Production was up in November versus both 2017 and the previous month. Increases in production employee wage slow. 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 November 2018 was up compared to both 2017 and October. Production remains […]
Traffic Volume Increased in November
Compared to the same month in 2017, traffic volume in the U.S. was up in November. The 12-month rolling average sets new record. Travel volume in November increased on a year-over-year basis. This is the second straight month where the monthly driving total increased on a year-over-year basis after declining in September. In total just […]
Collision Claims Continued to Decline in Third Quarter
Auto physical damage indicators influencing the collision repair industry declined during the third quarter of 2018 compared to the previous year. Claims remain below year ago levels while losses increased. According to the latest available Fast Track Monitoring system data from the Independent Statistical Service Inc. (ISS), private passenger collision claims decreased in the U.S. […]
U.S. Auto Body Repair Price Growth Higher than Inflation in December
U.S. auto body repair prices in December were up both month-on-month and year-on-year. The most recent government figures on inflation through December 2018 indicate the rate of growth of auto body repair prices has started to increase again after slowing somewhat during the first several months of the year. While general inflation declined at the […]
Collision Repair Industry Production Down in September
Production was down in September versus both 2017 and the previous month. Production hourly wage up nearly 3 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 September was down compared to both last year […]
Collision Repair Industry Business Conditions: Q3 2018
Collision repair shops reporting higher sales in the quarter compared to last year declined over 8 percentage points compared to the previous quarter’s survey. Shops reporting higher earnings up in the third quarter. The CollisionWeek quarterly survey of business conditions reported by collision repair facility owners and managers indicates that the overall percentage of facilities […]
Auto Physical Damage Insurance Underwriting Profit Up in 2017
The latest statistics from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners indicates that the private passenger auto physical damage insurance returned to profit in 2017. Data contained in the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) report on profitability by insurance line in 2017, released this month, showed some improvement in private passenger auto physical damage (APD) […]
Big 4 Collision Repair MSO Location Growth in North America Exceeds Last Year
The Caliber-ABRA merger focuses attention on the large MSO growth. With more than three weeks left in 2018, ABRA, Boyd, Caliber and Service King have already grown their total number of locations at both a higher unit and percentage growth rate compared to last year. With ABRA’s announcement on December 4 that its latest acquisitions […]
U.S. Collision Repair Industry Revenue Nearly $44 Billion in 2017
Latest data shows independent and OE dealer collision repair facilities were just short of $44 billion in annual revenue during 2017. The latest analysis of government and industry statistics covering 2017 indicates that the combined revenue of independent and OE dealer collision repair facilities with employees increased for the eighth straight year in 2017. The […]
Collision Repair Industry Production Down in August
Production was down in August versus both 2017 and the previous month. Production hourly wage up over 3 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 August was down compared to both last year […]