Dedicated to serving all those involved in the collision repair of heavy- and medium-duty vehicles, the HD Repair Forum provides attendees with a vast network of suppliers and experts, as well as information on the latest industry trends. The conference will include speaker presentations on the collision repair industry, the newest technologies, and repair business management. There will also be focused learning sessions and networking opportunities between attendees to encourage partnerships.
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Caliber Renews Mitchell Enterprise Licensing Agreement and Deploys New Technology Solutions Across All of Its Collision Centers
Mitchell and Caliber Collision today announced the renewal of their multi-year enterprise licensing agreement. The new agreement extends Caliber’s access to Mitchell Cloud Estimating across the organization’s more than 1,850 locations nationwide while introducing new software applications including Mitchell MSO Suite to help simplify assignment management, accelerate estimate review and surface actionable insights.
MSO Symposium 2026
Mitchell will join collision repair leaders at the 15th annual MSO Symposium in Las Vegas on November 2, 2026, for a day of executive-level insights, peer discussions and networking.
Simplicity Growth Conference 2026
Mitchell will once again join Simplicity Car Care at its annual Growth Conference in Banff, Canada from October 16-17, 2026.
Episode 20: Making Better Collision Repair Parts Decisions
When it comes to automotive parts, price is only one part of the equation. Host Ryan Mandell and Greg Horn, vice president of sales enablement at PartsTrader, explore how parts pricing, availability and delivery times affect collision repair decisions. They discuss supply chain disruptions, price matching, parts inflation and competitive sourcing, along with how carriers and repairers can balance cost with cycle time, throughput and profitability.
Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights Q2 2026
Among repairable claims, the gap in average severity between battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and gasoline-powered automobiles narrowed to a record low, although BEVs remain more costly to repair. In the United States, average severity was $5,684 for BEVs compared to $5,022 for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), $5,033 for mild hybrid electric vehicles (MHEVs) and $4,955 for vehicles with an internal combustion engine (ICE). A similar trend emerged in Canada with severity of $6,645 (CAD) for BEVs, $6,227 (CAD) for PHEVs, $6,080 (CAD) for MHEVs and $5,411 (CAD) for ICE automobiles.
Claims Severity Gap Between Repairable BEVs and ICE Vehicles Hits Record Low
Mitchell today released its latest Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights report. This quarter’s report reveals that the gap in average claims severity between repairable battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and internal combustion engine (ICE) automobiles has reached its lowest level on record in both the U.S. and Canada. With a gap of just $729 in the U.S. last quarter, average repairable severity for BEVs was $5,684 compared to $4,955 for ICE alternatives.