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IBIS GLOBAL FOCUS UK
SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT
A lack of skilled technicians continues to be one of the greatest challenges facing the industry, and there is no indication it will be resolved any time soon. The figure of 5,000 critical jobs unfilled remains true, and most within the industry accept the problem is only deepening as technology leaves skills behind.
There continues to be a strong focus on apprenticeships following the transition to Trailblazers (four pathways within the industry: multi-skilled, paint, panel and MET) and the government’s Apprenticeship Levy, which early indicators would suggest has not been successful with a 61% reduction in take-up of apprenticeships post the introduction.
TRENDS OVER THE NEXT 3-5 YEARS?
Chances are high that there will continue to be gradual expansion within both the larger repairer networks and the regional bodyshop groups. These developments are seemingly now far more structured in approach and it’s very much about taking on new business or sites for the ‘right reasons’ . With this, segmentation of the repair sector will also continue, as business models are shaped around the work at hand. There is some suggestion around traditional, static sites themselves evolving to become ‘super centres’ (as part of a hub and spoke approached) or ‘heavy repair’ sites. Already there are signs of this happening.
One thing that also looks very likely to continue is the increasing influence vehicle manufacturers will have on the sector – technology looks set to be the key enabler
here and some new partnerships are emerging
between insurer and manufacturer which demonstrate how this could well shape future partnerships.
The other non-industry related theme that continues to bubble away is Brexit and what this might generally mean for the economy after 29 March 2019.
42 PAINT&PANEL September / October 2018
FACTS AND FIGURES
Population 65.6 million
Number of people who hold a full driving licence 40 million Total vehicle parc 38 million (Aus 18.8 million)
Average vehicle age 7.7 years (Aus 10.1 years)
TOTAL NEW ROAD VEHICLE SALES
2015 – 2.63 million (Aus 1.115 million) 2016 – 2.69 million (Aus 1.178 million) 2017 – 2.54 million (Aus 1.189 million
NUMBER OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES REGISTERED 2015 – 310,000
2016 – 388,000
2017 – 492,000
TOP THREE MOTOR MANUFACTURER BY VOLUME SOLD (2017) 1. Ford (Aus Toyota)
2. Mercedes-Benz (Aus Mazda)
3. Audi (Aus Hyundai)
TOP THREE MODELS SOLD (2017)
1. Ford Fiesta (Aus Toyota Hi-Lux)
2. Volkswagen Golf (Aus Ford Ranger)
3. Ford Focus (Aus Toyota Corolla) Number of motor insurers 229 (Aus 50)
TOP THREE MOTOR INSURERS 1. Admiral
2. Aviva
3. Direct Line Group
AVERAGE MOTOR INSURANCE PREMIUM AND EXCESS/DEDUCTIBLE £827 (Confused.com) (Aus around $900)
Annual cost of motor insurance fraud £2.1bn
Reported road collisions PA 5 million (Aus Approx 1million) Number of collision repairs per annum 4.2 million
Number of vehicle write-offs per annum 15%
Total accident repair market value £4.7m (Aus approx $3.5billion) Insurance approved repair networks in operation: Yes Insurance owned collision centres in operation Yes
Vehicle manufacturer approved collision networks Yes Vehicle manufacturer owned collision networks Yes Accident management companies active within market Yes Accident management approved repair networks Yes
Total number of collision repair operators 5,254
Number of collision repair centres 4,167
LARGEST OPERATORS BY NUMBER OF SITES 1. Nationwide Accident Repair Centres
2. Fix Auto UK
3. Gemini Accident repair
Average cost of repair £1,469 (Aus approx $2800)
Average cycle time 8.1 days Average labour rate £33.79 Number of mobile collision repairer operators estimated 500
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