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Auto Insurance Rates Expected to Rise in 2026

February 3, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

After declining last year, U.S. auto insurance rates are projected to rise slightly overall. While most states saw decreases, rates in most expensive states continued to increase. The average annual cost of full-coverage car insurance will increase to $2,158 by the end of 2026, a 1% rise following a 6% decline in 2025, according to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Inflation, Insurify, Premiums

EPA Clarifies Right-to-Repair Rules for Farm, Nonroad Diesel Equipment

February 3, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued guidance Feb. 2 clarifying that the Clean Air Act allows farmers and equipment owners to repair their own farm and nonroad diesel equipment without manufacturer restrictions. The guidance addresses manufacturers’ interpretations of the CAA’s emission control anti-tampering provisions, which have prevented them from making repair tools available to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Right to Repair, U.S. EPA

Crash Champions Launches Technician Training Program

February 3, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Crash Champions today announced it launched a technician training program that provides digital access to collision repair training modules, with the first participant completing Level 1 certification. Chris Sandoval, a body technician at the company’s Eagle Ranch, N.M., repair center, became the first graduate to achieve Level 1 certification in the program. The company recognized […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Crash Champions, Technical Training

Auto Club Enterprises’ Brian Deephouse Named IIHS Board Chair

February 3, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Brian Deephouse, vice president and chief actuary at Auto Club Enterprises, was elected chair of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Board of Directors for 2026, the organization announced today. Deephouse succeeds Ginger Purgatorio, executive vice president of claims enablement and excellence at Allstate, who served as chair in 2025. “IIHS has long played […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Club Enterprises Insurance Group, Board of Directors, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, People

John Loftus, Former SCRS Executive Director, Dies at 94

February 2, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Loftus was the organization’s founding executive director in 1982 until his retirement in 2000. John J. Loftus Jr., the longtime executive director of the Society of Collision Repair Specialists and one of the collision repair industry’s most influential leaders, died Jan. 28 in Santa Clarita, Calif. He was 94. Loftus served as SCRS executive director […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California Autobody Association, Obituary, People, Society of Collision Repair Specialists

CCC Intelligent Solutions Names Josh Valdez Chief Product Officer

February 2, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

CCC Intelligent Solutions (NASDAQ: CCCS) has appointed Josh Valdez as chief product officer, effective Feb. 16. Valdez will oversee product strategy, design and delivery at the company. He will focus on developing artificial intelligence applications across CCC’s systems. Valdez most recently served as senior vice president of products at Dayforce, where he managed global product […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CCC, People

AASP/NJ Sets March 9 Deadline for Young Technician Award Nominations

February 2, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) has set a March 9 deadline for nominations for its Sixth Annual Young Technician of the Year Award, which will be presented during the organization’s NORTHEAST 2026 trade show. The award will recognize two technicians with $2,500 each in tools and equipment. Eligible candidates include […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Grants, Northeast Trade Show

Quebec Fix Auto Locations Install Paint-Spraying Robots

February 2, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto Dorval A.M. has become the first collision repair facility in Canada to install the PaintGo PG 90E automated paint-spraying robot, with two additional Quebec locations scheduled to add the technology. Fix Auto Décarie and Fix Auto Trois Rivières will follow with installations of the AI-driven system, which automates paint application with programmed spray […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fix Auto Canada, Quebec, Robotics

Hertrich Collision Centers Acquires Maryland Body Shop

January 30, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Hertrich Collision Centers has acquired Bramble Body Shop in Easton, Md. The deal brings Hertrich’s total collision repair center location count to 15. Financial terms were not disclosed. Bramble Body Shop was founded in 1986, is led by D’Arcy Bramble Jr. and Donna Marie Bramble. Hertrich Collision Centers, a family-owned company operating in Delaware, Maryland […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Hertrich, Maryland

NOVUS Glass Adds Saskatoon North Location

January 30, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

NOVUS Glass has opened a new location in north Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada offering automotive glass repair, replacement and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems calibration services. The shop is owned and operated by Raj, who previously owned a WARD automotive service location before expanding into the glass repair segment. “At the core of how we operate is […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Canada, Fix Network Canada, Network Affiliations, Novus Glass, Saskatchewan

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