CollisionWeek

Your source for the latest collision repair industry news, statistics and trend analysis.

  • News
  • Research
  • Feature
  • Subscribe
You are here: Home / Archives for North Carolina

North Carolina Charges Towing Company Manager in $4,250 Fraudulent Invoice Case

July 31, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced the arrest of Antonio Lorenzo Covington, 32, of 114 Woodman Ave., Charlotte, on felony charges of insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense. Special agents with the state Department of Insurance’s Criminal Investigations Division accuse Covington, general manager of Tow Godz LLC, of submitting a $4,250 fraudulent […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Commissioner, Insurance Fraud, Lawsuit, North Carolina, Towing

Carolinas Collision Association Sets Oct. 17 Speed to Succeed Fundraiser

July 28, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

The Carolinas Collision Association will hold its 2026 Speed to Succeed fundraiser Oct. 17 at Trackhouse Motorplex in Mooresville, N.C., with sponsor registration opening Aug. 1. The go-kart racing event is the funding source for CCA’s Tool Grant Program, which has awarded $48,000 to 24 entry-level technicians in North and South Carolina since the program […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Carolinas Collision Association, Grants, North Carolina, South Carolina, Workforce Development

Collision Partners Acquires K&M Collision

July 13, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Names Michael Bradshaw operations chief. Collision Partners has acquired K&M Collision of Hickory, N.C., and named the company’s vice president, Michael Bradshaw, executive vice president of collision operations and a member of its board of directors. The Raleigh, N.C.-based platform said the Bradshaw family will become significant shareholders in Collision Partners as part of an […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Collision Partners, North Carolina, People, Society of Collision Repair Specialists

Southeast Collision Conference Details Education Program

April 14, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

April 23-24 conference will be held in Concord, N.C. The Carolinas Collision Association and the Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association have finalized the education program for the fifth annual Southeast Collision Conference, scheduled for April 23-24 at the Embassy Suites Charlotte Concord in Concord, N.C. The 2026 program splits Collision P.R.E.P. seminars into two tracks […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Carolinas Collision Association, North Carolina, Southeast Collision Conference, Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association

Fix Auto USA Opens Spring Valley, California Location

March 31, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fix Auto USA announced the opening of a new collision repair facility in Spring Valley, Calif., with owner Fadi Odish marking the launch with a March 13 grand opening event. Fix Auto USA has more than 200 locations across the United States as part of Driven Brands. “We’re thrilled to officially open our doors and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Driven Brands, Fix Auto USA, Network Affiliations, North Carolina

North Carolina Man Sentenced to Prison for Selling Counterfeit Airbags

February 9, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Vehicle manufacturers’ testing confirmed steering wheel airbags were not built by the companies. A federal judge sentenced a Raleigh, N.C. man to one year and one day in prison for importing and selling approximately 2,500 counterfeit airbags over a two-year period, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced. Mateen Mohammad […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Counterfeit Airbags, Counterfeit Parts, Lawsuits, North Carolina, U.S. DOJ

Carolinas Collision Association Accepting Applications for $2,000 Student Tool Grants Through February 28

January 28, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Carolinas Collision Association (CCA) has opened registration for its 2026 Tool Grant Program, which provides $2,000 grants to collision repair students in North and South Carolina. Applications will be accepted through Feb. 28, with recipients to be announced April 1. The program awarded eight students $2,000 each in 2025. “The Tool Grant Program reflects […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Career and Technical Education, Carolinas Collision Association, Grants, North Carolina, South Carolina

SCRS and Carolinas Collision Association Create Integrated Membership Structure

January 16, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and the Carolinas Collision Association (CCA) have established an integrated membership model that will provide CCA members with automatic SCRS membership beginning this month. Under the arrangement, existing and new CCA members will receive membership in both organizations without requiring separate enrollments. “This collaboration is about unity and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Carolinas Collision Association, North Carolina, Society of Collision Repair Specialists, South Carolina

North Carolina Man Sentenced for Selling Dangerous Counterfeit Car Airbags

December 5, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced Wednesday, that on September 30, a federal judge sentenced a Raleigh, N.C. man to one year and a day for importing and selling thousands of counterfeit car airbags into the Raleigh area over the past two years. The defendant, Mateen Mohammad Alinaghian, 31, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Counterfeit Airbags, Lawsuits, North Carolina, U.S. DOJ

Southeast Collision Conference Seeks Education Presenters for 2026 Event

October 3, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Southeast Collision Conference (SCC) is seeking speaker proposals for its annual conference scheduled for April 23-24 at the Embassy Suites Charlotte Concord in Concord, N.C. The Carolinas Collision Association (CCA) and the Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA) will host the fifth annual Southeast Collision Conference, which alternates locations between the two regions each […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Carolinas Collision Association, North Carolina, Southeast Collision Conference, Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 9
  • Next Page »

Interview Sponsors

IBIS Publisher Partner

Login

Remember Me
Subscribe | Lost your Password?

Tags

AAA AASP/NJ Acquisitions Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Agreements Signed AkzoNobel Annual Conference Auto Care Association Auto Insurance Automotive Service Association Autonomous Vehicles Awards Axalta Coating Systems Board of Directors Boyd Group California Canada Career and Technical Education CARSTAR CCC Collision Repair Education Foundation Coronavirus Crash Champions Donations Earnings Electric Vehicles Florida I-CAR Lawsuits legislation LKQ Corporation National Auto Body Council Network Affiliations New Jersey New Vehicle Sales Non-OEM Parts Openings People PPG Industries Regulations Right to Repair Scholarships Texas United Kingdom Workforce Development

Recent Articles

  • IIHS-HLDI’s Moore Says Crash Avoidance Systems Lower Overall Losses Even as Repair Costs Climb August 11, 2026
  • Auto Insurance Rates Rose in 27 States in the First Half of 2026 August 11, 2026
  • Collision Repair Education Foundation Adds PPG’s Amanda Valmonte to Board of Trustees August 11, 2026
  • NHTSA Offers $20 Million in Grants for Traffic Safety Enforcement Projects August 11, 2026
  • Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index Down 1.4% in July August 10, 2026
  • GEICO Second-Quarter Underwriting Earnings Fall 45.4% as Claim Frequency Increases Accelerate August 10, 2026
  • AASP/NJ Sets Two Free August Webinars on Business Transition, TPMS and Alignment August 10, 2026

CollisionWeek Membership

  • Login
  • Lost Password
  • Membership Details
  • Register
  • Sponsors
  • Subscription Information
  • Terms of Use for CollisionWeek

More Information

About CollisionWeek
Contact Us
Privacy Policy
Event Calendar
Take the Collision Repair Business Conditions Survey

Copyright 1999-2025 - QuanDec Corporation - All Rights Reserved ยท Log in