It’s now widely understood that the collision repair industry has had to evolve extremely quickly over recent years, not only in order to survive increasing pressures from the BIG BRAND insurance companies, but even more so to keep pace with … Read More
We’re pleased to see the significant profile showcasing women in the panelbeating and car painting trades in the current Collision Repair Assoc mag PanelTalk. We’ve featured women in the collision repair trades before, most recently at https://crashmanagement.co.nz/collision-repair-industry-tradeswomen/ but women are … Read More
A driver and passenger were seriously injured after their 2010 Honda Fit collided with a hydroplaning Toyota and a previous substandard roof repair by quality panelbeating shop John Eagle Collision Center was blamed for the severity of the crash. The court … Read More
According to the recent NZ Herald report, people who use their car to offer Uber services will not be covered under private vehicle insurance. Vero car insurance claim spokesperson Richard Goodman has issued a warning to those who rent out … Read More
Vehicle and windscreen technology is accelerating at an increasing rate including the use of glass as a structural component. Windscreen technology now bonds glass into place in a specific and controlled way, and becomes an integral element of the uni-body … Read More
The New Zealand collision repair industry trade publication PanelTalk recently re-published an interesting article from IBIS (the International Bodyshop Industry Symposium). It focused on the state of the sector in the U.S. but directly mirrors the New Zealand environment. This … Read More
Kia has become the latest automotive success story, based on 5-star safety, reliability, innovation and growth – and Kia Motors NZ has been at the forefront of the innovation movement. The Kia Motors Incident Care programme is a first for … Read More
There has been significant (and many would say detrimental) aggregation in the car insurance sector recently, both in NZ and globally. This has resulted in an extreme concentration of power and control affecting both customers and suppliers. As a natural … Read More
You heard it here first – the Commerce Commission has rejected Vero’s bid for Tower Insurance on the basis that it could substantially reduce competition. While making no comment on that, we are asking whether the CommComm was asleep at … Read More
We know car accident claims are stressful and inconvenient. That’s why clients engage with Crash Management rather than dealing direct with insurance companies and trying to untangle all the hassles themselves. And that’s why we dedicate so much resource to … Read More