Automotive collision repair industry news and research. News updated every business day - with online video features in addition to text news services.

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Auto claim frequency through September was down 3.5%, compared with an 8.3% decline in the same period of 2025, according to CCC's Crash Course 2026 Mid-Year Update. Repairable estimates fell 5.4% while total loss valuations rose 1.1%. collisionweek.com/2026/10/19…
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Allstate's Arity has agreed to acquire substantially all the assets of Bellevue, Washington-based INRIX, putting INRIX's traffic and roadway data inside an insurer-owned analytics business. Terms were not disclosed. collisionweek.com/2026/10/19…
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AkzoNobel shareholders will vote Nov. 30 on adopting the Axanzo N.V. name for the company emerging from its merger with Axalta and on the final three board seats. The merger is now expected to close in early 2027. collisionweek.com/2026/10/19…
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Vehicle insurance is now the fastest-growing cost of owning and operating a vehicle, driven in part by the cost of repairing ADAS-equipped vehicles, according to a new Center for Automotive Research white paper. collisionweek.com/2026/10/16…
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ADAS Assist has launched a platform that reads a collision repair estimate, identifies the ADAS calibrations the repair requires and links each result to the governing OEM procedure. #ADAS collisionweek.com/2026/10/16…
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Fix Auto UK has signed its 150th repair center, a former cotton mill in Darwen, England, that father-and-son franchise partners Stephen and Sam Smith will develop as their fifth location, Fix Auto Blackburn. collisionweek.com/2026/10/16…
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GM, Ford and Rivian engineers will close the SCRS OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit Nov. 5 at the SEMA Show with a panel on sensors, calibration and restoring vehicle safety systems after a collision. collisionweek.com/2026/10/16…
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Center for Automotive Research Finds Insurance Is Fastest-Growing Vehicle Ownership Cost dlvr.​it/TVxdJN
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Copart Completes $1.​9 Billion Acquisition of ACV Auctions dlvr.​it/TVxdDF
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Fix Auto UK Reaches 150 Repair Centers as Founding Franchise Partners Add Fifth Site dlvr.​it/TVxd5z
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ADAS Assist Launches Calibration Verification Platform for Shops and Calibration Providers dlvr.​it/TVxd03
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GM, Ford and Rivian Engineers to Close SCRS OEM Summit With Session on Restoring Vehicle Safety Systems dlvr.​it/TVxcvj
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CCC Intelligent Solutions to Be Taken Private by GTCR, Elliott in $6.​1 Billion Deal dlvr.​it/TVwrpc
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Penske Corp. and Mitsui to Take Penske Automotive Group Private in $16.​3 Billion Deal dlvr.​it/TVwrl5
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AkzoNobel and Axalta Choose Axanzo as Name for Combined Company dlvr.​it/TVwrN4
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Personal Auto Premium Volume Forecast to Decline in 2026 dlvr.​it/TVwrH3
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Progressive Reports Personal Auto Policies in Force Up 7.​4% in September Compared to 2025 dlvr.​it/TVw2z0
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Crash Champions Opens Repair Center in Spring Hill, Florida dlvr.​it/TVw2f2
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