Latest data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the number of independent collision repair facilities grew in 2016. Combined dealer and independent shop population up. The latest available data from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns annual research series covering 2016 shows that the number of independent collision repair businesses with payroll increased […]
Percentage of Dealers Operating Auto Body Shops Up in 2017
While the percentage of dealers operating facilities is up, dealership collision repair shop sales decreased last year versus 2016. According to the latest research from the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), the percentage of dealership operating on-site body shops was up in 2017 versus the previous year. NADA’s research pegs the percentage of dealers operating […]
Independent Collision Repair Facility Population Decreased Slightly in 2015
Latest data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reverses trend of independent collision repair facility population growth that started in 2012. The latest available data from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns annual research series covering 2015 shows that the number of independent collision repair businesses with payroll decreased slightly in 2015 after three […]
Percentage of Dealers Operating Body Shops Down in 2016
While the percentage of dealers is down, dealership body shop sales increased over last year. According to the latest research from the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), 37 percent of dealerships featured on-site body shops in 2016, down from 39 percent in 2015 but above the 36 percent in 2014. Based upon the percentages reported […]
U.S. Collision Repair Industry Closing in on $40 Billion Annual Revenue
Latest analysis shows independent and OE dealer collision repair facilities were just short of $40 billion in annual revenue during 2015. The latest analysis of government and industry statistics covering 2015 indicates that the combined revenue of independent and OE dealer collision repair facilities increased for the sixth straight year in 2015. The analysis by […]
Backyard Competition
Just as their larger competitors have rebounded following the great recession, the number of small collision repairers without employees, and their sales, have returned to near record levels. As the collision repair industry continues to grow following the recession as evidenced by our reports detailing the number of independent repair facility with payroll and collision […]
Independent Collision Repair Facility Population Increased in 2014
Latest data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms that trend of independent collision repair facility population growth that started in 2012. The latest available data from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns annual research series covering 2014 shows that the number of independent collision repair facilities with payroll increased slightly for the third […]
Percentage of Dealers Operating Body Shops Flat in 2015
Body shop sales and wholesale parts sales both increased last year. According to the latest research from the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), 39 percent of dealerships featured on-site body shops in 2015, flat from 2014, but above the 36 percent in 2013. Based upon the percentages reported by NADA, there were approximately 6452 dealers […]
U.S. Independent Collision Repair Facility Population Grows During 2014 and 2015
Latest statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor indicate that the number of collision repair facilities was on the rise for much of the past two years. For most of the past ten years, the decline in the number of collision repair facilities in the U.S. has been considered by many as a given. With auto […]