5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (539+ words) Farmers Insurance has launched a consumer education campaign with new information on its website highlighting the growing effect advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) are having on vehicle repair complexity and costs, an issue that continues to create new demands for collision…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (896+ words) Paint failures of any sort resulting in re-paints are undeniably expensive — for the shop, painter and disassembly/assembly tech (or body tech) if the blemish was not been detected prior to reassembly … which happens at an astonishing rate in shops…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (135+ words) In the latest episode of Collision Course, Jason Stahl interviews Travis Johnston, founder of BainbridgeAI and former auto body shop owner, on how his company and their AI-driven tools are helping collision repair facilities streamline estimating, negotiate with insurers and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (767+ words) Every independent auto body shop owner knows the feeling of staring down a vehicle estimate sliced to pieces by a remote insurance adjuster. For years, independent repairers have operated under a cloud of outside interference. Outside entities dictate necessary procedures,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (200+ words) Crash Champions Expands in South Carolina Quality Collision Group Names Paul Williams Chief Operating Officer Collision Partners Names Cody Rinaudo Director of Estimating Rinaudo will lead estimating and repair planning standards focused on OEM procedures and consistent processes. Collision Partners…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (294+ words) The next Collision Cocktail Hour will be held Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026 at 8 p.m. EST. The topic of this month’s call will be “AI and the Future Shop.” Hosts will include Micki Woods, Matt DiFrancesco, Rick Selover and Barrett Smith. The Collision Cocktail…...