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Industry Roundup: Workforce Initiatives, Scholarships, and Vehicle Donations
1+ day, 1+ hour 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 piece'and'included'over a dozen pieces of practical, real-world shop…...
How Collision Repair Shops Are Responding to Fewer Repairable Claims
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (951+ words) With claim counts declining and total losses rising, shop leaders are turning to market data, customer-pay work, and stronger dealership partnerships to protect volume. During a panel discussion at the recent Collision Industry Conference (CIC), several industry leaders shared how shops…...
Frame by Frame: Nathan Shields is Teaching Collision Repair One Routine at a Time
3+ day, 27+ min ago (758+ words) Utah collision repair instructor Nathan Shields is helping students build strong careers by emphasizing accuracy,routineand the wide range of opportunities within the trade. The last day of the semester was supposed to be simple: fajitas,laughter,and a chance…...
CIC Panel Warns of Widespread Welding Quality Issues in Collision Repair Industry
1+ week, 2+ day ago (538+ words) Jason Patterson raised some eyebrows at an industry meeting earlier this year when he offered his assessment of welding work being done in the industry. "In my opinion, probably 2percentof the cars on the road that were repaired and welded at…...
Automakers Expand EV Certification Programs as OEM Repair Requirements Intensify
3+ week, 2+ day ago (800+ words) Honda and Lucid outline new training, tooling, and equipment demands while OEMs roll out updated repair guidance for electric vehicles and ADAS-equipped models. With the percentage of claims involving an electric vehicle growing even as EV sales have cooled, two…...
CES 2026: Autonomy, ADAS, and the Sensor Stack Headed for Collision Repair
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1003+ words) CES 2026 highlighted next-gen driver assistance, in-cabin monitoring, and AI-powered sensor systems that will reshape repair processes and vehicle complexity. This article is part two of three in a series on CES, which took place in January. Following this year's event,…...
CES 2026 Spotlights the Connected Cockpit: The Car as a Smart Living Space
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1094+ words) From robots to robotaxis, CES 2026 offered attendees a first-hand look at new products and technologies, including those that will likely shape the next generation of vehicles. Over the four-day event in January, approximately 148,000 attendees had the opportunity to explore electric,…...
Poor Welding In The Industry, Shop Liability Concerns, And An Industry Deal Discussed At CIC
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (393+ words) Repair quality, liability risk, and business news dominated discussion at the first CIC of the year. Hundreds of shop owners and other collision industry participants gathered in a packed meeting room in Palm Springs for the first Collision Industry Conference…...
How an Ohio Shop Used Geofencing and Social Media to Drive New Business
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (663+ words) CJ Paterniti from D&S AutobodyThe past three years have been a whirlwind for CJ Paterniti, owner of D&S Autobody in Mentor, Ohio. In 2023, he acquired the business his father began in the late 1970s and expanded into five more…...
Inside Collision Repair’s Shift Toward In-House Mechanical Work
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (851+ words) Sublet issues and mechanical complexity are forcing shops to rethink how repairs are completed." Vehicle complexity is accelerating and sublet partners often struggle to keep pace. As a result, collision repair shops are rethinking a long-standing assumption: that mechanical work…...