The latest connected vehicle traffic volume data indicates that traffic volume increased again last week. According to the latest INRIX U.S. National Traffic Volume Synopsis covering the week of April 25 through May 1, travel continued to rebound, particularly personal travel. Nationwide personal travel improved levels last seen on Wednesday, March 25th, over five weeks […]
Traffic Volume and Gas Consumption Increased Last Week
Connected car traffic volume and government gasoline statistics continued to improve as states start reopening process. Data from both INRIX on traffic volume and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) point towards an increase in traffic for the week ending April 24. Last week, we reported that both gasoline consumption and traffic volume appeared to […]
U.S. Gasoline Consumption Up Last Week
More good news as government data shows gasoline consumption increased during the week ending April 17. Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration through April 17 showed gasoline consumption showed a substantial percentage increase after being up slightly the week before. Gasoline had seen massive drops in demand for three straight weeks. Gasoline consumption for […]
U.S. Average Length of Rental Up in First Quarter Compared to 2019
Latest data from Enterprise Rent-A-Car shows trends towards higher rental length continued in the U.S. during the first quarter. For the sixth consecutive quarter, average length of repairable rental (LOR) increased across the U.S. The latest data from Enterprise Rent-A-Car shows average LOR for the first quarter of 2020 in the U.S. was 13.2 days, […]
U.S. Traffic Volume Stabilized Last Week
Connected car analytics indicates passenger travel has stabilized, but commercial traffic continued to decline. INRIX, the provider of connected car services and mobility analytics, provided an analysis of U.S. traffic volume for the week of April 11-17 showing that personal vehicle travel had declined 46% versus travel volume based upon a February 22-28 control week, […]
Collision Repair Facility Layoffs and Sales Declines Increased in First Half of April
Collision repair facilities remain open but business has slowed dramatically in the second half of the month. More than four out of five shops apply for government funding. The vast majority of collision repair facilities responding to a CollisionWeek study in mid-April were open, but have reported further declines in sales versus the beginning of […]
California University Reports Over 50% Decline in Collisions Following Shelter-in-Place Order
Research details dramatic impact of government response to coronavirus on accidents. The University of California, Davis Road Ecology Center last week detailed observations of reported traffic incidents in its real-time California Highway Incident Processing System (CHIPS), that provide an indication of the dramatic decline in traffic incidents on state highways and rural roads that has […]
U.S. Weekly Gasoline Consumption Stabilized Last Week
After three weeks of massive declines, some good news as government data shows gasoline consumption ticked up slightly during the week ending April 10. Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration through April 10 showed gasoline consumption stopped declining after several weeks of massive drops in demand. As CollisionWeek previously reported, gasoline consumption through the […]
U.S. Weekly Gasoline Consumption Down Nearly Half Through April 3
Government data shows gasoline consumption down over 47% compared to March 13. Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration through April 3 showed gasoline consumption declined nearly 50 percent from mid-March. As can be expected given the growth in stay-at-home orders in states across the U.S., the decline in the volume of gasoline supplied to […]
Collision Repair Facilities Report More Layoffs, Sales Declines, Improved Confidence
Collision repair facilities remain open but business has slowed dramatically in the second half of the month. Shops more optimistic in most recent study compared to mid-March. The vast majority of collision repair facilities responding to a CollisionWeek study last week were open, but have seen more slowdowns at the end of March versus mid-month […]
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