U.S. auto body repair prices in September were up both month-on-month and year-on-year. The most recent government figures on inflation through September 2018 indicate the rate of growth of auto body repair prices is increasing after slowing somewhat during the first several months of the year. Both general inflation and auto body repair prices have […]
Collision Repair Industry Production Down in July
Production was down in July versus 2017 but up from June. Production hourly wage up over 5 percent versus previous year. An analysis of the latest data released from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), shows that collision repair industry production in July was down compared to last year and remains […]
Collision Repair Industry Business Conditions: Q2 2018
Collision repair shops reporting higher sales up over 12 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2017. Shops reporting higher earnings also up in the second quarter. The CollisionWeek quarterly survey of business conditions reported by collision repair facility owners and managers indicates that the overall percentage of facilities with higher sales was up […]
Traffic Volume Continued to Rise in June
Compared to the same month the previous year, traffic volume in the U.S. was up in June. The 12-month rolling average set another record high level. Travel volume in June increased on a year-over-year basis. Increased driving, coupled with higher numbers of new, insured vehicles, has supported higher collision repair industry volume and auto physical […]
U.S. Auto Body Repair Price Growth Continued Below General Inflation in July
While below the rate of overall inflation in the U.S., auto body repair prices in July were up nearly three percent compared to a year ago. The most recent government figures on inflation through July 2018 indicate the rate of growth of auto body repair prices is increasing after slowing somewhat in the first few […]
U.S. Length of Rental Slightly Up in Q2 2018
Latest data from Enterprise Rent-A-Car show similar quarterly results to same quarter in previous two years. Average Length of Rental (LOR) for Q2 2018 landed at 11.6 days in the United States, an increase of .1 days compared to Q2 2017 according to Enterprise Rent-A-Car. This stagnation in the 2nd Quarter is now an official […]
Collision Repair Industry Market Profile by State – 2017
Key statistics on the collision repair industry including the number of independent and dealer facilities, non-employer receipts and estimated market size by sales in U.S. states for 2017. With the latest statistics available from U.S. Government sources, combined with data from the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), and CollisionWeek original research we can now provide […]
Backyard Competition: Analysis of U.S. Collision Repair Non-Employers
The number of small collision repairers in the U.S. without employees, and their sales, declined in 2016, but reported sales remain near record. As the collision repair industry continues to grow following the recession as evidenced by our reports detailing the number of independent repair facilities with payroll and collision repair production, the number of […]
Traffic Volume Up in May
Compared to the same month the previous year, traffic volume in the U.S. was up. The 12-month rolling average is at record levels. Travel volume in May increased on a year-over-year basis. The increase marks a return to growing traffic volume after a decline in April. Increased driving, coupled with higher numbers of new, insured […]
Collision Claims Up in First Quarter
Auto physical damage indicators influencing the collision repair industry improved during the first quarter compared to last year. Claims and losses continue above year ago levels. According to the latest available Fast Track Monitoring system data from the Independent Statistical Service Inc. (ISS), private passenger collision claims and losses increased in the U.S. during the […]