Collision-Related Rentals: Canada’s overall LOR down 1.2 days over Q3 2023; P.E.I. marks six-day drop, says Enterprise report
Ottawa, Ontario — Canada’s overall length of rental (LOR) for collision-related rentals in Q3 2024 was 15.1 days—a 1.2-day decline from Q3 2023, according to a new report from Enterprise Rent-a-Car. This mirrors the U.S. LOR decline also seen in Q3 2024, which also observed a 1.2-day decline to 16.3 days. When it comes to […]
AutoHouse Technologies 2021 Canadian Benchmark Report: Cycle Time
Vancouver, British Columbia — AutoHouse Technologies has released its 2021 Canadian Benchmark Report for the collision repair industry, where the company details sales, gross profit trends, cycle times and touch times for the Canadian autobody sector last year. Last Friday, we took a look at AutoHouse’s data for sales and gross profit trends; today, we […]
AutoHouse Technologies 2020 Canadian Benchmark Report: Cycle Time
Vancouver, British Columbia — AutoHouse Technologies has released its 2020 Canadian Benchmark Report for the collision repair industry, where the company details sales, gross profit trends, cycle times and touch times for the Canadian autobody sector last year. Yesterday, we took a look at AutoHouse’s data for sales and gross profit trends; today, we cover […]
Crunching Numbers: LOR decreased slightly in Q4 2020, says Enterprise
Toronto, Ontario — The overall length of rental (LOR) decreased by 6/10ths of a day in 2020’s fourth quarter, breaking a historical upward trend typically seen October through January, according to Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s recent LOR report for the fourth quarter of 2020. As 2020 drew to a close, Enterprise Rent-A-Car analyzed results by province and […]
CARSTAR honours top achievers from across Canada and US
Charlotte, North Carolina — September 24, 2017 — CARSTAR North America recognized CARSTAR owners and business groups from across Canada and the US at the network’s first North America-wide conference. Collision Repair magazine reported earlier on the Canadians honoured as Franchisee of the Year, Rookie of the Year and the winners of the Next Generation […]
Assured Automotive holds Touch Time Challenge
By Mike Davey Mississauga, Ontario — April 29, 2016 — A little friendly competition goes a long way. That was part of the idea behind the Assured Automotive Touch Time Challenge. Assured Automotive is a multi-store operator (MSO) with over 60 locations throughout Ontario. Recently, the organization leveled a challenge to every facility manager in […]
National average length of rental declined in Q4 2015
By Mike Davey Toronto, Ontario — February 25, 2016 — Repairers in Prince Edward Island might be the fastest in Canada at turning work around, based on data from Enterprise Rent-A-Car. The company has just released its fourth quarter length of replacement rental (LOR) data. Enterprises’ length of rental data is often considered a proxy […]
Friday Fun: Customer service beats cycle time, an elephant beats cars and Ford beats potholes
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — February 18, 2016 — It’s time once again for our weekly round-up of news, facts and general weirdness from around the collision repair sector and beyond. – A very interesting idea is contained in a new research report. Believe it or not, but cycle time might not be the […]
