Lopez discusses the work of the Automotive Service Association’s Collision Division, including its recent position statement on accounting for OEM procedures on estimates. In July, the Automotive Service Association (ASA) Board of Directors announced a new position policy statement covering the need to research OEM repair procedures in collision repair estimates. In our video interview […]
Interview: Bob Redding, ASA and Wayne Weikel, Alliance for Automotive Innovation
Redding and Weikel detail the right to repair agreement their organizations, along with SCRS, have signed and how it will benefit the repair industry and consumers. On July 11, the Automotive Service Association (ASA), Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation announced they reached an agreement on automotive right to […]
Interview: Jason Moseley, CEO of IBIS
Moseley details collision repair industry trends examined at International Bodyshop Industry Symposium events in the U.S. and around the world. The International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS), founded 23 years ago, has grown from a single global conference held annually in Europe to include five additional regional events that providing a unique international perspective on the […]
Interview: Jason Verlen, CCC Intelligent Solutions Details Crash Course Trends
Verlen discusses the factors influencing collision repair and auto insurance claims. In our video interview, Jason Verlen, CCC’s vice president, product marketing, details key macro and micro trends that are impacting vehicle owners, driving behaviors and ultimately the collision repair and auto insurance claims industries. To help understand the trends and how they are impacting […]
Northeast Trade Show this Weekend in Secaucus, N.J.
Show runs today through Sunday. The NORTHEAST 2023 Automotive Services Show, sponsored by the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ), kicks off this afternoon. In our video interview below, Jerry McNee, president of the AASP/NJ Board of Directors, details the weekend’s events and education opportunities. The NORTHEAST 2016 trade show opens at […]
Interview: Bill Brower, VP of Industry Relations at Solera
Brower details how inflation is impacting severity as parts and labor costs have increased. Examines how auto insurance companies and the collision repair industry globally are responding. The impact of inflation on critical cost drivers for the auto claims and collision repair industries has increased claims severity across the globe. As CollisionWeek has reported, key […]
Interview: Bob Redding, ASA Washington Representative on Vehicle Data Access
Redding discusses California’s zero emissions vehicle mandate and its impact across the country as well state and national legislative efforts on data access. State and national efforts to assure that the independent repair industry has the access to data it needs to repair their customer’s vehicles has been an issue for decades. As vehicles become […]
Interview: Chris Wallace, Ford Motor Company
U.S. Collision Manager for Ford details the vehicle manufacturer’s new Certified Glass Network. In May, Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) announced the launch of the Ford Certified Glass Network (FCGN). The network includes training and certification requirements for qualified, enrolled glass installers offering Original Equipment (OE) glass replacement on Ford and Lincoln vehicles. To better understand […]
Interview: Brandon Eckenrode, Collision Repair Education Foundation
Managing Director of the Foundation details upcoming initiatives to support collision repair schools, students and industry employers. With the technician shortage impacting collision repair facilities of all sizes, the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) efforts to attract young people to industry careers, get them trained and connect them with employers continues to grow. In our […]
Interview: Bill Brower, Solera
Brower details the results of this year’s edition of Solera’s research on consumer, collision repairer, OEM and insurer attitudes on claims technology as well as current trends in the industry. In April, Solera released the latest edition of its annual study on consumer and industry attitudes towards claims technology that continued to show overwhelming global […]
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