8+ hour, 43+ min ago  (105+ words) The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced July 17 that Brandon Eckenrode has stepped down as executive director. Brandon Eckenrode has stepped down from his position as Executive Director of the Collision Repair Education Foundation. Eckenrode led the foundation since August 2021 when…...

8+ hour, 45+ min ago  (130+ words) CollisionWeek The Florida Auto Body Association will take a single session on labor costs, compensation and technician retention to three Florida markets in late August, with Bob Kennedy of Wesco Group as the featured speaker. The events run Aug. 25 in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (105+ words) CollisionWeek A 15-year partnership among the school, the Collision Repair Education Foundation and a local I-CAR volunteer committee has turned a small shop class into a regional technician pipeline. Maxwell High School of Technology in Lawrenceville, Ga., has grown its…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (109+ words) CollisionWeek I-CAR announced July 2 the publication of its Automotive Collision Repair Facility and Equipment Best Practice, a new resource designed to help the collision repair industry align equipment capabilities with the requirements necessary to perform complete, safe and quality repairs....

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (114+ words) CollisionWeek The California Autobody Association’s Los Angeles/Orange County chapter will hold a dinner meeting July 15 at Old Ranch Golf Club in Seal Beach centered on fair claims practices, current California claims law and strategies for getting paid for complete…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (126+ words) CollisionWeek Fix Auto USA opened a new collision repair facility in Ontario, Calif., co-owned by Selvi Rizk-Menard, a two-time Fix Auto USA Franchisee of the Year, and Erick Bickett, a co-founder of the franchise network. The center, at 4930 Vanderbilt St....

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (116+ words) CollisionWeek Sales projected up year over year, but down from May. New-vehicle sales are on track to finish June at a seasonally adjusted annual rate near 16.1 million units, little changed from May and roughly in line with the pace set…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (115+ words) CollisionWeek A New York City career and technical high school has turned more than a decade of Collision Repair Education Foundation support and a widening circle of industry partners into a pipeline that carries students from the classroom to SkillsUSA…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (110+ words) CollisionWeek Production was down in April both month over month and year over year. Wages for all employees reached new records as production hourly wage growth accelerated to 12.5% from a year earlier. An analysis of the latest data released from…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (111+ words) The medalists at the 2026 SkillsUSA Championships, held June 1-5 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, have been announced. The championships brought more than 6,800 state champions to Atlanta to compete in 115 skilled and leadership competitions during the 62nd annual SkillsUSA National…...