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Strong Sales of New Battery Electric Vehicles Face Tariff Threat
Mitchell today released its Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights report for Q1 2025. This edition of the quarterly publication examines how new U.S. tariffs are threatening consumer adoption and sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). It also explains why these automobiles are at a disadvantage compared to their internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts when it comes to import taxes.
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Plugged-In: EV Collision Insights Q1 2025
In Q1 2025, claims frequency for repairable, collision-damaged battery electric vehicles (BEVs) rose to 3.12% in the U.S. and 4.48% in Canada. That is an increase of approximately 31% in the U.S. and Canada over Q1 2024 and 2% and 4% respectively over the previous quarter. BEV sales remain strong and accounted for more than 9% of new vehicle sales in the U.S. and 10% of new vehicle sales in Canada in March 2025.
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Conference
Toyota Certified Collision Center Performance Group Expo 2025
Toyota's second annual Certified Collision Center Performance Group Expo brings together the largest gathering of Toyota certified facilities with
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Mitchell Launches Cloud-Native Guidewire Integration to Help Insurers Expedite Claims Processing
Mitchell today announced the availability of its cloud-native integration for Guidewire ClaimCenter. The new integration optimizes loss profiling, assignment and damage appraisal workflows by automatically synchronizing data from Guidewire and Mitchell applications, helping auto insurers reduce leakage and expedite claims processing.
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Conference
Tariff Turbulence and the Collision Industry
During this CIECA webinar, Mitchell's Ryan Mandell talks about the impact escalating trade tensions and the ongoing threat new tariffs are expected to have on the auto insurance and collision industries.
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Podcast
Episode 15: Parts Unknown: Tariffs and Auto Recycling
As global trade tensions escalate, how will insurers and repairers weather the storm? Host Ryan Mandell sits down with Natalie Miller, CEO of Miller’s Auto Recycling, and David Gold, president of Standard Auto Wreckers, to discuss the latest cross-border tariffs and their anticipated effect on the parts supply chain. Together they explore the important role automotive recycling plays in developing a sustainable circular economy.