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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June 30, 2022

The Ukraine War: Current and Longer-Term Impacts on the...

As we read the news about the war in Ukraine, we can see the immense…
Collision Industry Updates
June 6, 2022

SurePart Solves the “Phantom Parts” Issue

PartsTrader began its U.S. operations in 2012 as an open parts marketplace for repair shops.…
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Even with a record number of total losses, salvage prices are still increasing.
February 7, 2022

We’re Seeing A Record Number Of Total Losses; Why...

The pandemic has had several effects on the collision repair and insurance industries. First, we…
Carrier, Case Study, Collision Industry Updates, Repairer, Supplier, User
Supply Chain Shortages Make Catalog Databases More Problematic Than Ever
December 9, 2021

Supply Chain Shortages Make Catalog Databases More Problematic Than...

We’ve all read about the supply chain issues impacting the collision repair industry. A “perfect…
Carrier, Collision Industry Updates, Repairer, Supplier
Measuring Parts Correctly
October 25, 2021

You Get What You Measure – So Measure Correctly!

There is an old adage that if you want a business result to improve, start…
Carrier, Collision Industry Updates, Repairer, Supplier, User
EVs are changing the automotive world, even tires
August 4, 2021

EVs Are Changing the Automotive World in Many Ways,...

Despite the current small footprint (roughly 1% of the carpark), Battery Electric Vehicles (known simply…
Carrier, Collision Industry Updates, Repairer, Supplier