Personnel Profile
About the only thing that hasn’t changed during the past year is the employee shortage. Shops are, as always, still in search of a few good techs
School Profile/Alfred State College
At Alfred State College (ASC) – a technical college in Western New York with a student body of 3,200 – an emphasis on work ethic and a real-world shop atmosphere combine to assure plenty of job opportunities for every graduate, including its autobody program grads.
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Collision Repairers, Insurers Have Differing Views on OEM Parts
The BodyShop Business 2017 Industry Profile survey suggests that many insurers push aftermarket crash parts for repairs.
Collision Repairers Have Mixed Opinions of Insurers, DRPs
The BodyShop Business 2017 Industry Profile examines insurer-repairer relations, among other topics.
Auto Care Association Releases Digital Factbook
Report includes a BodyShop Business Industry Profile from Babcox Media highlighting trends and statistics in the collision repair industry.
Auto Care Association Releases Digital Auto Care Factbook 2015
New value-added content in this year’s edition includes updated BodyShop Business Industry Profile and extended industry forecast by IHS Automotive, driven by Polk.
DRPs: Do You or Don’t You
“I don’t DRP for any insurer that would impede my ability to do so,” says one respondent to our annual Industry Profile when asked if, as a DRP, he can still repair a vehicle to pre-accident condition.
Tell It Like It Is
If you lost a diamond, would you want a cubic zirconia without knowing it until you tried to sell it?” asked one 2001 BodyShop Business Industry Profile respondent when asked if the vehicle owner has an unequivocal right to know when aftermarket or used parts are used in repairs.
The ABCs on DRPs
Ever wonder just how many shops are on direct-repair programs (DRPs)? Based on BodyShop Business’ 2000 Industry Profile, 44.8 percent of respondents are. And of that 44.8 percent, 91.3 percent say they’re better off because of their DRP arrangements.