiana’s First Broad Rate Relief, Triple-I Says
Trade group points to litigation and glass-claim fraud as the cost drivers still to be addressed. A new state law folds ADAS calibration disclosures and an assignment-of-benefits ban into Louisiana’s unfair trade practices statute. Private passenger auto insurance produced the sharpest turnaround in a Louisiana property/casualty market that posted its first broad rate relief of […]
Plymouth Rock Names New Claims and Data Chiefs
Plymouth Rock Assurance appointed three executives to senior roles, including a new chief claims officer for its Independent Agency Group, the Boston-based insurer announced July 13. Cornelius Young was named vice president and chief claims officer of the Independent Agency Group. Gavin McPhail was named vice president and chief data officer, and Lindsay Mustard was […]
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