Why Doesn't Our Industry ITEMIZE PAINT AND MATERIALS Just LIKE PARTS?

摘要

I contend that if the insurance companies wanted some other method to reimburse paint and materials, we would have one. They pay for 90 percent of collision repair, so what they say goes. I contend the average body shop can still earn a 25 to 30 percent gross profit on paint and material using the current method. The good operators are making over 40 percent gross profit, so clearly many shops can make money with the existing system. They're caught short when more than the usual materials are required.