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The next CIECA Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, August 24 at 11 am PT/1 pm CT/2 pm ET: “Current & Forecasted Collision Industry Trends.” The one-hour webinar will feature Bart Mazurek, Vice President, Automotive Services Group (ASG) Consulting & Services, CCC Intelligent Solutions.

During t...
08-03-2023 03:30 PM - Comment(s)

Revv has joined CIECA as a Corporate Member. The company was founded in 2022 by CEO Adi Bathla and CTO Rashmi Sinha with a vision to revolutionize the collision industry. Based in New York City, the co-founders and their team use advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologie...

07-21-2023 12:43 PM - Comment(s)

The next CIECA Webinar is scheduled for Thursday, July 27 at 11 am PT/1 pm CT/2 pm ET: “Collision Industry Challenges Driving the Need for Transparency Among Stakeholders.” 

 

The one-hour webinar will feature representatives from three stakeholder groups. They include John Eck, head of prod...

07-11-2023 04:33 PM - Comment(s)

Just over a year ago, CIECA’s Emerging Technologies Committee was reviewing pain points in the collision industry. They found that the different terminology used by auto manufacturers for OEM repair procedures often leads to technicians finding it challenging to locate the information they need...

07-06-2023 12:40 PM - Comment(s)

Established in 2016 and incorporated five years later, CIECA member company Mountaineer Business Technology provides software development and consultation services to companies in the automotive industry and others. In addition to web development, the company assists with integrating B2B application...

07-06-2023 12:24 PM - Comment(s)

The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) announced today that Bryce Boyer, business partner lead consultant for Allstate Insurance Company, joined CIECA’s Board of Trustees, effective immediately.

 

As part of an auto team that focuses on virtual estimating, one of Boyer’s m...

06-30-2023 01:30 PM - Comment(s)

ComCept Solutions has joined CIECA as a Corporate Member. Founded in 1986 by Glenn Atwell, the company is based out of Seminole, Florida, and has built distribution management solutions for U.S. paint jobbers for almost 40 years. These include National Coatings & Supplies / Single Source, Painte...

05-19-2023 01:25 PM - Comment(s)

Andy Mohr Collision has become a CIECA Corporate Member. Established in 2015, the company is based in Bloomington, Indiana, and is a dealership collision center for Honda and Hyundai. Andy Mohr owns 14 dealerships and four collision centers in the state. 

 

Focused on repairing all vehi...

05-10-2023 10:18 AM - Comment(s)

Collision Dashboard joined CIECA as a Corporate Member. Founded in 2022, the company’s mission is to simplify key performance indicators (KPIs) for collision repair facilities to access and understand. 

 

“We give collision repair facilities the ability to measure what they are trying to man...

05-02-2023 10:59 AM - Comment(s)

The next CIECA webinar is scheduled for Thursday, May 18 at 11 am PT/1 pm CT/ 2 pm ET: “The Future of Automotive Technologies.” The one-hour webinar will feature Chris Chesney, Vice President of Training & Organizational Development for Repairify.

 

During the live broadcast, Chesney will dis...
04-26-2023 11:56 AM - Comment(s)

CIECA announced that Propel Up, LLC has become a corporate member. Established in 2023, the company builds software to help auto body shops and other small companies obtain more reviews, showcase their reviews from the Internet, track website visitors, and grow their businesses. Its six employees fo...

04-20-2023 12:35 PM - Comment(s)

CIECA announced that its 15th annual conference, CONNEX 2023, will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel by Hilton, in Bloomington, IL, September 12-13. The event will include a full lineup of business and technical speakers, networking opportunities and a vehicle gifting as part of the National Auto Body...

02-23-2023 02:57 PM - Comment(s)

CIECA has announced the formation of a new Standards Development Committee focused on Electric Vehicles (EVs) and electric batteries. The committee will be chaired by Frank Phillips, senior manager-Certified Collision North America for Rivian, Jake Rodenroth, North American Body Repair Program opera...

02-20-2023 12:19 PM - Comment(s)
CIECA's next webinar is scheduled for Thursday, February 23 at 11 am PT/1 pm CT/ 2 pm ET: “Building a More Connected Body Shop for Today… and the Future.” The one-hour webinar will feature Andy Boyd, 3M’s Digital Solutions Commercialization Leader for the United States & Canada.
 
During the ...
02-02-2023 03:12 PM - Comment(s)

During the Collision Industry Electronic Commerce (CIECA) Board of Trustees meeting in Palm Springs, CA, on January 18, the organization’s Board of Trustees elected the following officers for 2023:

 

Chair: Greg Best, Senior Business Analyst, California Casualty

 

Vice Chair: Ashley Denison, C...

02-01-2023 11:24 AM - Comment(s)

CIECA has created an online Tech Forum for members to exchange information and learn from others. The support forum is open to all CIECA standards users.

 

“We often receive the same type of questions from members,” said Paul Barry, CIECA’s executive director. “This prompted the development of a ...

01-10-2023 12:38 PM - Comment(s)
CIECA's next webinar is scheduled for Thursday, January 26 at 11 am PT/1 pm CT/2 pm ET: “The New, New Normal and the Impact on the Claims & Collision Industry.” The one-hour webinar will feature Sean Carey, president of SCG Management Consultants.
 
During the live broadcast, Carey will talk ...
01-04-2023 04:02 PM - Comment(s)

Established in 1980, CCC Intelligent Solutions (CCC) has grown to become a leading Software as a Service (SaaS) platform for the property and casualty insurance industry, providing services for insurers, repairers, automakers, part suppliers, lenders, and more.

The publicly traded company, led by Cha...

12-16-2022 07:34 PM - Comment(s)

E-Nikio Appraisals, LLC has joined CIECA as a Corporate member. Established in 2022, the company employs 19 appraisers and specializes in collision repair operations/repair plans, insurance claims, diminished value, fair market valuations, and pre-purchase inspections.

 

Bill Vallely, founder and...

12-14-2022 01:37 PM - Comment(s)

In 1946, Mitchell International, Inc. was founded by Glenn Mitchell, a parts manager who was known for his love of the automotive industry and his extensive book of lists. These lists—which included vehicle part numbers, pricing and descriptions—eventually moved from printed manuals to computer appl...

09-29-2022 05:58 PM - Comment(s)