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Collision Repair Wages Rose 3.2% in Fourth Quarter as Industry Employment Fell, BLS Data Shows
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (341+ words) BLS data show more collision repair shops, fewer jobs, and higher wages in the fourth quarter of 2025 versus a year earlier. The figures reflect private-sector establishments nationally and cover NAICS code 811121, Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance, a…...
Honda Exits EVs, Ford and Google Back Trades Training, and Ford, Hyundai Recall Seats
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (204+ words) Fewer EVs coming, more investment in technicians, and seat defects that affect crash protection. Developments this week touch the collision repair workforce, the vehicles moving through shops, and a pair of seat-related recalls. The Prologue was built on GM's Ultium…...
Industry Roundup: Collision Partners Acquires K&M Collision, NABC Trains Mid-South First Responders
1+ week, 1+ day ago (315+ words) Plus, Global Finishing Solutions names a new president, BYK adds radar measurement technology, and more. At GFS, Tiwari's priorities include strengthening core operations, expanding market share, growing service and aftermarket revenue, and building out the company's distributor relationships as it…...
Shop Stack Breakdown: Malecha's Auto Body in Faribault and Waseca, Minn.
1+ week, 4+ day ago (676+ words) The independent, two-location shop built its own ADAS calibration center and routes nearly all of its daily workflow through one estimating platform. "I started working out of my parents' garage back when I was 17 or 18 years old, and kind of…...
Nissan's Shifting Lineup, I-CAR’s Newest Demo, and a Ford Bronco Raptor Recall
1+ week, 4+ day ago (321+ words) New powertrains and platforms headed to shop bays lead this week, along with a fresh structural diagnostic and a new Ford recall Nissan's product chief for the Americas, Ponz Pandikuthira, outlined a sweeping U.S. lineup change in a WardsAuto interview, including…...
Industry Roundup: Central States Collision Conference Announced, Crash Champions Graduates Apprentices
2+ week, 1+ day ago (723+ words) Plus, CARSTAR MOKAN raises $20,000 for cystic fibrosis, NABC Recycled Rides delivers vehicles to two Twin Cities veterans, and more. The Kansas Auto Body Association (KABA), Oklahoma Auto Body Association (OKABA), Nebraska Auto Body Association (NABA), and Missouri Auto Body Association…...
GM Tops Q2 Sales as Hybrid Demand Lifts Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Kia
2+ week, 3+ day ago (518+ words) Ford's sales fell 10.3% on an aluminum supplier setback, while Stellantis posted a 6% gain. Second-quarter 2026 U.S. sales results from the major automakers point to a possible shifting vehicle mix headed into collision shops, with hybrid models driving gains at several brands while…...
Honda UHSS Repair Limits, I-CAR Updates, and Ford Rollaway Recall
2+ week, 4+ day ago (171+ words) Honda tightens straightening and welding rules, an updated I-CAR requirement, and a new Ford recall. Honda's summer technical newsletter sets stricter limits on ultra-high-strength steel repair and relays a new I-CAR certification requirement, while Ford recalls more than 741,000 vehicles for…...
Shop Stack Breakdown: Yoder Collision Network in Fort Collins, Colo.
2+ week, 4+ day ago (834+ words) A look at the estimating, parts and calibration technology behind a three-location Colorado MSO growing its OEM certification footprint. Micah Elsom started in collision repair working with his father, a body shop owner in Texas, before moving into the office…...
Industry Roundup: ASE Acquires WrenchWay, SCRS Establishes ADAS Repair Division
3+ week, 2+ day ago (966+ words) Plus, NABC Recycled Rides presents vehicles, Crash Champions hosts annual workshop, and more. The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) has acquired WrenchWay, with the platform's co-founders and employees joining the ASE team. WrenchWay co-founders Jay Goninen and Mark…...