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Wuhan Onew Enters Middle East With Dubai Distribution Deal for PaintGo Refinish Robots

July 16, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Wuhan Onew, a Chinese manufacturer of automated automotive refinish painting systems, has signed a regional distribution agreement with Dubai-based Najem Al Kawakab General Trading LLC to sell and service its PaintGo refinish painting robots across the Middle East. Under the agreement, announced July 12, Dubai will serve as the regional hub for product sales, technical […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, China, Middle East, Robotics, United Arab Emirates

NICB Credits Partnerships for Vehicle Theft Decline, Warns Against Complacency

July 16, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The National Insurance Crime Bureau credited coordinated public-private prevention efforts for driving reported U.S. vehicle thefts to their lowest level in decades and called for sustained funding and stronger penalties to preserve the progress. The nonprofit anti-fraud organization issued the appeal July 15 to mark National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month, an annual awareness campaign launched […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance, National Insurance Crime Bureau, Total Loss, Vehicle Theft

New-Vehicle Prices Hold Below $50,000 in June

July 15, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Buyers shift to more affordable segments. The average transaction price for a new vehicle rose less than 1% year over year in June to $49,758, holding below $50,000 for a sixth straight month in 2026, as buyers continued to migrate toward lower-priced segments, according to data released by Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book. New-vehicle sales […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Kelley Blue Book, New Vehicle Prices

Highline Warren Plans to Acquire 1.1 Million-Square-Foot Georgia Distribution Center

July 15, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Highline Warren plans to acquire a 1.1 million-square-foot facility in McDonough, Georgia, to operate as a large-scale distribution and operations center, the Memphis-based distributor of vehicle maintenance consumables said July 14. The planned addition would extend the network of one of North America’s larger distributors of maintenance consumables deeper into the Southeast and strengthen its […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Georgia, Highline Warren, Supply Chain

Mobile Tech RX Launches Connected ADAS Workflow for Calibration Companies

July 15, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Mobile Tech RX has launched a mobile-based workflow for advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) calibration companies that combines calibration identification, documentation, pricing and invoicing in a single application. The workflow is powered by adasThink, a software platform that reads collision repair estimates and flags the ADAS calibrations a damaged vehicle requires. The two products share […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: adasThink, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Integrations, Mobile Tech RX, Repairify

CAWA Awards 2026 Scholarships to Four Automotive High School Teachers

July 15, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The California Automotive Wholesalers Association (CAWA) awarded $1,500 scholarships to four high school automotive teachers under its 2026 teacher scholarship program, the Motorcar Parts of America – Selwyn Joffe Awards. The grants support high school automotive programs in Arizona, California and Nevada, the three states CAWA represents, feeding a technician pipeline the collision repair and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Career and Technical Education, CAWA, Scholarships

Honda Summer Repair Newsletter Reinforces Ultra-High-Strength Steel Limits, Previews I-CAR Certification Change

July 15, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

American Honda has published the Summer 2026 edition of “The Joy of Repair,” its collision and mechanical repair newsletter for Honda and Acura, leading with a refresher on ultra-high-strength steel and a reminder that every Honda and Acura vehicle platform now includes 1,500 MPa UHSS in the body structure. The full edition is available for […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acura, CCC, Honda, I-CAR, OEM Repair Procedures, Technical Training

Private Passenger Auto Drives Louisiana’s First Broad Rate Relief, Triple-I Says

July 14, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Trade group points to litigation and glass-claim fraud as the cost drivers still to be addressed. A new state law folds ADAS calibration disclosures and an assignment-of-benefits ban into Louisiana’s unfair trade practices statute. Private passenger auto insurance produced the sharpest turnaround in a Louisiana property/casualty market that posted its first broad rate relief of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Assignment of Benefits, Auto Glass, Auto Insurance, Insurance Information Institute, legislation, Louisiana, Premiums

Plymouth Rock Names New Claims and Data Chiefs

July 14, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Plymouth Rock Assurance appointed three executives to senior roles, including a new chief claims officer for its Independent Agency Group, the Boston-based insurer announced July 13. Cornelius Young was named vice president and chief claims officer of the Independent Agency Group. Gavin McPhail was named vice president and chief data officer, and Lindsay Mustard was […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: People, Plymouth Rock Assurance

Nebraska Shop Owner Named 2026 Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper Technician of the Year

July 14, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper have named Matt Wagg of Bennington, Nebraska, the 2026 Technician of the Year Champion, capping a finalist competition held in Detroit in July. Wagg was one of 13 finalists drawn from the United States and Canada. The competition, sponsored by DRiV and Garage Gurus, paired a customized Automotive Service […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, Awards, Nebraska, People, Workforce Development

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