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Electric Vehicle Collision Claims Rebound as Expiring U.S. Government Tax Incentives Drive Record Sales
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é today announced the availability of its latest Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights report. The Q3 2025 edition highlights a dramatic reversal in U.S. collision claims frequency for repairable battery electric vehicles (BEVs), which dropped for the first time in Q2 before rebounding last quarter to an all-time high of 3.21% just as expiring government tax incentives prompted record-breaking sales. BEV claims also jumped to 4.91% in Canada, a year-over-year increase of 24%.
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Expands Canadian Alternate Parts Network with the Addition of New Suppliers
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é today announced the expansion of its Canadian parts network. Through the company’s Integrated Parts platform, automotive insurers and collision repairers using ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Cloud Estimating in Canada can instantly access up-to-date information on vehicle parts availability, pricing and delivery from top suppliers Carcone’s Auto Recycling, JS Truckmart, Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc., Millers Auto Recycling, Pièces d’autos Fernand Bégin, Pro Auto Recyclers and Standard Auto Wreckers.
Crash Champions and ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Expand Collaboration to Transform Collision Repair Through Advanced Technology
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é and Crash Champions, one of the nation’s fastest-growing, founder-led collision repair providers, today announced a collaboration to reimagine the vehicle claims process using the latest in AI and cloud estimating technology. Crash Champions is the first MSO to fully deploy ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é’s breakthrough end-to-end workflow optimization software for multi-site repair centers, deploying the technology across its nationwide network of more than 650 locations.
New ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Solution Automatically Populates Collision Estimates with Recommended ADAS Operations
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é today announced the upcoming availability of ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Diagnostics Sync. The company’s newest offering allows recommended ADAS operations from third-party providers to be added automatically to ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Cloud Estimating—helping to improve repair efficiency and ensure that diagnostic procedures are more accurately performed, documented and billed.
Gerber Collision & Glass Signs Enterprise Agreement to License ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Cloud Estimating
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é and Gerber Collision & Glass, one of the largest multi-site operators (MSOs) in North America, today jointly announced that they have signed a multi-year enterprise licensing agreement. The agreement gives all current and future Gerber repair centers access to ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Cloud Estimating with Integrated Repair Procedures and the company’s Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) calculator.
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é Recognized as a 2025 Stratus Award Winner for Its Transformative, AI-Powered Claims Automation Solutions
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é today announced that it is a winner of the Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Stratus Awards for Cloud Computing. Now in its 12th year, the awards program honors organizations, products and individuals innovating in the cloud to power the future of business. ²ÞËùÇ¿¼é was named a top technology company in the Software as a Service (SaaS) category for its achievements in transforming the collision-damage appraisal process.
Collision Claims for Battery Electric Vehicles Shrink for the First Time in the U.S. While Hybrid Claims Surge
²ÞËùÇ¿¼é today announced the release of its latest Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights report. The Q2 2025 edition examines the decrease in collision claims frequency for repairable battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the U.S. and increase in mild hybrid electric vehicle (MHEV) claims across North America. It also explores how changes to government incentive programs are impacting consumer adoption of BEVs on both sides of the border.