August 15, 2025

Beyond Tariffs: What’s Really Driving Parts Inflation 

The collision repair and insurance industries have been monitoring the impact of tariffs on collision parts prices since the administration announced, on April 2nd, the various tariff rates on parts-producing…
Category: Collision Industry Updates, PartsTrader, Tariff
Read More →

Latest Articles

Import Car Brand Success in the U.S.
April 28, 2021

The Key to Import Car Brand Success in the...

I have always been intrigued by foreign brands entering the U.S. market. Each decade since…
Business Manager, Carrier, Case Study, Collision Industry Updates, Repairer, Supplier
Revised Bumper Regulations
April 14, 2021

Could a Revised Bumper Regulation Save on Repair Costs?

Hear me out on this: I am not a fan of more government regulations, but…
Case Study, Collision Industry Updates, Repairer, Supplier
Online Marketplace Revolution
March 31, 2021

Are You Missing Out on the Online Marketplace Revolution?

The online marketplace has fundamentally changed the way we purchase goods. Today, most of us…
Carrier, Collision Industry Updates, Repairer, Supplier
Impact of thermoplastics on collision repair
March 17, 2021

The Impact of Thermoplastics on Collision Repair

“One word: Plastics” is a famous line from 1967’s “The Graduate.” In the film, a…
Carrier, Case Study, Collision Industry Updates, Repairer, Supplier
March 3, 2021

How America’s Love of SUVs Impacts Repair Costs

The SUV is a truly American phenomenon. Initially, these behemoths in the 1970s that bore…
Business Manager, Carrier, Case Study, Collision Industry Updates, Repairer, Supplier
Is It Still ‘Parts is Parts’ for the Collision Industry?
February 17, 2021

Is It Still ‘Parts is Parts’ for the Collision...

Remember that Wendy’s fast food ad where they showed other restaurants selling processed chicken nuggets,…
Business Manager, Carrier, Case Study, Collision Industry Updates, Repairer, Supplier