The Fiscal Year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill signed into law by President Donald Trump includes language encouraging federal support for automotive technician training and apprenticeship programs. The Automotive Service Association (ASA) lobbied for the language, which directs the Department of Labor to collaborate with the Department of […]
PEMCO Executive Dawn Lee Reelected HLDI Board Chair
Dawn Lee, chief product and underwriting officer at PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company, has been reelected chair of the Highway Loss Data Institute’s Board of Directors for 2026. Lee, who assumed the board leadership role in July 2025, will continue guiding the organization as it pursues its 30×30 initiative to reduce U.S. road fatalities by 30% […]
Report Finds Vehicle Manufacturers Restrict Independent Repair Shop Access to Telematics Data
Consumer advocacy group U.S. PIRG Education Fund identifies ways manufacturers use telematics data to steer consumers towards dealers. Vehicle manufacturers are restricting independent collision repair facilities and mechanical shops from accessing wireless repair data generated by vehicles, giving dealership networks a competitive advantage in capturing repair business, according to a report released by Right to […]
Kinetic Opens San Francisco ADAS Calibration Hub
Kinetic opened an 8,000-square-foot robotics and calibration facility in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood Monday, the company’s third location in the Bay Area. The hub provides advanced driver-assistance systems repair and calibration services to collision repair facilities and dealerships. The facility currently serves multiple Fix Auto and Chilton Auto Body locations in San Francisco. “Modern vehicles […]
AASPMN to Award $20,000 in Automotive Education Scholarships
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASPMN) will award up to $20,000 in scholarships to students enrolled in post-secondary automotive programs, the trade association announced. Individual scholarship awards will range from $500 to $2,000 per student and may be used for tuition or tool purchases. Students must be enrolled in a Minnesota-based ASE-accredited […]
ASE, WrenchWay to Present Findings from Technician Survey
The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence and WrenchWay will host a webinar Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. ET presenting findings from the 2026 Voice of Technician Survey. The webinar will review results from more than 5,500 responses across the automotive and diesel industries. The organizations will present data on changes in technician sentiment, gaps […]
Auto Insurance Rates Expected to Rise in 2026
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 […]
EPA Clarifies Right-to-Repair Rules for Farm, Nonroad Diesel Equipment
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 […]
Crash Champions Launches Technician Training Program
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 […]
Auto Club Enterprises’ Brian Deephouse Named IIHS Board Chair
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 […]
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