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Auto Physical Damage Podcast

Episode 16: Driving Success Through Collaboration

Matt Ebert, Founder & CEO of Crash Champions, joins host Ryan Mandell to discuss the evolution of the collision industry. While addressing topics that include changes in claims frequency, vehicle complexity and shop profitability, they explore how increased collaboration between insurers and repairers is benefiting consumers. Matt also shares his journey from owning a single facility to a 650-location MSO along with his insights into why a partnership approach is essential to solving the technician shortage and ensuring the industry’s future success.
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How Diagnostics Improve the Auto Insurance Claim Process

4 MIN READ

Fifty years ago all that you needed to fix a dented vehicle was a hammer and dolly. Flash-forward to today. With an excess of 75 computers and 100 sensors and cameras in complex vehicles, even the most basic collision repairs are more complicated and costly than ever before.
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Current Used Vehicle Market Conditions: Q3 2018

3 MIN READ

Strong retail sales supported used vehicle values in October, as wholesale prices recovered from declines in September.
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SEMA Show 2019

The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world.
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The SEMA Show 2018

The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world, drawing the industry’s brightest minds and
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The Impact of Tariffs on the Automotive Claims Industry

3 MIN READ

There has been a significant amount of press coverage surrounding the potential imposition of a 25 percent tariffs on automobiles and auto parts imported to the United States from countries that have previously received “most favored nation” status, incurring tariffs of only 2.5 percent. The proposed tariff increase emerged as a response from the Trump administration to increasing globalization of the auto industry.
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KPI Spotlight: Percentage of Repair for Individual Part Types

2 MIN READ

In our recent article, “Mitchell Collision Repair Industry Data: Q2 2018”, we discussed the importance of monitoring the overall percentage of parts repaired. While this is an important step to help ensure the correct decision-making behaviors are being put into practice by appraisers in the field, it is the first of many. The next step to improving performance in regards to overall percentage of parts repaired is to look at repair percentages for individual major component parts.

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Canadian Collision Summary: Q2 2018

2 MIN READ

At the request of our clients and friends in Canada, we are pleased to provide the following Canada-specific statistics, observations, and trends. All dollar-figures appearing in this section are in CDN$. This data is the product of upload activity from body shops, independent appraisers, and insurance personnel, more accurately depicting insurance-paid loss activity, rather than consumer direct or retail market pricing.