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Old 02-11-2009, 07:52 AM   #6
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Re: New collision repairman here....

Welcome to AF! Spread the word about this forum to your friends, fellow students and those in the industry. This is a fairly new forum on AF and we'd like to see some more members get involved.
A word about the economy and the auto collision industry. Like LearnAutoBody said, no matter what the economy, vehicles still have to get fixed. I think along with the economy other factors affect the industry at the same time, Mainly insurance companies and their growing demands upon shops to use inferior parts and cut cost as much as possible. Another factor is the rise of "super-sized" collision centers and their effect on the smaller "mom and pop" established repair shops. These smaller shops will have to fight these larger shops to continue to get enough business to stay afloat. So it's not just the economy having an effect on things.
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