Over 9 out of 10 collision repairers reported lower sales in May compared to 2019. Shop size weighted sales decline increased over April. Collision repair facility operators responding to the most recent CollisionWeek Collision Repair Business Conditions survey covering May, reported sales continued to be depressed by the pandemic response that took cars off of […]
Nearly 9 out of 10 Collision Repair Facilities in U.S. Report Lower Sales in April
Collision repair facilities remain open but business has slowed dramatically. More than 70% of shops report receiving government funding. The vast majority of collision repair facilities responding to a CollisionWeek study are open, but have reported further declines in sales versus March due to the coronavirus response. Operator sentiment on their business survival has improved […]
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 […]
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 […]
Collision Repair Facilities Remain Open, Optimistic in Face of Coronavirus Crisis
All collision repair facilities responding to research were open, but have seen slowdowns due to coronavirus response. Industry businesses donating PPE to health care providers. Research conducted by CollisionWeek across U.S. collision repair facilities on March 19-20 shows collision repair centers have remained open in the face of the coronavirus response and remain optimistic about […]
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 […]
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 […]
Collision Repair Industry Business Conditions: Q1 2018
Collision repair shops reporting higher sales down 7.9 percentage points compared to 2017. Shops reporting higher earnings declined again in the first 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 down slightly in the first quarter […]
Collision Repair Industry Business Conditions: Q4 2017
Collision repair shops reporting higher sales down slightly compared to 2016. Shops reporting higher earnings declined in the fourth 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 down slightly in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared […]
Collision Repair Industry Business Conditions: Q3 2017
Collision repair shops reporting higher sales and earnings overall compared to 2016 increased 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 with higher sales increased in the third quarter of 2017 compared to 2016. The overall percentage […]