by adminpars | Sep 8, 2011 | Claims Department News
The non-OEM parts industry continues to chip away at automakers’ collision parts marketshare. As a percentage of total dollars spent on parts, according to Mitchell International, OEM parts slid from 73.4 percent in the third quarter of 2008 to 68.1 percent in...
by adminpars | Jun 22, 2011 | Body Shop News
Using numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau, CollisionWeek reports that expenses (including payroll, benefits, rent and supplies) are eating up a higher percentage of shop revenue. In 2005, expenses equaled 78.5 percent of shop revenue; in 2009, expenses were 85.3...
by adminpars | May 25, 2011 | Body Shop News
The national average for body and paint labor rates has risen only modestly year-over-year since 2006, according to figures from CCC Information Services. The average body labor rate rose from $41.42 in 2006 to $44.67 in 2010, up an average of 2.1 percent per year...
by adminpars | Apr 13, 2011 | Body Shop News
Trying to get an idea of where your shop might stand in terms of cycle time? Stats obtained from one multi-state shop chain showed an average cycle time of 8.1 days, keys-to-keys. Overall, the shops averaged 2.64 labor hours per-day per-job (“touch time”)....
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