Auto Body Shops – Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts
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Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts
- Market size and major product and service segments
- Key industry statistics, trends, and financial ratios
- Operating conditions and current performance
- Competitive landscape and environment
- Major company profiles and market shares
- Five-year outlook and growth forecasts
Automotive Service Association
AutoInc. Magazine
https://www.autoinc.org/
Bimonthly trade journal features news and information for automotive service owners
and managers, with special features including the annual "How's
Your Business?" collision repair shop survey which provides information on sales, orders, and profits compared
to prior year, average monthly estimates and orders, average
order value, ticket item breakdown, and percent of sales from DRP agreements.
Babcox Media, Inc.
Resources available from this organization include:
BodyShop Business Magazine
https://www.bodyshopbusiness.com/
Monthly publication features news and information for body shop owners and managers, with
special features including the "Industry Profile" statistical snapshot report published
in the May issue and the "State of the Industry" report sponsored by PPG Industries,
Inc. and published every other year as a supplement. Digital editions
of the magazine and its supplemental reports can be viewed free online.
Industry Profile
https://www.bodyshopbusiness.com/
Annual report provides a statistical overview of the collision repair industry,
with topics covered in the report including shop owner demographics, business structure, market profile,
body shop operations, insurer-repairer relations, personnel staffing and compensation,
purchasing, equipment owned, scan tool use, and aluminum repair capability. Report is included
in the May issue of BodyShop Business.
State of the Industry Report
https://www.bodyshopbusiness.com/
Biennial report sponsored by PPG Industries, Inc. analyzes current market conditions
and key trends and developments affecting collision centers and includes a state-by-state
breakdown of the collision market in aggregate and on a per shop basis (e.g., total
crashes, damaged/repaired vehicles, dollars generated by repairs). Report is published
every other year as a supplement to BodyShop Business.
Auto Care Association
Digital Collision Repair Trends
https://digital.autocare.org/
Annual report provides insights into the trends and developments affecting the collision repair sector, with topics covered in the traffic overview section including annual miles driven, roadway congestion, and vehicle collisions, and in the collision repair section including overall market size, collision center profile, motor vehicle body work, direct repair programs, parts analysis, and state summary statistics.
Quandec Corporation
CollisionWeek
https://www.collisionweek.com/
Online subscription service provides news, information, and analysis for collision repair shop owners and managers, with reports including the quarterly business conditions survey which provides insight on sales, earnings, and employment trends for the most recent quarter compared to the same period in the prior year and anticipated trends for business conditions in general during the next six months.
BizMiner
Auto Body Repair Shops Market Analysis
https://www.bizminer.com Search for "811121" to see available reports
Market analysis reports provide industry statistics for a user-defined area on a national, state, county, metro area, or zip code level, with data provided including number of companies, market volume and sales trends, average company sales, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, average employee wage, and business start up activity and failure rates. Sample report can be viewed online.
For more industry research reports and other resources, see the following resource guide.
Financial Statements and Financial Ratios
Auto Body Repair Shops
https://www.bizminer.com Search for "811121" to see available reports
- Income and expenses in dollars and percentages
- Balance sheets in dollars and percentages
- Profitability and return on investment ratios
- Liquidity and working capital ratios
- Asset turnover and efficiency ratios
- Capital structure and debt service ratios
PPG MVP
MVP Benchmark Analysis
https://ppgmvp.com/
Online benchmark analysis system lets users compare their collision center's financial and operating performance with other collision centers on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, with performance measures provided in the benchmark report including average collision center sales and labor, parts, material, sublet, and total gross profit percentages. Sample benchmark report is available free online.
Compensation and Salary Surveys
BodyShop Business Magazine
Industry Profile
https://www.bodyshopbusiness.com/
"Personnel" section of the profile provides information on compensation practices for shop personnel and median annual salary data for various shop and office job positions, with job positions covered in the report including office manager, senior estimator, mechanic, painter, metal technician, and entry- level painter/technician. Report is available online in the May issue of BodyShop Business Magazine.
I-Car Education Foundation
Snapshot Survey
https://collisioneducationfoundation.org/
"Technician Income" section of this triennial survey provides compensation and pay plan information for collision repair technicians, with compensation data broken out by shop size based on sales (e.g., all shops, under $300K, $300K to $1MM, $1MM to $2MM, $2MM to $4MM, over $4 MM) and level of training (e.g., without training, with some training, with I-Car training). Survey is available free online.
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