Nebraska Collision Repair Survey Yields Surprising Results
Approximately 58 percent of respondents reported no DRP affiliations; 92 percent reported no change or a decrease in sales in first quarter of 2012 compared to 2011.
Survey of Nebraska Collision Repairers Indicates Parts Bidding as Top Concern
Telephone survey conducted by Nebraska Auto Body Association indicates steering and insurer reimbursements are also high on repairers’ list of concerns.
Nebraska Auto Body Association Releases Statement on Parts Bidding
Cautions collision repairers to consider business impacts of insurer-mandated parts bidding initiatives.
Nebraska Group Reports Statewide Labor Rate Survey Results
The statewide average body labor rate was $51.33, while the average refinish rate was $51.02.
Car Artist Darrell Mayabb Teams Up Again with PPG for 2012 Calendar
Darrell Mayabb, one of America’s most talented and respected automotive artists, has teamed up with PPG to create one-of-a-kind pieces for PPG Automotive Refinish. Mayabb has been designing and illustrating PPG car posters for years. Since 2007, he has also been creating the annual PPG calendars. The 2012 items will be available for purchase at
Nebraska Association Conducting Labor Rate Survey
The Nebraska Auto Body Association (NABA) has commissioned ACSS to validate fair and reasonable labor rates for Nebraska collision repair shops. The deadline to complete the survey is Sept. 10, and a summary of the results will be published in the association’s Surgeons of Steel newsletter. NABA members will receive a complete summary of the
Steering, Labor Rates Top Industry Concerns for ’09, Nebraska Study Says
The Nebraska Autobody Association (NABA) recently released results of a survey gauging the most critical issues facing collision repairers in 2009. The survey, taken during the last quarter of 2008, asked repairers to name those issues that would be most crucial in the new year, and 85 percent rated steering as the top concern. NABA’s
Shops Asked to Complete Insurance Labor Rate Survey
The Nebraska Autobody Association (NABA) is conducting a study to determine if insurance companies survey body shops to establish labor rates for body work and/or reimbursements for automotive glass work. The survey provides a list of insurance companies, and participants can check a box to indicate that the company has contacted the participant’s shop about
State Farm Ranks First, Progressive Last in Nebraska Shop Survey
The Nebraska Autobody Association’s (NABA) annual survey of Nebraska body shops rating insurance companies is now complete and the results are similar to a recent survey of Kentucky shops (click HERE for that story) in that State Farm ranked the best while Progressive ranked the worst. The survey was based on the 2007 calendar year
Nebraska Autobody Association is Newest SCRS Affiliate Association
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has announced that the Nebraska Autobody Association (NABA), a statewide trade association promoting excellence in the art and science of collision repair, has enrolled as its newest affiliate association. The NABA, which is comprised of approximately 350 body shops, auto body suppliers, auto body educational institutions and