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Questionable Salvage Bid Ratings May Push Repairable Vehicles to Total Loss
1+ week, 2+ day ago (392+ words) SCRS board meeting surfaces concerns over damage rating manipulation, underwater loans, and claims buyout trends. If a customer’s vehicle is being declared a total loss and they’d prefer to have it repaired, it might be worth checking the salvage bid…...
ADAS Calibration Fixes Divide Collision Industry Over Access, Data, and Process
1+ week, 5+ day ago (745+ words) Industry voices agree access isn't the real problem. They disagree on what is. Interviews and public remarks point to different diagnoses of the same underlying issue, and to a live disagreement over how that documentation effort should be built. The…...
California Towing Bill Would Put Auto Body Shops on the Hook for Fines, Not Just Tow Yards
4+ week, 2+ day ago (379+ words) SB 1112 targets bandit towing but its fine and notice provisions name auto body shops directly. California's SB 1112, aimed at curbing "bandit towing," cleared the Assembly Judiciary Committee on a 12-0 vote June 16 and is now pending before the Assembly Appropriations Committee,…...
Vehicle Repair, Insurance Costs Outpace Vehicle Prices as Inflation Driver, Cox Automotive Finds
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (468+ words) 56% of shoppers said that rising gas prices make them more likely to consider a hybrid or plug-in hybrid. A category of consumer costs that includes vehicle maintenance and repair, insurance, and public transportation has contributed more to U.S. inflation over the…...
Enlyte's 2026 Trends Report Tracks Climbing Calibration Costs, Uneven Parts Inflation, and a Repair-Rate Reversal
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (342+ words) Mitchell estimating data shows where severity is building on the shop floor: diagnostics, procurement, and the repair-replace decision. Enlyte's 2026 annual trends report, drawing on estimating data from Mitchell (an Enlyte company), documents the cost and complexity trends in collision claims…...
Gig-Economy Collisions Now Account for 1 in 10 Commercial Auto Claims, Verisk Reports
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (420+ words) Vehicles used for gig-economy work drive commercial auto claims growth even as personal auto volume declines. Collisions involving gig-economy vehicles now represent 10% of all commercial auto claims in the United States, up from 6% in 2021, according to Verisk's annual ClaimSearch Trends…...
Industry Roundup: Workforce Initiatives, Scholarships, and Vehicle Donations
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (793+ words) At the recent Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes National Sales Meeting, more than 600 team members assembled more than 700 shop supply kits to donate to aspiring vocational students and their schools around the country. Each assembled shop supplies kit was more than $130 a…...
The Year in Quotes: Some of What Was Said Around the Collision Repair Industry in 2025
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (870+ words) From claims pressure and legislative wins to ADAS complexity and workforce challenges, industry voices captured the collision repair story of 2025. It’s been a challenging year for many in the industry, with claims counts down, total losses up, and more customers…...
SEMA Show Day 3: Focus on Enhanced Training, Importance of Safety Inspections
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (898+ words) This year's OEM Summit sessions looked at why seatbelts, air bags and other components must undergo safety inspections. The third day of the 2025 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV, featured another full day of checking out new tools and equipment…...
OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit Points to Importance of Required Safety Inspections
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (175+ words) Collision Advice's Mike Anderson says shops focusing on safety inspections make startling discoveries, yet many never seek payment. Mike Anderson of Collision Advice led sessions focused on automaker safety inspections during the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) OEM Collision…...