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Damien Reyna, COO of Driven Brands, discusses the state of the collision repair industry during the “Limitless 2024” conference in Dallas on Wednesday, October 9, 2024.
A theme at the conference was for Abra, CARSTAR, and Fix Auto USA stakeholders to use technology to improve the customer experience and reduce the strain on estimators.
Dec. 20, 2024
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A report by Enterprise shows collision-related rentals in late 2023 were nearly 18 days.
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North American consumers moved in a lighter direction from shades of gray to shades of silver.
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These findings in the report were presented by Ryan Mandell, director of claims performance for Mitchell.
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North Carolina MSO Absolute Collision is helping launch a high school automotive program to grow the next generation of auto body technicians.
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