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

May 26, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

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 Leave a Comment

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 Leave a Comment

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

AAA Forecasts Record 45 Million Memorial Day Travelers

May 21, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

39.1 million will travel by car over holiday. AAA projects 45 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home for the Memorial Day holiday period from May 21 through May 25, setting a new domestic Memorial Day record and topping the 44.8 million who traveled for the 2025 holiday. The forecast includes 39.1 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, Holiday Travel, INRIX

MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers Says REPAIR Act Provisions Dropped from House Highway Bill Markup

May 21, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Key provisions of the federal Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR) Act will no longer be considered by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers said May 20, reversing a plan to take up the automotive right to repair language during this week’s markup of the vehicle safety title […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Care Association, Automotive Body Parts Association, legislation, MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers, Right to Repair, U.S. House of Representatives

NABC and IIHS Train More Than 75 First Responders on Modern Vehicle Extrication

May 21, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

More than 75 first responders from more than a dozen rescue units across five states gathered at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) facility in Ruckersville, Va., on Wednesday for a hands-on course in cutting victims out of late-model vehicles, part of the National Auto Body Council First Responder Emergency Extrication (F.R.E.E.) program. The […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: First Responder Emergency Extrication, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, National Auto Body Council

CAPA Elects Crash Champions’ Dustin Harrier to Technical Committee

May 21, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The Certified Automotive Parts Association elected Dustin Harrier, vice president of training and technology at Crash Champions, to its Technical Committee, the nonprofit parts standard-setting and certification organization announced today. “We’re pleased to welcome Dustin to the Technical Committee,” said Gerry Poirier, chair of CAPA’s board of directors. “The Technical Committee’s strength has always been […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Certified Automotive Parts Association, Crash Champions, People

Rivian Approves Hunter’s ADAS Alignment and Calibration System

May 21, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Rivian has approved Hunter Engineering’s Ultimate ADAS alignment and calibration system for use across its full vehicle lineup, the company announced May 12. The approval makes Rivian the ninth original equipment manufacturer to endorse the system and the first all-electric automaker on Hunter’s approval list. For collision repairers and Rivian’s service network, the endorsement positions […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Approvals, Calibration, Hunter Engineering, Rivian

Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index Edges Higher in Mid-May

May 20, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Index was up both month-over-month and year-over-year. Wholesale used-vehicle prices ticked up in the first half of May, with the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index rising 0.5% from April on a mix-, mileage- and seasonally adjusted basis and holding 3.8% above year-ago levels, Cox Automotive reported May 20. The index reached 213.1 through May 15, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Cox Automotive, Electric Vehicles, Manheim, Wholesale Used Vehicle PRices

Stellantis and JLR Sign MOU to Explore U.S. Product Development Collaboration

May 20, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Stellantis and Jaguar Land Rover have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore collaboration on product and technology development in the United States, the two automakers announced today. The MOU is preliminary and identifies no specific products, programs or platforms. But any joint development between two global automakers carries downstream implications for the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Jaguar Land Rover, Stellantis

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  • U.S. House Energy and Commerce Codifies Industry MOUs in Place of Full REPAIR Act May 26, 2026
  • May New-Vehicle Sales Forecast to End Seven-Month Decline as Tariff Payback Lapses May 26, 2026
  • CIECA June 18 Webinar to Examine ADAS Calibration Issues and Standards May 26, 2026
  • AASP/NJ Plans June 24 Shop Owner Seminar on Appraisal Rights, Claim Strategies May 26, 2026
  • AAA Forecasts Record 45 Million Memorial Day Travelers May 21, 2026
  • MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers Says REPAIR Act Provisions Dropped from House Highway Bill Markup May 21, 2026
  • NABC and IIHS Train More Than 75 First Responders on Modern Vehicle Extrication May 21, 2026

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