May 15, 2025

Recycled Parts at Risk: How Global Currency Trends Are Driving Prices

In recent months, we’ve seen the U.S. dollar lose ground against key global currencies—a trend that’s emerged partly as a side effect of the tariffs recently imposed on many countries…
Category: Carrier, Collision Industry Updates, PartsTrader, Repairer
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Speculations surface amongst the COVID-19 impacts on the collision repair industry, but PartsTrader portal data reassures continued healthy quote volumes.
April 6, 2020

COVID-19 Impacts on the Collision Repair Industry

As the effects of the COVID-19 virus are beginning to be felt in every area…
Business Manager, Carrier, Collision Industry Updates, Repairer, Supplier, User
scaling performance metrics to a reduced number of true ‘key’ indicators will focus results on big impact areas that will drive significant improvement in auto physical damage claims.
April 1, 2020

Measuring KPIs on Auto Physical Damage Claims

How many key performance indicators is the right amount? Veteran business travelers will recognize this…
Business Manager, Carrier, Collision Industry Updates, Repairer, User
March 18, 2020

Bottom Line Profits From Online Parts Sales – Pt....

This is the second of two articles that explores several best practices, such as performance-based…
Carrier, Collision Industry Updates, Repairer, Supplier
March 4, 2020

Bottom Line Profits From Online Parts Sales – Pt....

This is the first of two articles that explores several best practices, such as online…
Business Manager, Carrier, Case Study, Repairer, Supplier, User
February 21, 2020

Average Repairable Estimates Impacted By Auto Recycling

What factors influence the volume and selection of collision parts? Based on the average repairable…
Business Manager, Carrier, Repairer, Supplier, User
The use of advanced specialty materials in manufacturing auto parts raises concerns that consumers cannot afford the benefits of safer, fuel efficient cars and are deferring purchases.
February 6, 2020

Replacing Chrome With Advanced Specialty Parts – Part 2

Part 2: An interview about the use of advanced specialty materials in the collision repair…
Business Manager, Carrier, Repairer, Supplier, User