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Mercury, Olympus Partner on Bundled Auto-Home Coverage in Florida

May 7, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mercury Insurance (NYSE: MCY) and Olympus Insurance announced May 7 a joint program that lets independent agents in Florida bundle Mercury auto coverage with qualifying Olympus homeowners policies, with eligible customers receiving a 10% discount on the Mercury auto policy and a 10% discount on the Olympus homeowners policy. The program pairs Mercury, which currently […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Florida, Mercury Insurance, Olympus Insurance

UK Motor Insurance Premiums Hold Steady in First Quarter While Repair Costs Continue to Rise

May 7, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The average UK motor insurance premium remained nearly flat in the first quarter of 2026 at £560, but the average accidental damage claim climbed to £3,699 — up 8% from the prior quarter — as parts prices and increasing vehicle complexity continued to push repair costs higher, the Association of British Insurers reported April 30. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Association of British Insurers, Claim Severity, United Kingdom

Southern Farm Bureau Cuts Louisiana Auto Rates 10.6%

May 6, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Six insurers finalize filings through April. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple has finalized six private passenger auto insurance rate filings through the end of April, led by a 10.6% decrease from Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company that will save 39,332 policyholders approximately $16 million in premiums. The Southern Farm Bureau cut, applied to the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Department, Lousiana, Premiums

Gee Automotive Acquires 15 Jim Click and Tuttle-Click Dealerships, Three Collision Centers

May 6, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Gee Automotive Companies has completed its acquisition of 15 dealerships and three collision repair centers from the Jim Click Automotive Team in Southern Arizona and the Tuttle-Click Automotive Group in Southern California, the company announced May 6. The deal closed April 28 and includes nine Tucson-area stores from Jim Click and six Orange County stores […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Arizona, California, GEE Automotive Companies

Kia Approves Hunter’s ADAS Alignment and Calibration System

May 6, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Kia has approved Hunter Engineering’s Ultimate ADAS alignment and calibration system for use in its North American dealer and collision repair network, the company announced April 21. The approval makes Kia the eighth original equipment manufacturer to endorse the system and the first Korean automaker on Hunter’s approval list. For collision repairers and dealership service […]

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

Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and Goldman Sachs Launch Enterprise AI Services Firm

May 6, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and Goldman Sachs said May 4 they have formed a new AI-native enterprise services firm that will work with companies to bring Anthropic’s Claude into core business operations. The standalone entity will have Anthropic engineering and partnership resources embedded directly within its team. The new firm is also backed by […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Anthropic, Artificial Intelligence, Belron, Caliber, Goldman Sachs, Hellman & Friedman, Leonard Green, Safelite

AAA Study Finds Cold Weather Cuts EV Range 39%, Hybrid Fuel Economy 23%

May 5, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Companion research shows consumer purchase sentiment migrates toward hybrid vehicles. Extreme temperatures sharply reduce the efficiency of electric vehicles and hybrids and drive up operating costs, with cold weather hitting both powertrains harder than heat, according to research released May 1 by AAA. AAA’s automotive engineering team, working with the Automobile Club of Southern California’s […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, Electric Vehicles

Axalta Reports Sales of $1.25 Billion in First Quarter

May 5, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE: AXTA) reported first quarter net sales of $1.25 billion, down 1% year-over-year, as the global coatings company beat its own guidance on revenue, adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per share while delivering record first quarter cash generation. The company posted net income of $91 million, down 8% from the prior […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Axalta Coating Systems, Earnings

I-CAR Opens Call for 2026 Board of Directors Candidates

May 5, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

I-CAR is accepting applications for its 2026 Board of Directors election, with a June 2 deadline for candidates seeking one of four open seats, the organization announced May 1. The 2026 cycle is the first election conducted under bylaw amendments approved by I-CAR Regular Members in August 2025 that clarified eligibility rules for collision repair […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Board of Directors, I-CAR

California Volkswagen Dealers File State Protests Over Scout Motors Direct Sales

May 5, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fourteen California Volkswagen dealers have filed protests at the state’s New Motor Vehicle Board challenging Volkswagen and its Scout Motors subsidiary over plans to sell Scout vehicles directly to consumers, opening a second legal front against the automaker’s direct-to-consumer strategy. The California New Car Dealers Association announced the filings May 1. The protests allege Volkswagen […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, California New Car Dealers Association, Scout Motors, Volkswagen

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