With hundreds of exhibiting companies and thousands of attendees, NACE Automechanika Atlanta is set to lead the industry in a showcase of the latest technology covering the entire spectrum of the automotive aftermarket. Join us August 8–10 for the largest U.S. trade show dedicated to high-end technical and management-related training for automotive collision and service repair shops. Mitchell will once again be attending NACE as an exhibitor with an interactive exhibit booth. Those visiting Mitchell’s booth will have the opportunity to be one of the first to demo the latest Mitchell solutions for the repair industry. We look forward to seeing you on the show floor! Need to schedule a meeting with a sales representative? Contact us today.
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KPI Spotlight: Percentage of Repair for Individual Part Types
In our recent article, “Mitchell Collision Repair Industry Data: Q2 2018”, we discussed the importance of monitoring the overall percentage of parts repaired. While this is an important step to help ensure the correct decision-making behaviors are being put into practice by appraisers in the field, it is the first of many. The next step to improving performance in regards to overall percentage of parts repaired is to look at repair percentages for individual major component parts.
Canadian Collision Summary: Q2 2018
At the request of our clients and friends in Canada, we are pleased to provide the following Canada-specific statistics, observations, and trends. All dollar-figures appearing in this section are in CDN$. This data is the product of upload activity from body shops, independent appraisers, and insurance personnel, more accurately depicting insurance-paid loss activity, rather than consumer direct or retail market pricing.
Mitchell Total Loss Data: Q2 2018
View the total loss data for both vehicle age and actual cash value of total loss vehicles processed through Mitchell servers.
Mitchell Collision Repair Industry Data: Q2 2018
The initial average appraisal value, calculated by combining data from all first and third-party repairable vehicle appraisals uploaded through Mitchell systems in Q2 2018, was $3,109, $31 more than this same period last year. The continued development suggests a final Q2 2018 average appraisal value of $3,140.
Average Length of Rental for Repairable Vehicles: Q2 2018
Average Length of Rental (LOR) for Q2 2018 landed at 11.6 days in the United States, an increase of 0.1 days compared to Q2 2017. This stagnation in the 2nd Quarter is now an official trend after similar results in 2017 and 2016. Once again, there was very little consistency between regions and states, suggesting that the quarterly result for the U.S. is not reflective of a genuine national course.
Mitchell Issues Third Quarter 2018 Industry Trends Report
The Latest Technology Trends, Industry Insights, Data and Analyses on the Property & Casualty and Collision Repair Industries