The following has been prepared by CAR Carrozzeria journalist Renato Dainotto for the IBIS Global Report. It's a short one but this editor couldn't write a report like this in another language so well done Dainotto.
MARKET OVERVIEW
The Italian market has too many car body repairers which creates a difficult economic situation of too little work shared between too many bodyshops.
Bodyshop trends
The number of car bodyshops is stable. Nowadays we estimate roughly 12,000 bodyshops but less than 5,000 of those have a large presence. We still do not have any big networks but we do now at least have some small associations.
Vehicle manufacturers are moving to create their own network of bodyshop repairers, for example PSA Group (Citroen, Peugeot, DS).
Bodyshop networks are very involved in developing computerised estimating/management systems/ general technology connectivity at the moment.
The job act (the Italian Parliament enabled government to issue a series of labour law reforms during 2015) has proved very popular to encourage young people to join the industry.
FACTS & FIGURES
Population: 25 million families / 60 million people
GDP: US$2,171 trillion (2015 World Bank)
Number of people who hold a full driving licence: estimated 34 million
Total vehicle parc: 31 million cars
Total new road vehicle sales:
2013 – 1,304,648
2014 – 1,360,293
2015 – 1,575,775
Number of reported road accidents per annum: 4,600,000
Number of accident repairs per annum: 3,130,000
Number of motor insurers: 155 authorised
Top three motor insurers by number of vehicles insured:
1 – Unipol Sai
2 - Allianz
3 - Generali
Average motor insurance premium and excess/deductible: only health taxes
Annual cost of motor insurance fraud: €2 billion (estimate from ANIA)
Insurance approved collision repair networks in operation: Yes
Vehicle manufacturer approved collision networks in operation: No
Total number of bodyshops: 10,000
Number of primary bodyshops: 8,500
Types:
Independents: 6,200
Dealer: 2,900
Networks: 2,600 Group/multi-site operators
(MSO): 6,000
Franchise operators: unknown
Mobile SMART repairers in operation: Yes
Number of mobile SMART repair operators: 5,000
Average cost of repair: €1,063
Average labour rate: €32 per hour
Accident repair market value: €4 billion (estimated)