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CCC 2023 Crash Course Report Shows Increasing Labor Rates, Parts Prices and Collision Repair Complexity

March 14, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor Leave a Comment

Report identifies macro trends, business drivers, and technologies reshaping consumer driving, vehicle ownership, automotive claims, and collision repair. CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. announced the availability of its annual Crash Course report, which identifies trends impacting the P&C insurance economy. The report delivers insights on the convergence of economic, social, and technological shifts that are reshaping […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: CCC, Claim Severity, Crash Course, Labor Rates

Labor Rate Survey Bill Introduced in Vermont

February 3, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Legislation would require the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to survey labor rates and establish a minimum rate. A bill introduced by five members of the Vermont House of Representatives February 2 proposes to establish minimum reimbursement rates for labor on automobile insurance claims. House Bill 160 (HB160), introduced by Rep. Kevin Christie, Rep. Kenneth Goslant, […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: consumer price index, Labor Rates, legislation, Vermont

Interview: Bill Brower, VP of Industry Relations at Solera

January 13, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

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 […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Claim Severity, Inflation, Interview, Labor Rates, Solera

U.S. Auto Body Repair Prices Up Over 13% in October Compared to Last Year

November 18, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The increase in auto body repair prices is down from the all-time high in July but continues above the rate of inflation. The most recent government figures on inflation through October show the rate of growth of auto body repair prices is above the rate of general inflation for the 16th month in a row, […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Auto Body Repair Prices, consumer price index, Inflation, Labor Rates, Wages

U.S. Auto Body Repair Prices Up Over 12% in September Compared to Last Year

October 14, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The increase in auto body repair prices is down from the all-time high in July but continues above the rate of inflation. Collision repair facilities report securing labor rate increases from insurers in response to historic levels of inflation. The most recent government figures on inflation through September show the rate of growth of auto […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Auto Body Repair Prices, consumer price index, Inflation, Labor Rates

September 20 California Auto Body Association Meeting to Examine Labor Rate Surveys

August 23, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Event in Seal Beach will examine how surveys are conducted. The California Auto Body Association (CAA) announced its September 20 meeting will feature a presentation by Tim Ronak of AkzoNobel on Labor Rates and what you can do about them. The meeting will take place at Old Ranch Country Club in Seal Beach. Among the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California Autobody Association, Labor Rates, Meetings

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

May 18, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

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

Collision Repair Labor Rate Rally Planned for May 18 at Massachusetts State Capitol

May 12, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

In response to a Massachusetts House of Representatives hearing on collision repair labor rate reimbursement, several hundred Massachusetts auto body shop owners, family members, employees, vo-tech students and supporters are expected to converge on the Capitol. In addition to community demonstration of support, a motorcade of flatbed trucks topped with damaged cars will circle the […]

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

AASP/NJ Explored Prevailing Rates During April 28 Virtual Meeting with Tim Ronak

May 2, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

“Labor Rate is only part of the labor sale equation,” AkzoNobel’s Tim Ronak informed attendees during the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey’s (AASP/NJ) virtual meeting on April 28. “Increasing Labor Rate may be valuable, but in many cases, shops are not even writing a fully documented sheet for all justifiable operations.” The […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Labor Rates, New Jersey, Webinars

Labor Rate Panel Discussion Featured at Northeast Tradeshow

February 22, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Spots are filling up quickly for the much-anticipated educational slate at the NORTHEAST 2022 Automotive Services Show, taking place March 18-20 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center (MEC) in Secaucus, NJ. One of the most widely talked about, debated and legislatively battled issues affecting the automotive repair industry is the labor rate. A special panel, Labor […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: AASP/NJ, Labor Rates, Northeast Trade Show

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