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Collision Repair Industry Production Up in March

June 14, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Collision Repair Industry Production March 2017

After hitting record levels in December and January, production declined in both February but recovered slightly in March. An analysis of the latest data released from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), shows that total production for the collision repair industry was up in March versus the previous month and up […]

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Traffic Volume Up 0.8% in March

June 8, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Traffic Volume

Blizzard in Northeast led to decline in traffic for the month in the region. Other regions see increases. Travel data in March continued the trend of increased driving that has led to the growth in both auto physical damage insurance claims and collision repair industry volume across the U.S. Travel for the month of March […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Traffic Volume

Collision Repair Labor Rates for Aluminum Show Wide Variation by Market in the U.S.

May 24, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Aluminum Labor Rates

Our comparison of average steel body and structural labor rates to cosmetic aluminum and structural rates shows wide variations by Metropolitan Statistical Area. As collision repair facilities have invested in aluminum repair capabilities, by far one of the most common questions we get from readers on both the repair and insurance side of the industry, […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Aluminum, Labor Rates

Wholesale Used Vehicle Prices Up in April

May 22, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Wholesale Used Vehicle Price Trends

According to ADESA Analytic Services report April prices were up both versus the previous month and previous year. Mid-size cars and SUV/CUVs see decreases. According to the ADESA Analytical Services’ monthly analysis of Wholesale Used Vehicle Prices, average wholesale prices in April were up on both a month-over-month and year-over-year basis.  As has been stated […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: ADESA Analytical Services, Wholesale Used Vehicle Price Trends

Length of Rental Growth Rate Slowed in First Quarter

May 12, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

According to the latest research from Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the U.S. collision repair industry’s average length of rental increased at a slower rate during the last quarter. The rate of average Length of Rental (LOR) growth declined in Q1 of 2017 for the first time in multiple quarters increasing only a modest .2 days from 11.9 […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Length of Rental

Independent Collision Repair Facility Population Decreased Slightly in 2015

May 5, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

2015 Collision Repair Shop Population

Latest data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reverses trend of independent collision repair facility population growth that started in 2012. The latest available data from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns annual research series covering 2015 shows that the number of independent collision repair businesses with payroll decreased slightly in 2015 after three […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Shop Population

Collision Claims, Frequency and Losses Grew at Higher Rate in 2016 Compared to 2015

May 3, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Claims Losses Q4 2016

Auto physical damage indicators influencing the collision repair industry continued to increase in the fourth quarter of 2016. Losses on collision claims up over 11 percent for 2016 compared to previous year. According to the latest available Fast Track Monitoring system data from the Independent Statistical Service Inc. (ISS), private passenger collision claims and losses […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Claim Frequency, Claims, Losses

Wholesale Prices for Cars Down in March Versus Last Year

April 28, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Truck prices, however, are above last year according to ADESA Analytic Services report. The tale of two markets resumed in March, as wholesale prices were below year-ago levels for cars and above prior year for trucks. Nevertheless, both groups showed price increases versus February’s unseasonably soft results, as retail sales and wholesale activity showed signs […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Wholesale Used Vehicle Price Trends

Percentage of Dealers Operating Body Shops Down in 2016

April 13, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Total Dealership Body Shop Sales 2016 NADA

While the percentage of dealers is down, dealership body shop sales increased over last year. According to the latest research from the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), 37 percent of dealerships featured on-site body shops in 2016, down from 39 percent in 2015 but above the 36 percent in 2014. Based upon the percentages reported […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Auto Dealers, National Automobile Dealers Association, Shop Population

Large Auto Insurers Added Market Share in 2016

March 30, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

The top 25 private passenger auto insurers in the U.S. gained market share in 2016. Change in rank of top 10. Since 2000, the largest private passenger automobile insurers in the U.S. have been steadily growing their combined market share and more than half of all private passenger auto insurance in the United States is […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Auto Insurance

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