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Interview: Jerry McNee, Ultimate Collision Repair and President of AASP-NJ

June 29, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Jerry McNee Interview

McNee details decision to cancel this year’s live Northeast Trade Show, August virtual events and planning for next year’s show. On June 3, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) announced the decision to cancel their 2020 NORTHEAST Automotive Services Show at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, N.J. that had been […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: AASP-NJ, Interview, New Jersey, Northeast Trade Show

Interview: Susanna Gotsch, CCC Information Services

June 19, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Susanna Gotsch Interview

In our video interview, Gotsch provides insight into the information provider’s May claims report. While collision repair facilities have remained open as essential businesses during the pandemic, CCC’s report on auto claims in May quantified the impact of reduced driving on repairable claims across the U.S. In our video interview embedded below, Susanna Gotsch, Director, […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: CCC Information Services, Claim Frequency, Interview

Interview: Ramon Suarez, Solera Audatex

June 5, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Ramon Suarez Interview on Coronavirus Impact

Suarez details how the coronavirus crisis has impacted auto insurance claims and processes in the U.S. and globally. While driving and claims have taken a hit due to stay-at-home orders, the economy is starting to improve and claims are starting to increase. At the same time, the need to maintain social distancing in the wake […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Audatex, Coronavirus, Interview, Solera Holdings

Interview: Chris Evans, State Farm Insurance

May 27, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Chris Evans State Farm Interview

Evans explains how the largest auto insurer in the U.S. has adapted its claims operation in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. Claims have started to rebound after declining due to stay-at-home orders. The response to the pandemic has required businesses, particularly those essential businesses such as collision repair and insurance companies, to adapt their […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Interview, State Farm

Interview: Olivier Baudoux, Mitchell International

May 20, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Olivier Baudoux, Mitchell International

Baudoux, senior vice president of global product strategy and artificial intelligence for auto physical damage at Mitchell International details its AI-enabled estimating solution and its impact on collision repair. With the announcement of the commercial availability of Mitchell Intelligent Estimating (MIE) in the U.S., artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an increasing part of the auto […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Interview, Mitchell International, Photo Appraisal, Photo Estimating

Interview: Brandon Eckenrode, Collision Repair Education Foundation

May 13, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Eckenrode details how the Foundation is adapting to assist collision repair schools and students who have been impacted by the coronavirus crisis. With virtually all schools and college facilities closed through the U.S. to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, the Collision Repair Education Foundation is adapting to increase the industry’s support for its […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Carolinas Collision Association, Collision Repair Education Foundation, Interview

Interview: Michael Macaluso, Driven Brands

April 29, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Interview: Michael Macaluso, Driven Brands

Macaluso, group president of Driven Brand’s Paint, Collision & Glass segment, details the Fix Auto USA acquisition and how it benefits the franchise group’s collision repair strategy, insurance and vendor relationships. With last week’s announcement that it was acquiring the franchise operations of Fix Auto USA along with ten Auto Center Auto Body (ACAB) company […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Acquisitions, Driven Brands, Fix Auto USA, Interview

Interview: Dan Risley, CCC Information Services

April 28, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Dan Risley Interview on Coronavirus

Collision repair facility operators are facing widespread changes in how they operate as a result of the pandemic. CCC’s Dan Risley details near and long-term trends facing the industry and what collision repair professionals are doing today to prepare. With collision repair facility operators across the U.S. facing an unprecedented downturn in demand in the […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: CCC Information Services, Interview

Interview: Dan Risley, CCC Information Services

March 6, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

CollisionWeek Interview Dan Risley CCC Information Services

Risley discusses how the information provider is addressing industry needs in the face of evolving privacy and security regulations. With the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) coming into effect this year, and concerns over security and privacy issues growing generally across the U.S., the need for the collision repair industry to employ data security and […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: CCC, Data Security, Interview, Privacy

Interview: Mario Dimovski, TradieBot Industries and Plastfix

February 27, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Mario Dimovski Interview

Australia-based innovator has developed virtual reality programs to help train entry-level painters, augmented reality technical information systems and a robotic 3-D printing headlight Repairbot. Longtime readers of CollisionWeek are familiar with Australia-based TradieBot Industries. Over the past few years, the company has launched a project to develop a robotic 3-D printing Repairbot to fix damaged […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: 3D Printing, Interview, Plastfix, Plastic Waste, Robotics, Tradiebot Industries

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