Tuesday Ticker: Uni-Select’s acquisition spree, PPG pays dividends and Axalta beats the estimates
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — October 31, 2016 — It’s been a busy week for many of the companies listed in the CRM Index, a group of publicly-traded stocks related to the collision repair sector. Sherwin-Willliams and Valspar have had to issue statements to appease regulators, Uni-Select has released it’s quarterly numbers and PPG, […]
Mitchell launches Mitchell Parts Procurement through alliance with uParts
San Diego, California — October 17, 2016 — Mitchell is getting into the parts procurement game. The company has announced the launch of Mitchell Parts, a fully integrated parts procurement solution to be offered to all collision repair shops and their existing suppliers. Mitchell Parts Procurement is powered by and created through a strategic […]
Mitchell signs partnership agreement with AI company Tractable
San Diego, California — October 12, 2016 — Can computers be programmed to see what a human sees? Alex Dalyac says they can. Dalyac is the CEO of Tractable, a UK-based company that has recently signed a partnership agreement with Mitchell International. Tractable specializes in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions capable of automating […]
Jack Rozint joins Mitchell as VP of Sales & Service, Repair
San Diego, California — August 23, 2016 — Mitchell International has announced Jack Rozint has joined the company’s Auto Physical Damage (APD) business unit as Vice President of Sales & Service, Repair. Rozint has over 20 years of information service experience focused on the auto claims and collision industries. Most recently, he was with consulting […]
Latest Mitchell report provides a deeper look at rising parts prices
San Diego, California — August 16, 2016 — Mitchell International has released its Industry Trends Report (ITR) for the third quarter of 2016. The latest report offers a deeper look at the price trends of the most replaced collision parts. Highlights from the latest edition include an in-depth look at the findings in Mitchell’s […]
Mitchell releases revamped RepairCenter Mobile
San Diego, California — May 25, 2016 — Mitchell has released the latest version of the RepairCenter Mobile app. According to Mitchell, the revamped RepairCenter Mobile app adds additional on-the-go flexibility and solutions that improve workflow, internal processes and deliver an exceptional customer experience, all from a mobile device. “Repairers are constantly looking for […]
Parsing sales data for collision repair insights
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — May 23, 2016 — This past week San Diego-based technology provider Mitchell International released its industry trends report for the first quarter of 2016 (please see “Mitchell issues Industry Trends Report for Q2” for more on this). Included in the report is an analysis of sales data by Greg […]
Mitchell CEO garners prestigious award in 70th anniversary year
By Jeff Sanford San Diego, California — May 12, 2016 — Mitchell International celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2016. Also this year, current Mitchell CEO Alex Sun has just been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year in the company’s hometown of San Diego. It’s clearly an exciting time at the company. The […]
Mitchell issues Industry Trends Report for Q2
San Diego, California — May 11, 2016 — Mitchell has released its Industry Trends Report (ITR) for the second quarter of 2016. In this edition, Alex Sun, Mitchell’s President and CEO, weighs in on the company’s 70th anniversary milestone with past, present and future insights. As Mitchell celebrates its 70th anniversary, Alex Sun gives ITR […]
Inside view: Debbie Day of Mitchell on customer-driven enhancements
By Jeff Sanford San Diego, California — May 8, 2016 — Mitchell International announced this week that Debbie Day has joined the company’s Auto Physical Damage (APD) business unit as General Manager. Day comes to Mitchell after nineteen years in technology-related positions in both strategy and operations, including as CEO of a financial industry tech […]