The gap in average claims severity between repairable battery electric vehicles and gasoline-powered automobiles narrowed to the lowest level on record in both the U.S. and Canada during the second quarter, according to Mitchell’s Q2 2026 Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights report released Aug. 20. Average repairable severity in the U.S. was $5,684 for BEVs compared […]
California Autobody Association Glendale Foothill Chapter Plans Aug. 25 Meeting on Appraisal Clause
Mandatory RSVP deadline Aug. 11. The California Autobody Association’s Glendale Foothill chapter will hold a dinner meeting Aug. 25 at The Odyssey in Granada Hills focused on the appraisal clause and what collision repair facilities can do when they disagree with an insurer’s estimate. The session will feature automobile and insurance attorney Bryan M. Thomas, […]
ProColor Collision Adds North Hollywood Facility to Network
ProColor Collision has added a North Hollywood, Calif. collision repair facility, ProColor Collision NoHo to its U.S. network, converting the former Integrity Collision Center. The addition extends the brand’s buildout in the San Fernando Valley and the broader Los Angeles market. Owner Vrezh Isayan brings more than 40 years of collision repair experience to the […]
California Bureau of Automotive Repair Advisory Group to Weigh Airbag Sourcing Rule and Predatory-Towing Case July 30
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 […]
CAWA Awards 2026 Scholarships to Four Automotive High School Teachers
The California Automotive Wholesalers Association (CAWA) awarded $1,500 scholarships to four high school automotive teachers under its 2026 teacher scholarship program, the Motorcar Parts of America – Selwyn Joffe Awards. The grants support high school automotive programs in Arizona, California and Nevada, the three states CAWA represents, feeding a technician pipeline the collision repair and […]
California Proposes Airbag Safety Rule
Bureau of Automotive Repair proposal would restrict parts sourcing and require return to OEM operating conditions. The California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) has proposed expanding its airbag safety regulation to bar the state’s roughly 35,000 licensed automotive repair dealers from handling previously deployed, faulty or counterfeit airbags and to require that replacement airbag parts […]
California Autobody Association LA/OC Chapter Plans July 15 Meeting on Fair Claims Practices, Appraisal Rights
Registration deadline July 10. The California Autobody Association’s Los Angeles/Orange County chapter will hold a dinner meeting July 15 at Old Ranch Golf Club in Seal Beach centered on fair claims practices, current California claims law and strategies for getting paid for complete repairs. The session will feature collision repair trainers Bryan Thomas and Tim […]
Fix Auto USA Opens Ontario, California Location
Fix Auto USA opened a new collision repair facility in Ontario, Calif., co-owned by Selvi Rizk-Menard, a two-time Fix Auto USA Franchisee of the Year, and Erick Bickett, a co-founder of the franchise network. The center, at 4930 Vanderbilt St. in Ontario, marked the launch with a grand opening event that drew about 100 attendees. […]
Kinetic Enters Arizona with Two Phoenix ADAS Hubs, Opens First Los Angeles-Area Location
Kinetic, which operates a network of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) calibration and diagnostics hubs, has opened three new facilities — two in Phoenix and one in Inglewood, California — expanding its third-party calibration network to 11 locations across four states. The Phoenix openings mark the company’s entry into Arizona. The hubs provide appraisal, diagnostics, programming […]
California Bureau of Automotive Repair Suspends Los Angeles Collision Repair Center Over Predatory Towing Scheme
BAR received 30 complaints during roughly one year when the business had been licensed. A California administrative law judge has suspended the automotive repair dealer registration of Los Angeles collision repair facility LA Custom Collision LLC, finding that the business ran a predatory towing and storage-fee scheme that defrauded crash victims and their insurers out […]
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