Blog by Stacey Phillips Ronak

On the Road Garage has joined CIECA as a corporate member. Established in 2020, On the Road Garage is a tech-focused collision repair business that focuses on electromechanical repair and calibration services for both conventional and electric vehicles while protecting the environment. Together with...

Nexterra Solutions Group (NSG) recently joined CIECA as a Corporate member. NSG focuses on claims management, auto physical damage (APD) assessment and restoration for the insurance and automotive aftermarket communities. Since 1998, NSG has provided stand-alone, concierge and à la carte claims mana...

Retyrn recently became a CIECA member. Established in 2019, Retyrn is a consumer-facing accident reporting company based in Palo Alto, CA. The company recently launched a mobile app called Retyrn that will employ CIECA standards on an upcoming new release of their app. The platform allows consu...

In 2018, Matt and Angi Murray launched Widewail, a reputation management technology and services company located on the shores of Lake Champlain in Burlington, VT. The company focuses on managed services and review generation as part of an organic searc...

Memories from Erick Bickett

CEO and Co-founder of Fix Auto USA and Founder of Auto Center Auto Body

Looking back, the formation of the Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) in 1994 was tied to a business need for the collision industry. CIECA was formed to address ...

Frank Terlep and a small group of investors launched Auto Techcelerators LLC in September of 2019 to help the auto, collision, glass and truck industries estimate, calibrate and validate Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) repairs. Today, the team of 1...