Mike Anderson

Columnist

Mike Anderson is the president and owner of Collision Advice, a consulting company for the auto body/collision repair industry.

80 Articles By Mike Anderson

Capture Rate: Is Your Shop Tracking the Single Most Important KPI?

Are You Helping Customers See the Upsides of Paying Out of Pocket?

Too Many Shops Overlooking True Cost of Parts Returns

10 Things I’d Like to See in 2025 in the Collision Repair Industry

Collision Repairer Shares Why His Shop is No Longer Negotiating with Insurers

Become One of Your Parts Vendors’ Best Customers by Understanding Their Perspective

Collision Repairers Looking for More than Just Parts Discounts, Find Multiple Systems a Time-Suck

Shops’ Needs from OEM Parts Wholesalers Go Beyond Prices, Discounts

Shops, Insurers, OEM Parts Wholesalers Need to Understand Each Other’s Perspectives

More on Measuring Your Shop’s Performance Based on Gross Sales Per Body Tech

Shop & Product Showcase

Read testimonials from real collision repair shops about the tools and technologies they use to get the job done.

Read Now

Current Digital Issue: May 2025

Autobody News is a free monthly publication for the owners and managers of 36,000+ collision repair shops across the country.
Click on the regional area of your choice or subscribe here.

west Digital Magazine Edition AK · CA · HI · ID · MT NV · OR · WA · WY

southwest Digital Magazine Edition AZ · AR · CO · LA NM · OK · TX · UT

southeast Digital Magazine Edition AL · FL · GA · MS · NC SC · TN · VA · WV

northeast Digital Magazine Edition CT · DE · ME · MD · MA · NH NJ · NY · PA · RI · VT

midwest Digital Magazine Edition IL · IN · IA · KS · KY · MI · MN MO · NE · ND · OH · SD · WI