Josh Anish

Market Intelligence  ·  Focus Advisors 13 independent MSOs with 8+ collision repair locations added stores in the past 6 months. Here’s what it means. The collision repair industry has faced its share of headwinds over the past year. Claim frequency is down and total-loss rates keep climbing, while tariff unpredictability has made it difficult to … Read more

SEMA Week — and the MSO Symposium in particular — is the closest thing our industry has to a live sentiment check. It’s one of the only weeks each year when the most influential operators, consolidators, suppliers, and investors speak plainly about what’s actually happening across their markets. For firms like ours, it’s a rare chance to listen, compare … Read more

The first half of 2025 (“H1 2025”) brought a complex mix of pressures for collision repair operators nationwide. Elevated total loss rates continue to shrink the pool of repairable vehicles, with nearly one in four appraisals now resulting in a total loss—a trend driven by rising repair costs, aging fleets, and declining used-vehicle values. According … Read more