ADESA Analytical Services reports slight increase overall in wholesale used vehicle prices compared to both August and prior year. According to ADESA Analytical Services’ monthly analysis of Wholesale Used Vehicle Prices, average wholesale used vehicle prices were relatively flat in September, as car prices fell while truck prices rose in light of low fuel prices. […]
NHTSA Reports Increase in Drivers Text-Messaging in 2014
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration saw an increase of nearly 30 percent in drivers that were observed text messaging or visibly manipulating a handheld device in 2014 versus the previous year. According to research by the U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) the percentage of drivers observed text-messaging or visibly […]
A Profile of the Evolving Collision Repair Marketplace – Part 4
By Vincent J. Romans and Mary Jane Kurowski, The Romans Group Part 4 of our annual series by Vincent Romans and Mary Jane Kurowski examines the consolidated U.S. and Canadian collision repair markets. <Part 3 ———————————————————————————– U.S. and Canada Consolidated North America When comparing the property and casualty insurance and auto industry, top ten insurers’ […]
A Profile of the Evolving Collision Repair Marketplace – Part 3
By Vincent J. Romans and Mary Jane Kurowski, The Romans Group Part 3 of our annual series by Vincent Romans and Mary Jane Kurowski examines the Canadian collision repair market. <Part 2 ———————————————————————————- Part 4> Canada Canada’s overall market size for both private insurance and consumer-paid vehicle repair revenue was $2.7 billion for 2014, down […]
A Profile of the Evolving Collision Repair Marketplace – Part 2
By Vincent J. Romans and Mary Jane Kurowski, The Romans Group Part 2 of our annual series by Vincent Romans and Mary Jane Kurowski examines dealership collision repair facilities, franchise repair centers and $10-20 million MLOs. <Part 1 ———————————————————————————– Part 3> OE Dealership Collision Repair Facilities The National Automobile Dealers Association, NADA, estimates that 6,394 […]
A Profile of the Evolving Collision Repair Marketplace
By Vincent J. Romans and Mary Jane Kurowski, The Romans Group Part 1 of our annual series by Vincent Romans and Mary Jane Kurowski examines the largest shop groups in the industry, their growing market share, and an analysis of the numbers. Today’s collision repair industry continues to be influenced and impacted by the convergence […]