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State Farm Backs Wildlife Crossing Reauthorization as Animal Claims Fall to 1.6 Million

September 17, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

State Farm said Sept. 15 that it supports federal funding for wildlife road crossings, including enactment of the Wildlife Road Crossings Program Reauthorization Act of 2025, and estimated that more than 1.6 million auto insurance claims industry-wide involved animal collisions in the 12 months ending June 30. The figure is down from the 1.7 million […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Animal Collisions, legislation, State Farm, traffic safety

Axalta CTO Robert Roop Receives 2026 PCI Lifetime Achievement Award

September 17, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Robert K. Roop, senior vice president and chief technology officer at Axalta Coating Systems, has received the 2026 Paint & Coatings Industry Lifetime Achievement Award, presented Sept. 16 at the Coatings Trends & Technologies Summit in Lombard, Ill. Roop leads a global organization of about 1,300 scientists, engineers and technical professionals across 21 product development […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Awards, Axalta Coating Systems, People, Refinish

Surventis Introduces LightAssist Color Matching Visualization in Refinity

September 17, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Surventis has added a visualization mode called LightAssist to the color module of Refinity, its cloud-based digital platform, aimed at the match decisions painters find hardest to make on screen: black and dark effect colors. The company announced the feature Sept. 9 and introduced it at Automechanika Frankfurt, which ran Sept. 8-12 in Frankfurt, Germany. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automechanika, Color Matching, New Products, Refinish, Surventis

Colours Acquires Stephens Auto in Hornell, New York

September 16, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Colours Inc. has acquired Stephens Auto Inc. of Hornell, N.Y., a deal that gives the paint, body and equipment distributor five locations in New York State. Terms were not disclosed. Stephens Auto has served the Hornell-area automotive market for decades, according to Colours, which said it will bring its product lines, technical expertise, training, inventory […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Colours Inc., New York, PBE Distributor

Registration Open for Georgia Collision Industry Association Oct. 12 Golf Tournament

September 16, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The Georgia Collision Industry Association will hold its 2026 golf tournament Oct. 12 at Eagle Watch Golf Club in Woodstock, Ga., sponsored by Ed Voyles Automotive. Registration and breakfast begin at 8 a.m. and a shotgun start follows at 10 a.m. Sponsorships run from $1,000 to $5,000. The $5,000 Diamond sponsorship includes three foursomes and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Georgia, Georgia Collision Industry Association, Golf Outing

NJM Earns Ninth Consecutive J.D. Power Auto Claims Certification

September 16, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

NJM Insurance Group has earned the J.D. Power Auto Claims Certification for a ninth consecutive year, satisfying 66 of 68 evaluation metrics in the 2026 audit for a 97% success rate. The program’s minimum threshold is 80%. NJM sells personal insurance directly to consumers in Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The audit itself […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Certification, Claims, J.D. Power, NJM Insurance Company

Nasdaq Chief Economist Mackintosh Returns to Keynote November 2 MSO Symposium

September 15, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

An economic outlook session opens the Las Vegas program held ahead of the SEMA and AAPEX shows. Phil Mackintosh, chief economist and senior vice president at Nasdaq, will deliver the keynote address at the 15th annual MSO Symposium on Nov. 2 in Las Vegas. The Automotive Service Association hosts the one-day conference, which takes place […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: MSO Symposium, People

Brandon Eckenrode Named Executive Director of LoveTrades Foundation

September 15, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The LoveTrades Foundation has appointed Brandon Eckenrode executive director, the Laramie, Wyo., nonprofit’s board of directors announced Sept. 14. LoveTrades raises money for students at WyoTech, whose Laramie campus runs a collision/refinishing technology program, and for students in Laramie County Community College and University of Wyoming career and technical education programs. “Brandon’s passion for technical […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Collision Repair Education Foundation, People, Scholarships, Wyoming, Wyotech

AAA Puts Annual Vehicle Ownership Cost at $12,863 as EVs and Hybrids Enter Category Averages

September 15, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The average cost to own and operate a new vehicle reached $12,863 a year, or $1,071.92 a month, according to AAA’s 2026 Your Driving Costs analysis released Sept. 15. The study retires the standalone hybrid and electric vehicle categories AAA used in prior editions and distributes those models into the body-style categories that previously held […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AAA, Electric Vehicles, Vehicle Ownership Cost

Crash Champions Golf Outing Raises $300,000 for Champion It Forward

September 15, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Crash Champions said its annual Champions Classic charity golf outing raised $300,000 for Champion It Forward, a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit the company said is focused on expanding mentorship, training and career pathways in collision repair. The Sept. 10 event at Bolingbrook Golf Club in Bolingbrook, Ill., drew more than 200 golfers and more than 50 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Crash Champions, Donations, Golf Outing, Workforce Development

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