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Collision Industry Foundation Seeks Trustee Candidates

August 3, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The Collision Industry Foundation is accepting applications for its Board of Trustees through Sept. 30, with newly elected trustees taking office after the January 2027 board meeting. The foundation raises and distributes emergency aid to collision repair professionals who suffer significant losses in natural disasters and other catastrophic events, and its trustees set the fundraising […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Board of Trustees, Collision Industry Foundation

Fix Auto UK Creates Head of Service Delivery Role as It Targets 350 Repairers

August 3, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Fix Auto UK has appointed regional business manager Steve Lawrence to the newly created role of head of service delivery, effective immediately, and will build a service delivery division around him as the franchise network pursues a target of 350 repairers within 10 years. Lawrence reports to Mark Hutchins, operations director for Fix Auto UK, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fix Auto UK, People, United Kingdom

Consumer Sentiment Continued to Improve in Final July Reading

July 31, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Index reaches a five-month high but stays below year-ago levels. Consumer sentiment rose 11.5% in July in the final reading from the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, with the Index of Consumer Sentiment revised up to 55.2 from the preliminary figure of 54.4. The index reached its highest level in five months but remained […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Consumer Sentiment, University of Michigan

ProColor Collision Adds North Hollywood Facility to Network

July 31, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

ProColor Collision has added a North Hollywood, Calif. collision repair facility, ProColor Collision NoHo to its U.S. network, converting the former Integrity Collision Center. The addition extends the brand’s buildout in the San Fernando Valley and the broader Los Angeles market. Owner Vrezh Isayan brings more than 40 years of collision repair experience to the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Network Affiliations, ProColor Collision

CCC Reports Second Quarter Revenue of $285.9 Million

July 31, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

AI Solutions Reach 11% of Sales CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CCCS) reported second quarter revenue of $285.9 million, an increase of 9.8% from $260.5 million a year earlier, as insurers and large collision repair operators moved artificial intelligence tools out of pilot programs and into production use. The Chicago-based software provider posted adjusted […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CCC, Earnings

North Carolina Charges Towing Company Manager in $4,250 Fraudulent Invoice Case

July 31, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced the arrest of Antonio Lorenzo Covington, 32, of 114 Woodman Ave., Charlotte, on felony charges of insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense. Special agents with the state Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Covington, general manager of Tow Godz LLC, of submitting a $4,250 fraudulent […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Commissioner, Insurance Fraud, Lawsuit, North Carolina, Towing

Gas Prices Hold Near $4.10 as Elevated Crude Clouds Seasonal Relief

July 31, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was essentially unchanged over the past week at $4.098, AAA reported July 30. Crude oil prices remain in the $80-a-barrel range as instability lingers along the Strait of Hormuz, AAA said, and could prevent the seasonal decline that typically arrives in August as road trips […]

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PPG Reports Second Quarter Sales of $4.5 Billion

July 30, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Automotive refinish coatings declined on strong prior year comparison but the company said U.S. distributor destocking is finished and refinish volumes projected to return to growth in the third quarter. PPG (NYSE: PPG) reported second quarter 2026 net sales of $4.5 billion, up 7% year over year, and said automotive refinish coatings organic sales fell […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Claims, Earnings, PPG, Refinish

LKQ North America Returns to Growth as Alternative Parts Utilization Tops 40%

July 30, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Alternative parts utilization set a second consecutive record — though a ERP system conversion in Germany drove a cut to full-year guidance. LKQ Corporation’s (NASDAQ: LKQ) North America segment returned to organic revenue growth in the second quarter for the first time since 2023, as alternative parts utilization exceeded 40% and the decline in repairable […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Earnings, LKQ Corporation

GM Rewrites ADAS Position Statement to Prohibit Salvaged and Aftermarket Sensors

July 30, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Vehicle manufacturer adds “strictly prohibits” language to three collision position statements and publishes a new statement barring trailer hitch repair and non-GM hitches. General Motors has rewritten its Advanced Driver Assistance Systems collision position statement to prohibit the use of salvaged, recycled, reconditioned, remanufactured and aftermarket ADAS sensors and related components, replacing advisory language that […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Aftermarket Parts, General Motors, Position Statement, Recycled Parts

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