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CIECA Connex Conference 2024

Stakeholders across the collision industry are gathering at the Connex Conference to celebrate CIECA’s 30th anniversary and explore “The Intersection of Data &
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Current Used Vehicle Market Conditions: Q3 2018

December 10, 2018
3 MIN READ

Strong retail sales supported used vehicle values in October, as wholesale prices recovered from declines in September.
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SEMA Show 2019

The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world.
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The SEMA Show 2018

The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world, drawing the industry’s brightest minds and
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The Impact of Tariffs on the Automotive Claims Industry

September 19, 2018
3 MIN READ

There has been a significant amount of press coverage surrounding the potential imposition of a 25 percent tariffs on automobiles and auto parts imported to the United States from countries that have previously received “most favored nation” status, incurring tariffs of only 2.5 percent. The proposed tariff increase emerged as a response from the Trump administration to increasing globalization of the auto industry.
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KPI Spotlight: Percentage of Repair for Individual Part Types

September 19, 2018
2 MIN READ

In our recent article, “Mitchell Collision Repair Industry Data: Q2 2018”, we discussed the importance of monitoring the overall percentage of parts repaired. While this is an important step to help ensure the correct decision-making behaviors are being put into practice by appraisers in the field, it is the first of many. The next step to improving performance in regards to overall percentage of parts repaired is to look at repair percentages for individual major component parts.

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Canadian Collision Summary: Q2 2018

September 11, 2018
3 MIN READ

At the request of our clients and friends in Canada, we are pleased to provide the following Canada-specific statistics, observations, and trends. All dollar-figures appearing in this section are in CDN$. This data is the product of upload activity from body shops, independent appraisers, and insurance personnel, more accurately depicting insurance-paid loss activity, rather than consumer direct or retail market pricing.
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Mitchell Total Loss Data: Q2 2018

September 11, 2018
1 MIN READ

View the total loss data for both vehicle age and actual cash value of total loss vehicles processed through Mitchell servers.