For years, flat rate was treated as simply how the collision repair industry worked. That's shifting. A growing number of ...

Boyd Group crossed $1 billion in quarterly sales for the first time last week. Sales were up 30 percent. Adjusted EBITDA rose ...

As vehicle technology grows more complex and insurance disputes become more common, repairers are finding that consumer ...

The struggle between independent collision repair facilities and auto insurance carriers is not a recent development. It is an ongoing battle over financial control, repair standards, and consumer ...

The Harris Poll's 2026 AutoTechCast study reveals which car technologies drive purchase and loyalty, and which ones don’t. The study surveyed more than 10,000 US vehicle owners on 40 emerging ...

Editor's note: Focus Advisors released its “2026 Mid-Year Review: Different Drivers, Different Gears.” It is printed here in its entirety. When we published our 2025 Year in Review this past February, ...

Shop Owner Michael Maurer, who also owns an Amazon delivery service partner company, saw an opportunity to open a Maaco shop to support fleet owners like himself. Maaco announced the grand opening of ...

Securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against Driven Brands Holdings Inc. and certain senior executives for alleged securities fraud claims, according to the ...

For years, collision centers operated in a predictable ecosystem. Claims were filed, assignments were made, and work arrived with minimal effort. Shops didn’t have to hunt or fish for survival; they ...

Walk into almost any collision center that's struggling, and you'll hear the same explanations. "The techs don't care." "The ...

Direct repair agreements – and in California, state regulations – prohibit participating shops from charging administrative fees related to processing of total losses. But the percentage of U.S. shops ...

PPG has introduced new clearcoat products for the value-focused and premium collision repair segments in the U.S., according to a news release. PPG Super Value SC300 Series clearcoats offer a ...