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CSAA Insurance Group and G&C Auto Body Support California Collision Engineering Career Alliance School

June 11, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

CSAA Insurance Group donated $25,000 and two salvage vehicles to the Collision Engineering Career Alliance program at Contra Costa College in San Pablo, California, the alliance announced Tuesday. The donation will fund educational resources and hands-on training for students in the collision repair program. The alliance said the contribution addresses workforce shortages in the collision […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Collision Engineering Career Alliance, CSAA, Donations, G&C Auto Body

Crash Champions Adds Two LUXE |EV Certified Locations in California

June 5, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Crash Champions announced the conversion of two existing Northern California collision repair centers to the company’s rapidly expanding LUXE | EV Certified network. Crash Champions LUXE | EV Certified repair centers specialize in luxury and highline EV vehicles, offering customers a tailored experience backed by the organization’s commitment to superior quality and a lifetime warranty. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Crash Champions, Openings

Fix Auto Franchisee Opens 6th Location in California

May 28, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Fix Auto USA announced the opening of its newest collision repair facility in Hesperia, Calif. this month, marking the sixth location for franchisee Joe Banh. The shop, Fix Auto Desert Valley, is located at 17235 Darwin Avenue. Banh joined the Fix Auto USA network in 2021 and has expanded across the region since then. The […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Fix Auto USA, Network Affiliations

ProColor Collision Adds Repair Facility to Network in Van Nuys, California

May 27, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

ProColor Collision announced the addition of a new collision repair facility to its network in Van Nuys, California marking the latest expansion for the collision repair company. The facility, located at 14520 Delano Street, was previously known as Sleek Auto Body. It is owned by Dalia Berrios and operated by Berrios and her husband, Eliseo. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Network Affiliations, ProColor Collision

Commercial Vehicle Industry Prevails in Lawsuit Against California Advanced Clean Fleets Rule

May 16, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

On May 15, courts accepted an agreement in a lawsuit, which requires the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to repeal the High-Priority and Drayage provisions of the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule. This rule would have required the affected fleets to purchase increasing percentages of zero-emission trucks. California has agreed that the lawsuit, filed jointly […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, California Air Resources Board, Emissions, Heavy Duty Trucks, Lawsuits, NTEA, Specialty Equipment Market Association

U.S. House of Representatives Votes to Approve Resolution Overturning California EPA Waiver

May 2, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

Under waiver, California vehicle emission regulations, followed by a dozen other states, would effectively ban gasoline and hybrid vehicles by 2035. On May 1, the U.S. House of Representatives voted  246-164 to approve House Joint Resolution 88 (H.J. Res. 88) sponsored by Representative John Joyce, to repeal the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waiver issued […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, California, Electric Vehicles, legislation, National Automobile Dealers Association, Regulations, Specialty Equipment Market Association, U.S. House of Representatives

California Senate Bill Would Overhaul Insurance Data Practices

April 11, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

Legislation adds compliance requirements and liability for  third-parties in the insurance supply chain. California’s insurance privacy laws would receive a major overhaul under California Senate Bill 354 (SB 354), the Insurance Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2025. Introduced by State Senator Monique Limón and sponsored by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, the bill would establish comprehensive […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: California, legislation, Privacy

NADA and SEMA Commend Introduction of Congressional Resolution to Revoke California EV Mandate

April 4, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) is applauding the introduction by Rep. John Joyce (R-Pa.) of H.J.Res. 88, a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution to revoke California’s waiver for its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) rule, which would ban the sale of gas-powered and hybrid vehicles. “Allowing the California Zero Emission Vehicle mandate […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Electric Vehicles, National Automobile Dealers Association, Regulations, Specialty Equipment Market Association

SEMA Coalition of 335 Automotive Businesses Urges Congress to Block California’s ICE Vehicle Ban

April 2, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

A coalition of 335 small automotive businesses, led by the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), has called on Congressional leadership to stop California’s Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) regulation, which would effectively ban internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles in the state by 2035. In a letter addressed to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Electric Vehicles, Emissions, Internal Combustion Engines, Regulations, SEMA

San Francisco Tow Company Operator Indicted in Scheme to Burn Competitors’ Tow Trucks

April 1, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

Defendant allegedly conspired to set fire to tow trucks to drive business to his towing companies and to retaliate against competitors. A federal grand jury has indicted Jose Vicente Badillo on one count of conspiracy to commit arson in connection with an alleged scheme to burn tow trucks throughout the San Francisco Bay Area in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Lawsuits, Towing

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