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Gas Prices Jump 15 Cents Back Above $4 as Renewed Strait of Hormuz Volatility Lifts Crude

July 23, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline jumped 15 cents over the past week to $4.09, AAA reported July 23, with most states now averaging $4 a gallon or higher. Renewed volatility along the Strait of Hormuz and instability in the region have pushed crude oil prices back toward $90 a barrel, […]

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Collision Industry Foundation Marks 25 Years

July 22, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Launches ‘$25 for 25’ Donor Campaign The Collision Industry Foundation is marking its 25th anniversary with a new individual-giving campaign that asks 1,000 people across the industry to each contribute $25 in support of the foundation’s emergency relief work. The nonprofit announced the “$25 for 25” campaign July 21. CIF distributes donations to collision repair […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Collision Industry Foundation, Fundraiser

AkzoNobel Reports Refinish Return to Growth in Second Quarter as Axalta Merger Vote Nears

July 22, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

AkzoNobel N.V. (AMS: AKZA; OTCMKTS: AKZOY) reported second-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of €398 million ($453.7 million) on July 22, up 1% as reported and 5% at comparable scope and constant currencies, as the coatings supplier delivered its fifth consecutive quarter of year-over-year margin expansion. Adjusted EBITDA margin rose […]

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

CCC Adds Autel to Diagnostics Network

July 22, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. has added Autel to the CCC Diagnostics Network, giving collision repair facilities that use the diagnostic tool maker’s services the ability to have scan documentation flow automatically into their CCC ONE workfiles. Diagnostic scans and ADAS calibrations have become routine steps in modern collision repairs, and the records they generate increasingly […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Autel, CCC, Diagnostics, Integrations

Sedgwick Launches Heavy Equipment Direct Repair Program for Carriers

July 22, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Sedgwick has launched a direct repair program for heavy equipment, giving insurance carriers a single-provider network to manage repairs of 18-wheelers, refrigerated trucks and other commercial vehicles nationwide. The program extends to commercial trucking the managed-repair model Sedgwick has built on the personal-auto side, where carriers route claims to a contracted network of collision repair […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Commercial Auto Insurance, Direct Repair Shop Network, Sedgwick

Caliber Food Drive Delivers Record 9.3 Million Meals in 15th Year

July 22, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Caliber said its 15th annual Restoring You Food Drive provided 9.3 million meals to 223 food banks across the country, the largest total in the program’s history and a result that surpassed the company’s goal of 8.5 million meals. The campaign ran April 13 through May 29. The food drive is the community-facing arm of […]

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California Bureau of Automotive Repair Advisory Group to Weigh Airbag Sourcing Rule and Predatory-Towing Case July 30

July 21, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Agenda pairs a pending airbag-parts regulation and a windshield calibration-disclosure bill with an enforcement case study built on a bandit-towing scheme. The California Bureau of Automotive Repair will convene its Advisory Group on July 30 for a session that puts several regulatory, legislative and enforcement matters affecting collision repair facilities before the panel, including a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Airbag, Bureau of Automotive Repair, California, Meetings, Regulations, Storage, Towing

ASA Relaunches NACE/CARS as One-Day Interactive Event in San Antonio

July 21, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The Automotive Service Association is relaunching its NACE and CARS events as a single, one-day gathering Sept. 29 at the Hilton Palacio del Rio in San Antonio, Texas, reviving a national event brand and rebuilding it around small-group problem-solving rather than a trade-show floor. The rebooted International Autobody Congress and Exposition and Congress of Automotive […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Annual Conference, Automotive Service Association, Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association, Texas

ServiceUp Launches Agentic AI Platform to Automate Fleet Vehicle Repair

July 21, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

ServiceUp has launched an agentic repair platform that deploys artificial intelligence agents to automate the fleet vehicle repair process from intake and shop routing through estimate approval, invoice validation and real-time monitoring. The system covers collision, mechanical and preventive maintenance work for Class 1 through Class 8 vehicles. The platform inserts an automated coordination layer […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Fleet Management, ServiceUp

Kemper Names Eric Kappler President of Property and Casualty

July 21, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Kemper Corporation named Eric Kappler executive vice president and president of property and casualty, effective July 30, placing a two-decade veteran of the non-standard auto market atop its unified P&C organization. Kappler will lead the company’s specialty personal and commercial vehicle lines along with P&C claims operations. He reports to Stephen J. McAnena, who became […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Kemper Corporation, People

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