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Better Estimates, Better Bottom Line

By John Yoswick Are you doing too much work for free? Industry trainer and consultant Mike Anderson of Collision Advice each year surveys thousands of shops...

Lease or purchase when it comes to adding locations?

By John Yoswick Here’s a tip: Investors might be interested in buying your shop’s real estate. Gary Chou, executive vice president of commercial real estate brokerage...

States consider OEM repair laws but few enact them

By John Yoswick More than a dozen state legislatures have considered proposed legislation over the past three years related to the use of OEM collision repair procedures, and this...

OEMs offering help for collision repairs in many ways

By John Yoswick A West coast shop owner smiled as he watched a 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe being towed into the shop with not insignificant front-end damage.

Collision repairers, insurers and OEM weigh in on issues

By John Yoswick Collision industry events in the United States have continued to be held “virtually” this year, bringing together panel discussions including collision repairers, automakers and insurers. The...

Driving has rebounded but not usual insurance claims

By John Yoswick Susanna Gotsch says drivers are back out on the roads, but changes in driving patterns are still more adversely impacting the number of claims and shop...

Dealerships offer tips for shops in pandemic

By John Yoswick In a series of webinars this past fall, dealership fixed operations and service department managers shared their experiences and lessons learned during the pandemic, including perspectives...

The election, telematics access, and insurance regs

By John Yoswick Though the presidential and congressional election battles dominated the discussion in November, there were items on the ballot in a number of states potentially impacting collision...

Shops report measurement issues with some steering columns

By John Yoswick Safety inspections required by some automakers as part of post-collision repairs sometimes include measurement of the steering column to ensure it was not damaged as part...

Mitchell: We don’t share data with CARFAX

By John Yoswick Mitchell International is the latest company to publicly state that it doesn’t share U.S. shop estimate data with CARFAX. “Mitchell has never…shared any...