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California Dealers Launch Apprenticeship Program to Address Technician Shortage

July 10, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

California’s new car dealers are implementing an apprenticeship program to address what a survey by the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) showed was a shortage of 5,000 automotive service technicians. The CNCDA Foundation has partnered with Automotive Apprenticeship Group to offer a two-year program that provides paid on-the-job training with no tuition costs. The […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Apprentice Program, California, California New Car Dealers Association, Workforce Development

Fix Auto USA Celebrates Grand Opening of Two Locations in Riverside, California

July 8, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Fix Auto USA celebrated the grand openings of two new collision repair facilities in Riverside, Calif. owned by Brian Brandler, who joined the network in 2024. Fix Auto Magnolia Riverside opened in September 2024, followed by Fix Auto Jurupa Valley a few months later. Both locations are independently owned by Brandler as principal owner. “My […]

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

Nonprofit Automotive Training Program Receives California Grant

June 20, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Acceler8, a Los Angeles, Calif.-based nonprofit automotive education program, has received funding through California’s Community Reinvestment Grants program to expand training opportunities for at-risk youth in the Los Angeles area. The grant from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development will allow the organization to serve up to 420 students over three years through […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acceler8, California, Career and Technical Education, Grants

President Trump Signs Congressional Resolutions Revoking California Emissions Waivers

June 13, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

On Thursday, President Trump signed into law three Congressional resolutions that revoke waivers granted in the waning days of the Biden Administration the enabled California’s ability to set more stringent vehicle emissions rules than the Federal Government. Vehicle manufacturers, dealers and automotive aftermarket groups had complained that the waivers created a forced transition to electric […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Electric Vehicles, Lawsuits, legislation, U.S. EPA

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

June 11, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

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

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

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

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

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

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