Changing Landscape

The auto collision landscape is dramatically changing. Small independent repair shops are finding it extremely difficult to function in this information era. Time and falling prey to their own lack of vision has left them holding on to stories of the past with limited future direction of independent opportunity.

In the new millennium small independent repairers are faced with a few options of survival that continue to disappear as the years roll over.

Options:

1. Close shop and retire or go work for your competitor.

2. Bring your shop up to industry standards through a sizable investment.

3. Join a forward thinking banner network.

4. Create your own collision network.

It’s just a matter of time before accreditation is prematurely implemented and the independent repairer that can’t afford to step up their grades will inevitably have to folk over their keys.

I have a good idea if we continue to stay on this evolutionary path what the outcome of the auto collision industry infrastructure would look like and that means less job opportunity for me.

Now, 10% will control 90% of the industry’s production flow.