Repairers are facing numerous challenges and demands from the vehicles themselves, as well as their customers. Consolidation is occurring quickly across all parts of the collision repair industry, as demands for capital investment for training and equipment grows. In this month’s CCC Trends, Susanna Gotsch analyzes changes in the collision repair industry. To check out […]
As we head into the final months of 2019 we start to ask – what can we expect in 2020? In this month’s edition of CCC Trends, Susanna breaks down the trends in claim frequency, vehicle ownership, total cost of repair, and vehicle complexity. To check out the rest of the #CCCTrends series, visit CCC’s YouTube […]
(As published in Insurance Networking News.) There has been a great deal of press and research released in the last several months that have begun to question the how and the when of the advanced safety systems that have begun to make strides within the market. Specifically, what percent of the overall vehicle fleet/auto claim […]
In this month’s issue of CCC Trends we explore some of the factors that are driving up repair cycle times for the industry. Over the last three years, the average number of days from the date the vehicle is brought into the shop to the date it is picked up, or “keys to keys” has […]
(This article first appeared in Property Casualty 360.) In Crash Course 2016, we explored the impact of a changing vehicle fleet on vehicle repair and total loss costs. In this article we’ll look at some of the most recent data on vehicles being sold and driven in the U.S. and how that is driving costs […]
A quick comparison of older and newer models of vehicles whizzing by on America’s motorways can quickly illustrate just how much vehicle technology and styles have changed – not only are newer model bigger, but their designs are predominantly sleeker. As automakers have added content to their vehicles to improve vehicle safety and meet consumer […]
In recent years, that number of collision repair facilities in the U.S. has steadied, as economic recovery, miles driven, extreme winter weather, and improved new vehicle sales began to drive up auto accident frequency. In this month’s CCC Trends Susanna discusses consolidation in the collision repair industry and the challenges from complex material types […]