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Get insights into upcoming trade shows and events, showcasing the latest trends, technologies, and networking opportunities in the collision repair industry.

Industry Roundup: CREF Opens Executive Director Search, CCC Adds Calibration Guidelines to CCC ONE, and More

Industry Roundup: CREF Opens Executive Director Search, CCC Adds Calibration Guidelines to CCC ONE, and More

Plus, AASP/NJ opens exhibitor sign-ups for NORTHEAST 2027 and Fix Auto Washington sponsors Hoodfest.
Lisa McArdle
12 Leadership Lessons From Axalta’s Troy Weaver for a Rapidly Changing Industry

12 Leadership Lessons From Axalta’s Troy Weaver for a Rapidly Changing Industry

Weaver and IBIS’ Robert Snook make the case for leaders telling hard truths, hiring for tomorrow, and treating employees as teammates.
Stacey Phillips Ronak
Collision Next Event Focuses on Connecting, Learning, Growing, and Leading

Collision Next Event Focuses on Connecting, Learning, Growing, and Leading

Speakers urged shop leaders to turn industry headwinds into action through peer connections, targeted technology, and clear decisions.
Stacey Phillips Ronak
Industry Roundup: ADAS Assist Launches Calibration Verification Platform, Surventis publishes first sustainability report, and More

Industry Roundup: ADAS Assist Launches Calibration Verification Platform, Surventis publishes first sustainability report, and More

Plus, Crash Champions opens in Spring Hill, Jacobus CARSTAR turns 50, and NABC Recycled Rides gifts five vehicles.
Lisa McArdle
Aerial twilight view of the Las Vegas Strip skyline, with illuminated high-rise hotels and casinos lining the boulevard and mountains in the distance.

Events and Education for Shops at SEMA 2026

A day-by-day guide to the sessions, panels, and floor stops collision shops shouldn’t miss at this year’s show.
Lisa McArdle
Automechanika Frankfurt Award Winners Provide Insight Into Future Technologies

Automechanika Frankfurt Award Winners Provide Insight Into Future Technologies

Autonomous bumper sanding, an AI inspection robot, and AI-assisted diagnostics earned Innovation Awards from a record field of 185 entries.
Stacey Phillips Ronak
Industry Roundup: Fix Auto Shops Support Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children, Hunter Wins Four PTEN Awards, and More

Industry Roundup: Fix Auto Shops Support Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children, Hunter Wins Four PTEN Awards, and More

Plus, Collision Suite Connect launches a CCC ONE integration platform, and NABC Recycled Rides gifts two vehicles.
Lisa McArdle
CIC Panel Explores How to Win Right-to-Appraisal Laws and Help Customers Use Them

CIC Panel Explores How to Win Right-to-Appraisal Laws and Help Customers Use Them

An Illinois association leader explains how the state's new law got passed, while shops describe walking customers through appraisal.
John Yoswick
Five people stand beneath a canopy decorated with orange butterfly artwork. One woman holds an oversized GEICO key. Beside them is a vehicle under a blue NABC Recycled Rides cover with a green bow, next to a sign reading "2020 Mazda CX-5 Sport" with sponsor logos including GEICO, Crash Champions, and CIECA CONNEX.

Industry Roundup: All Clear Promotes Jason Vilardi to CRO, VIVE Collision Acquires Concord Shop, and More

Plus, Hunter adds Bosch remote diagnostics to ADASLink, and NABC Recycled Rides gifts four vehicles to veterans.
Lisa McArdle
Two men in suits sit in gray armchairs on a blue-carpeted stage, facing each other across a small black round table holding water glasses and bottles. The man on the left speaks into a handheld microphone. Behind them, a large screen displays a headshot and the text "Connecting Changemakers: Changing the Affordability Equation" beside IBIS and Automechanika Frankfurt logos. Signs to the right read "Academy Stage" and "8. – 12.9.2026," and a banner above reads "Academy Body & Paint."

How to Lead Through Industry Change

Closing out a 38-year career, 3M's Dave Gunderson urged shops to collaborate with partners and use data to drive productivity.
Stacey Phillips Ronak

Digital Partners

Guide for KPA

A Collision Center's $1.7 Million Bad Day

One workplace incident. $1.7 million in OSHA fines, EPA enforcement, civil litigation, and business losses. Could your shop absorb that?

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