Hitting The Gas: Pump Prices Surge As Oil Gets More Expensive Washington, D.C.—Drivers are paying more at the pump — a lot more — as the cost of gasoline moves steadily higher. In the past two weeks, the national average for a gallon of gasoline has risen 20 cents to $4.32, a penny less
Current and Future Challenges for Independent Repair Shops The challenges they expect to face this year are markedly different than they were during the pandemic as well as prior to the pandemic, according to survey Click Here to View More
Automakers: Collision Repairers Must Ensure ADAS Calibration Procedures are Followed The importance of proper ADAS calibrations was a key focus as the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) brought collision repairers and automakers together at an event in Las Vegas during the SEMA Show. Click Here to View More
Mileage Shift to Older Vehicles Boosts Aftermarket With fewer new vehicles sold during 2020 and 2021, billions of miles that would have been recorded by newer cars and light trucks have shifted to older models Click Here to View More
St. Louis I-CAR Committee Leads Nation with Adopt-A-School Project November 13th was a great day for the St. Louis I-CAR Committee. We had a lot of volunteers to build, weld, assemble and paint the plastic repair workstations for the Adopt-A-School Project. Click Here to View More
A Customer Asked Me How Much it Costs to Make a Table… A customer asked me how much it cost to make a table…. I answered him: $1500 He said: So expensive for this job? I asked: How much do you think it would cost you? He answers me: $800 maximum… That’s a pretty
The Path Forward to Filling the Technician Shortage Mount Horeb, Wis.—By 2024, there will be a shortage of approximately 642,000 technicians — automotive, diesel and collision — in the industry. But what can shops be doing to improve the trade so that more people want to enter the industry and less people want to
Are Some Major Players Getting Cold Feet About SEMA? With a rise in COVID-19 cases in Clark County and the State of Nevada’s indoor facemask mandate again in full force, there are under- standably some concerns among collision repair-related companies about whether or not to participate in the 2021 SEMA Show. Click
A Customer Asked Me How Much It Costs to Do This Job A customer asked me how much it cost to do this job…. I answered him: $1500 He said: So expensive for this job? I asked: How much do you think it would cost you? He answers me: $800 maximum… That’s a pretty
How to Find Additional Repair Work A topic that I’m finding our Elite Body Shop Solutions community is interested in lately is where to find additional repair work. While some auto body shops have been negatively affected by the pandemic, others have become more efficient and found additional capacity they want to fill. Either