The companies have until Nov. 18 to offer a remedy and plan to propose the European refinish sale the European Commission has already accepted. The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found Nov. 11 that the proposed merger of AkzoNobel N.V. and Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. could substantially lessen competition in the supply of vehicle […]
OEC Launches AI Repair Planning Tools and Unified Parts Search, Completes epyx Acquisition
The RepairLogic assistant drafts OEM-sourced repair plans, while the U.K. acquisition adds a fleet repair-authorization network. OEConnection LLC (OEC) introduced three artificial intelligence tools Nov. 2, led by an assistant in its RepairLogic software that drafts collision repair plans from OEM repair procedures. The same day, the company launched a parts marketplace that puts OEM […]
Fix Auto UK Reaches 150 Repair Centers as Founding Franchise Partners Add Fifth Site
Stephen and Sam Smith, who joined the network in 2005, will convert a former cotton mill in Darwen, England, into Fix Auto Blackburn. Fix Auto UK has signed its 150th repair center, a former cotton mill in Darwen, England, that father-and-son franchise partners Stephen and Sam Smith will develop as their fifth location, Fix Auto […]
Global Insurer Research Centers Call for Repairability by Design as Thatcham Data Shows Automakers Responding
Motor insurance research institutes from 15 countries called on vehicle manufacturers to build repairability into new models from the earliest stages of development and to fit low-speed automatic emergency braking (AEB) as standard, following the annual conference of the Research Council for Automobile Repairs (RCAR) in Mexico City. Thatcham Research, the U.K. member of RCAR, […]
Fix Auto UK Adds Birmingham Repairer Peggs Accident Repair Centre to Network
Fix Auto UK has added Peggs Accident Repair Centre, a three-site Birmingham, England repairer to its network, where the business will operate as Fix Auto Birmingham Central. Peggs, that repairs about 220 vehicles a month, is owned by Richard and Jenny Pegg and managed by Carl Williams. Fix Auto Birmingham Central will operate from a […]
UK Competition Regulator Launches Phase 1 Review of AkzoNobel-Axalta Merger
The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has formally launched its phase 1 merger inquiry into the proposed combination of Akzo Nobel N.V. and Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., setting a Nov. 11 deadline to decide whether to refer the roughly $25 billion all-stock deal for an in-depth phase 2 investigation. The CMA launched the inquiry […]
Fix Auto UK Adds Degree Apprentices in Program Developed with Admiral Insurance
Fix Auto UK has taken on its first two degree apprentices, pairing paid employment with a university degree in a program the franchise network developed with insurer Admiral. Tiah Glasgow and Dominic Khan started in early September. Glasgow is pursuing a digital marketing degree apprenticeship and reports to Brand and Communications Manager Helen Smith. Khan […]
Fix Auto UK Creates Head of Service Delivery Role as It Targets 350 Repairers
Fix Auto UK has appointed regional business manager Steve Lawrence to the newly created role of head of service delivery, effective immediately, and will build a service delivery division around him as the franchise network pursues a target of 350 repairers within 10 years. Lawrence reports to Mark Hutchins, operations director for Fix Auto UK, […]
UK Motor Insurers Forecast to Remain Loss-Making Through 2027 as Repair Costs Squeeze Margins
The UK motor insurance market is projected to post a net combined ratio of 108% in 2026, a sharp deterioration from the 102% EY estimates for 2025, with losses continuing into 2027 at a forecast 103%, according to analysis the firm released July 23. Repair, labor and vehicle costs are the primary drag on margins […]
Entegral Opens Early Access to Bodyshop 360 Management System in UK and Ireland
Entegral has opened early access to Bodyshop 360, a cloud-based management system for collision repair facilities in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Entegral, which is owned by Enterprise Mobility, announced the early access program July 22. The company first showed Bodyshop 360 earlier in the month to nearly 400 collision industry representatives at the annual […]
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