Revving Up Recycling At OARA: A Lookback at OARA 2024
Markham, Ontario — This year’s Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association’s (OARA) 2024 conference event took place in Markham, Ontario from March 21st to the 23rd and showed how, when it comes to automotive recycling, community collaboration is at the heart of the industry. The event included everything from networking opportunities to cutting-edge insights on technology and […]
EV Repair Checklist: Repair centres must prepare for shifting mix of EV repairs, says Mandell
Quebec City, Quebec — Mitchell International’s Ryan Mandell took the stage at the Fix Network National Conference in Quebec City last week, delivering a keynote address on the latest trends in automotive electrification and what collision repair facilities need to prepare for. “It is really a very different process, not only in terms of writing […]
A Charged Conversation: Upcoming CIECA webinar to feature Mitchell International exec on EVs
Toronto, Ontario — Get plugged into the latest webinar offering from CIECA, as the collision industry advocacy group gears up for a presentation from Ryan Mandell on the latest electric vehicle trends and what they mean for stakeholders. As director of performance consulting at Mitchell International’s auto physical damage business unit, there are few more […]
Down with Diagnostics: Nearly 60 percent of 2021 estimates contained ‘some form’ of diagnostic line, says Enterprise
Toronto Ontario — Nearly 60 percent of 2021 estimates had “some form of diagnostic line,” Enterprise Holdings said in its Q4 2021 Length-of-Rental (LOR) Report. In its recently released LOR report, Enterprise compared the LOR for transactions associated with collision repairs to those of Q4 2020. According to the data, just over half of 2020 […]
Committee Clout: CIECA unveils 2021 award winners at SEMA Red Carpet Awards Breakfast
Toronto, Ontario — Sharing its spot on the red carpet with its valued members, CIECA unveiled its 2021 award winners at SEMA this month. CIECA recognized the four award winners at the SEMA Red Carpet Awards Breakfast on Nov. 3. The award for Electronic Commerce Company of the Year was given to Car-Part.com, and accepted […]
Artificial Brains or Bust: Carriers can either invest in AI or risk being stranded, says Mitchell International
San Diego, California — By 2030, more than half of current claims activities could be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) enabled automation, according to Mitchell International’s Q2 Industry Trends Report and financial research firm McKinsey and Company. The shift toward an increased AI presence in automotive claims was no doubt spurred by the pandemic, says […]
Collision Collaboration: Mazda and Mitchell International partner to launch U.S. Mazda Collision Network
San Diego, California — Mazda is officially dipping their toes into the world of collision repair as the automaker announced on Tuesday that they are pairing up with Mitchell International to launch the Mazda Collision Network. The Japanese automaker is calling on their U.S. dealerships, multi-shop operators (MSOs) and independent repair facilities to join up […]
New Management: GM announces administrative changes to U.S. collision network, no changes in Canada
Detroit, Michigan — Mitchell will continue to manage General Motors’ Canadian certified collision repair network, despite the OEM’s decision to shift management of its U.S. certified auto body network from Mitchell to VeriFacts Automotive. In the U.S., VeriFacts will now oversee the General Motors Collision Repair Network (CRN). The company had previously partnered with GM […]
Mitchell’s Musings: Q1 trends report says automated claims handling on the rise
San Diego, California — COVID-19 has sent the automotive claims process digital, with the majority of insurance carriers adopting virtual claims processes in the last year, says Mitchell International’s latest industry trends report. According to Mitchell’s report and data and analytics company LexisNexis Risk Solutions, 95 percent of auto insurance carriers are embracing virtual claims […]
asTech Empire: asTech products certified for use in GM collision network
Plano, Texas – Industry-leading diagnostics service provider, asTech, is excited to announce that it’s products have been certified for use within GM’s newly established collision repair network. asTech is the latest company to partner with the automaker in its development of a first-party, nationwide collision repair network. With this latest announcement from asTech, coming in […]
