Mitchell trend report looks into impact of special materials on estimates
San Diego, California — March 7, 2017 — Mitchell International has released its Industry Trends Report (ITR) for the first quarter of 2017. In this latest edition, Mitchell executives take a close look at the use of special materials and its impact on estimating and repair costs, and how data and analytics can improve third […]
Executive Vision: Debbie Day and Jack Rozint of Mitchell on industry trends and Mitchell Parts
Peterborough, Ontario — January 22, 2017 — Executive Vision focuses on discussions with key players in the auto claims economy. Darryl Simmons, Publisher of Collision Repair magazine, sat down with Debbie Day and Jack Rozint of Mitchell to discuss Mitchell’s new parts procurement solution, Mitchell Parts powered by uParts, and the trends impacting the industry […]
Mitchell Roadshow to return in 2017
By CRM Staff San Diego, California — January 17, 2017 — Mitchell International has officially wrapped its Canadian and US Roadshows, and provided a preview of some of the stops the company will make in 2017. Over the last nine months, members of the Mitchell sales and marketing teams visited collision repair shops across Canada […]
Speedy Collision deploys Mitchell RepairCenter across its network
San Diego, California — January 10, 2017 — Mitchell International has announced a partnership agreement with Speedy Collision to add Mitchell’s RepairCenter Premier solution across the network. Speedy Collision is an emerging franchise multi-shop operator (MSO) with 25 shops throughout Canada and growing. Currently, the company operates autobody facilities in Alberta, Saskatchewa and Ontario. Speedy […]
Latest Mitchell report shows increased use of OEM parts
San Diego, California — December 13, 2016 — Mitchell has released its Industry Trends Report (ITR) for the fourth quarter of 2016. This edition features the Canadian Collision Summary, insight into Mitchell’s annual P&C Conference and total loss trends. Mitchell’s P&C Conference took place in San Antonio, Texas. This year’s Conference provided executives the chance […]
Friday Fun: DeLoreans return, crashes in the smartphone era and a look at odd driving laws from Europe
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — December 1, 2016 — The DeLorean is poised for a comeback, Mazda plans to add more ultra-high-strength steel to the 2017 CX-5, Alex Sun of Mitchell discusses the coming world of peer-to-peer insurance and much, much more! – Mazda announced this week its “next generation” 2017 CX-5 will add […]
Tuesday Ticker: Boyd’s glass business may decline, LKQ makes more moves in Europe and Axalta wins investing honours
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — November 28, 2016 — This week’s edition of Tuesday Ticker looks at how Boyd’s Q4 glass business may decline, NAPA’s parent company is enjoying some big moves in the market and LKQ makes another move into Europe. – Executives at Winnipeg-based collision repair consolidator Boyd Group have warned investors […]
Mitchell hosts annual P&C Conference
San Diego, California — November 20, 2016 — Mitchell held its annual Property and Casualty Conference recently at the La Cantera Resort in San Antonio, Texas. The gathering of experts in auto physical damage, auto casualty and workers’ compensation insurance claims served as a platform for Mitchell to share insights and listen to their customers […]
Friday Fun: Trump’s upcoming impacts on the auto industry, CRASH Network wants shops to rate insurers and electric vehicles are going to get noisier
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — November 17, 2016 — The outlook for the auto industry shifts with the election of Donald Trump, CARSTAR US issues a credit card and electric vehicles are going to have to make some noise. – Could Trump kill the demand for aluminum auto bodies? A flood of reports appeared […]
Mitchell launches Mitchell Connect
San Diego, California — November 15, 2016 — Mitchell has announced an update to Mitchell Connect, its web-based workflow solution for repair facilities. This new version allows shops to receive assignments, and send estimates, photos and other documents to insurance companies, even if they are not in a carrier’s Direct Repair Program (DRP). “Our enhanced […]
