The insurer’s quarterly filing shows collision severity rose 4% in the third quarter while collision frequency fell 3%. The Progressive Corporation (NYSE: PGR) is testing agentic artificial intelligence and preparing for AI agents that shop for auto insurance on consumers’ behalf to become an important sales channel, executives said during the company’s third quarter investor […]
ASE Education Foundation Opens Sponsor Applications for $25 Million Apprenticeship Incentive Fund
Registered apprenticeship sponsors can earn $3,500 per new apprentice, and eligible occupations include body repairers and estimators. The ASE Education Foundation formally launched the Transportation Automotive Technician Apprenticeship Incentive Fund Nov. 3, opening the $25 million U.S. Department of Labor grant to applications from organizations that run registered apprenticeships for auto, collision and truck service […]
AkzoNobel Launches Modern Vintage Line of Historic OEM Colors at SEMA Show
The Sikkens-based paint is sold exclusively through TCP Global, which mixes each order to a vehicle’s original factory color and ships it directly to the customer. AkzoNobel launched Modern Vintage, a refinish product line that recreates original OEM colors from more than 140 years of automotive history using Sikkens refinish technology, Nov. 4 during the […]
Opus IVS, asTech and BlueDriver MAX Debut New Diagnostic Tools at SEMA Show
The combined diagnostics business introduced two collision diagnostic devices, ADAS MAP add-ons and a J2534 scan interface. Opus IVS, asTech and BlueDriver MAX announced Nov. 3 a slate of diagnostic hardware and software for the 2026 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, including two collision diagnostic devices, additions to the ADAS MAP repair-planning platform and what […]
Partly Launches PartlyRepair AI Agentic Assistant for Collision Repair Facilities at SEMA
The tool reviews estimates against OEM procedures, builds parts orders across suppliers and reconciles invoices at job close. Partly, an Austin, Texas-based artificial intelligence company focused on vehicle repair, launched PartlyRepair AI, an agentic AI assistant for collision repair facilities, Nov. 3 at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The product is available now to […]
Driven Brands Widens Earnings Restatement to Fixed Assets, Delays Third Quarter Results and Lowers Outlook
Delayed franchise disclosure documents are holding back openings in the segment that includes CARSTAR, Abra and Fix Auto USA. Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: DRVN), the parent company of collision repair networks CARSTAR, Abra and Fix Auto USA and paint franchise Maaco, said Nov. 3 that it will restate its financial statements for fiscal 2023 […]
Crash Champions Opens Ninth Michigan Location in Clarkston
Crash Champions has opened a collision repair facility at 8105 Big Lake Rd. in Clarkston, Michigan, its ninth location in the state. The 28,000-square-foot facility offers collision repair and calibration services. “This is an important step forward in our strategic growth plan, and more importantly, we look forward to growing alongside our local Clarkston neighbors […]
Sulkala Family Fund Seeks Industry Sponsors to Send SkillsUSA Collision Students to Nationals
The fund’s $2,500 travel grants honor Chuck Sulkala and his late son, Chad. The Sulkala Family Fund is asking collision repair facilities, insurers, suppliers and individual industry members to sponsor travel grants that send qualified SkillsUSA state winners in collision-related competitions to the national championships. A $2,500 sponsorship covers travel, lodging and contest-related expenses for […]
Plasnomic Details Plastic Repair Excellence Center Under Development in Argyle, Texas
The facility will combine technician training, research and live repair work, with a studio to deliver content beyond Texas. Plasnomic said Oct. 27 that development is progressing on its Plastic Repair Excellence Center in Argyle, Texas, which will house specialist repair stations, learning areas, collaboration spaces and a digital content and training development studio. Plasnomic […]
Mitchell Opens AI Photo Estimating to Collision Repairers; Crash Champions Deploys It Network-Wide
The tool, already used by insurers, drafts a preliminary estimate from damage photos for estimators to review and edit. Mitchell has released Mitchell Intelligent Estimating to multiple shop operators and independent collision repair facilities in the U.S. and Canada, extending to repairers an artificial intelligence tool that generates a preliminary estimate from photos of vehicle […]
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