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Interview: Lucky Papageorg on Special Commission on Auto Body Labor Rates in Massachusetts Report

May 18, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

AASP/MA executive director details the final report mandated by the legislature examining stagnation of labor rates paid to collision repair facilities in the Commonwealth. To better understand the collision repair industry perspective on the Report of the Special Commission on Auto Body Labor Rates that was released in April, CollisionWeek spoke with Lucky Papageorg, executive […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: AASP/MA, Interview, Labor Rates, legislation

Interview: Tim Adelmann, former ABRA executive and Brandon Eckenrode, managing director of the Collision Repair Education Foundation

January 21, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

In our video interview Adelmann, discusses the goals of his family’s $500,000 donation to fund collision repair technician scholarships through the Education Foundation. Eckenrode provides update on Foundation activities. The Collision Repair Education Foundation announced that Tim Adelmann, who served as chief business development officer and executive vice president at ABRA for 35 years, and […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Collision Repair Education Foundation, Donations, Interview, Scholarships

Interview: Susanna Gotsch, CCC Intelligent Solutions, Details Collision Repair Claims Trends

December 17, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Gotsch discusses data on 2021 claims and the factors influencing collision repair and insurance claims markets into next year. Average cost per part running 8% higher in 2021. Labor rate growth hasn’t accelerated in 2021, but is expected higher in 2022 in wake of labor shortage. In our video interview, Susanna Gotsch, Senior Director, Industry […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: CCC, Claim Frequency, Claim Severity, Inflation, Interview, Labor Rates, Parts Supply

Interview: Ray Fisher, ASA Executive Director Details New Regional Structure

September 30, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Fisher explains the association’s move from its state affiliate structure to a new regional model covering all 50 states. Earlier this week, the Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced it was transitioning to a regional, membership subscription model, replacing its current state affiliate structure. On January 1, the ASA affiliate organizations will be dissolved, and multiple […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, Interview

Interview: Jerry McNee on Return of Northeast Trade Show

September 2, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Jerry McNee on Return of Northeast Trade Show

McNee, president of the AASP/NJ board of directors, discusses next week’s trade show and current industry issues. After going virtual last year, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) will hold its flagship NORTHEAST Automotive Services Show on September 10 -12 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center (MEC) in Secaucus, N.J. Detailed information […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Interview, Northeast Trade Show

Interview: Lucky Papageorg on Collision Repair Labor Rates in Massachusetts

August 4, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

AASP/MA Executive Director details longstanding concerns with collision repair labor rates in the Commonwealth and legislative efforts to tie increases to inflation rate. In July, the Alliance of Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA) reported on its latest efforts to address longstanding concerns by its collision repair facility members that labor rates haven’t […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: AASP/MA, Interview, Labor Rates, legislation, Massachusetts

Interview: Stacy Bartnik Details CAPA Tier 1 Replacement Parts Verification Program

July 6, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Stacy Bartnik

In our video interview, Bartnik details the latest program to help industry identify quality replacement parts in the collision repair market. In June, the Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA), the independent non-profit standard-setting and certification organization for automotive collision repair parts, announced the launch of its new Tier 1 Replacement Parts Verification Program. The new […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Certified Automotive Parts Association, Interview, Non-OEM Parts

Polish Insurer PZU Selects Solera AI-Estimating Solution

May 27, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Javier Velasco

Solera Holdings, Inc. today announced that PZU SA, the leading Polish insurer and the largest financial group in Central and Eastern Europe, has successfully implemented Solera’s next-generation Artificial Intelligence (AI) estimating software, Qapter, standardizing claims handling process according to PZU business rules. Processing around 500,000 automotive claims every year, PZU relies on a team of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Artificial Intelligence, estimating, Europe, Interview, Poland, Solera

Interview: Mary Mahoney, Enterprise

March 18, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

In our video interview, Mahoney details the new collision engineering pilot program designed to attract and train the next generation of collision repair technicians. In January, Enterprise Holdings announced the launch of its Automotive Collision Engineering Pilot Program, a collaboration of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation and Ranken Technical College. The program is designed to attract […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Apprentice Program, Enterprise Holdings, Interview, Ranken Technical College, Workforce Development

Interview: Atul Vohra, Solera

March 4, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Atul Vohra Solera Interview

In our video interview, Vohra, regional managing director for Solera, details the results of its consumer, insurer and repairer research on artificial intelligence and claims technology. In February, Solera released results of a study of over 1600 consumer, insurance and repairer respondents on how digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and self-service claims apps are […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Claims Technology, Interview, Solera

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