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Compact Kars Team Takes First at AASP/NJ’s 19th Annual Lou Scoras Golf Outing

September 21, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

A team from Compact Kars won the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey’s (AASP/NJ) 19th annual Lou Scoras Memorial Golf Outing, held Sept. 15 at Knob Hill Golf Club in Manalapan, N.J. Compact Kars finished second at the 2025 outing. The winning team was Jeff Elder, Evan Pollera, Dondi Pollera and Jack Coffey. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Golf Outing, New Jersey, Scholarships

Quality Collision Group Names Nino Sgro to Lead Western Operations

September 21, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Quality Collision Group (QCG) has named Nino Sgro executive vice president of operations – West, placing one executive over operations in all of the McKinney, Texas-based consolidator’s western markets. QCG operates more than 100 OEM-certified collision repair locations in 13 states. The appointment continues a build-out of QCG’s senior leadership. It follows the company’s naming […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: People, Quality Collision Group

RCAR Newsletter Details EV Battery Repair Costs, Labor Time Methods and ADAS Claim Trends

September 18, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Research Council for Automobile Repairs reports on insurance industry research on collision repair issues from across the globe. The June 2026 newsletter from RCAR, the international Research Council for Automobile Repairs, compiles research from more than 20 insurer-backed centers on five continents, with electric vehicle battery repairability, repair labor time methodology and the claims impact […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Electric Vehicles, estimating, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Thatcham Research

UK Competition Regulator Launches Phase 1 Review of AkzoNobel-Axalta Merger

September 18, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has formally launched its phase 1 merger inquiry into the proposed combination of Akzo Nobel N.V. and Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., setting a Nov. 11 deadline to decide whether to refer the roughly $25 billion all-stock deal for an in-depth phase 2 investigation. The CMA launched the inquiry […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, AkzoNobel, Axalta Coating Systems, Refinish, UK Competition and Markets Authority, United Kingdom

Progressive Awards Freightliner Truck to Army Veteran Through Keys to Progress Program

September 18, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Progressive Insurance has awarded a 2024 Freightliner Cascadia to Fahad Al-Kadhim, a U.S. Army National Guard veteran from Macomb, Mich., who plans to use the truck to launch his own trucking business. The insurer announced the award Sept. 17 as part of its Keys to Progress program. The truck award runs under the same Keys […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Progressive, Veterans

Right to Repair Global Meeting at Automechanika Frankfurt Turns to Telematics, Parts Coding and Enforcement

September 18, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Auto Care Association and FIGIEFA co-host aftermarket associations from six continents; Insurance Europe among the participants and Malaysia joins for the first time. Automotive aftermarket associations from six continents met during Automechanika Frankfurt for the Right to Repair Global meeting, where delegates said the fight over independent vehicle repair has moved beyond access to service […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association, Auto Care Association, Automechanika, Automotive Industries Association of Canada, Right to Repair

Robotic Painting Workshops Sell Out at Automechanika Frankfurt

September 18, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Hands-on training sessions on AI-supported robotic painting ran fully booked at Automechanika Frankfurt 2026, which drew more than 112,000 trade visitors from 173 countries to the five-day aftermarket fair that closed Sept. 12. Glass repair workshops drew comparable demand, organizer Messe Frankfurt said. Automated refinish application has advanced through a run of vendor investments and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automechanika, Germany, Refinish, Robotics, Surventis

Copart Launches Tender Offer for ACV Auctions Shares, Sets Sept. 30 Expiration

September 18, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) has launched its tender offer for all outstanding shares of ACV Auctions Inc. (NYSE: ACVA) at $10.50 per share in cash, moving forward with the approximately $1.9 billion acquisition the companies announced Sept. 10. The offer, commenced Sept. 17 through Apple Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned Copart subsidiary, is scheduled […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, ACV Auctions, Copart

MSO Symposium Releases Agenda for November 2 Las Vegas Conference

September 17, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Insurance and consumer behavior sessions join the program held ahead of the SEMA and AAPEX shows. The Automotive Service Association has confirmed the session lineup for the 15th annual MSO Symposium, the one-day conference for multi-shop operators set for Nov. 2 in Las Vegas ahead of the SEMA and AAPEX trade shows. This year’s program […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: MSO Symposium

State Farm Backs Wildlife Crossing Reauthorization as Animal Claims Fall to 1.6 Million

September 17, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

State Farm said Sept. 15 that it supports federal funding for wildlife road crossings, including enactment of the Wildlife Road Crossings Program Reauthorization Act of 2025, and estimated that more than 1.6 million auto insurance claims industry-wide involved animal collisions in the 12 months ending June 30. The figure is down from the 1.7 million […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Animal Collisions, legislation, State Farm, traffic safety

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