One month later, we've closed the poll on the question we asked about State Farm lowering labor rates in your area. We also received some comments from shop owners and operators for whom the insurer ...

Collision gross margins have slipped from roughly 50% to 40% over 15 years. A growing number of owners are adding general ...

In the last five months, more than $9 billion in capital has been invested into the collision repair industry by private equity firms. The biggest chunk of this new capital was $4.6 billion in debt ...

Last week, McGovern Auto Group (MAG) announced the grand opening of the MAG Collision Center, McGovern’s new flagship body shop and the largest body shop in the Northeast. This center promises to ...

The shift toward early AI review in auto claims underscores the need for transparent, well-documented estimates. Understanding platform rules, OEM guidance, and industry studies helps repairers defend ...

Kinetic has launched Kinetic ID, an AI-powered tool for repair shops that instantly identifies when a vehicle’s advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) need to be calibrated following a collision, ...

Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes introduced Collision Core Pronto XL, a fully automated solution for commercial vehicle paint operations, in a news release. The new dispenser is integrated with ...

CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. and Caliber Collision renewed their relationship. Caliber will continue to use CCC ONE tools, including the addition of CCC Diagnostics Workflow and CCC Build Sheets, to ...

The Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) has released its 2026 Lifting Points Guide, Vehicle Lifting Points for Frame Engaging Lifts. Produced annually by MOTOR Information Systems, the Lifting Points ...

Collision Partners, a quality-first collision-repair platform focused on acquiring, integrating, and scaling exceptional independent collision-repair businesses,completed acquisitions for Fantastic ...

CCC Intelligent Solutions is ‌exploring a sale of the company, according to a report from Yahoo Finance. Yahoo’s sources said the Chicago-based company has hired Morgan Stanley to advise on a sale ...