Enterprise Rent-A-Car Releases First Quarter 2015 Rental Data
Slight decrease in first quarter length of rental bucks two-year trend.
Auto Care Association Says OEMs Failing to Provide Consumers Control of Cars’ Data
Association is urging vehicle manufacturers to build into their vehicles a secure gateway to allow motorists to have information that is transmitted by their vehicle and sent to the third party of their choice, not the car companies’ choice.
Enterprise ARMS Data Reveals North Dakota Has Fastest Repair Times
State had eight-day length of replacement rental, followed closely by Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota.
ALLDATA Launches ALLDATA Community
Forum tool compiles the collective knowledge of up to 300,000 technicians, aiming to improve repair time and efficiency.
U.S. House Committee Holds Insurance Data Hearing
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) has announced that the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee held a hearing to discuss proposals to reform domestic insurance policy. Included in the hearing agenda was the Insurance Data Protection Act, Rep. Steve Stiver’s (R-Ohio) bill to modify the authority of the Federal Insurance
SCRS Addresses Repairer Concerns on Shop Data Collection through PartsTrader
Association urges collision repairers to compare software program capabilities in order to prevent unwanted data collection by third-parties.
Collision Repair Data Mining: Is It a Threat to Your Business?
Collision repairers are becoming increasingly concerned that their data is being used in ways they’re unaware of. They also feel it’s being used against them to control market dynamics.
Repairers Talk Data Mining at Collision Industry Conference
Some body shop owners want an “opt out” when it comes to signing agreements with information providers on data sharing.
CRA Opposes Labor Rate Survey Data Collection By Third-Party Vendors
Representatives of the Collision Repair Association of California (CRA) and the California Autobody Association (CAA) as well as insurance companies declared at a meeting today with the California Department of Insurance that labor rate survey data should not be handled by third-party vendors. CRA lobbyist Richard Steffen said the CRA board is firmly opposed to
BMS Standard a Hot Topic at January Collision Industry Conference
One of the liveliest sessions at the January Collision Industry Conference tackled the topic of data sharing in collision repair – specifically, the Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association’s Business Message Suite (BMS) Standard.