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March 6, 2017
National AutoBody Research Launches VRS Labor Rate Survey in Kansas & Missouri
Phoenix, Arizona - March 6, 2017 - NABR announces the launch of the VRS Labor Rate Survey in both Kansas and Missouri, sponsored by an anonymous Kansas City metro area collision repairer.
The online survey is free for all Kansas and Missouri collision repairer centers and can be found on the NABR website.
The VRS Labor Rate Survey provides both collision repairers and insurers with an independent, third party, trusted survey of labor rate data in markets across the United States. The VRS reports labor rate ranges based on shops’ posted labor prices, not on an artificially defined single prevailing rate for all shops.
“Collision repairers deserve to be paid what they are worth, no more, no less,” said the survey sponsor, a collision repairer in the Kansas City metro area. “Different shops make different investments in training, tooling, equipment, and certifications, to enable high quality and safe collision repairs. Shops deserve to be compensated commensurate with that investment, and the VRS helps reveal how labor prices for those shops vary with that investment.”
“We are pleased to bring the Variable Rate System and the VRS Labor Rate Survey to Kansas and Missouri, in the heart of our country,” said Richard Valenzuela, CEO of NABR. “These two important states help bridge the current VRS footprint from the South Central states up through the Midwest. Now they too can have the market data and online tools they need to help get paid what they are worth and get paid for more of the work they do.”
To see the innovative Variable Rate System for themselves, any collision repair owner or general manager may request a free, no-obligation demo of the VRS, to see firsthand how the system can help them charge and collect sufficiently profitable labor rates and get paid for more necessary but not-included procedures.
Kansas and Missouri become the 18th and 19th states to launch the VRS Labor Rate Survey, joining other states currently running the VRS Survey including Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Utah.
About National AutoBody Research (NABR)
NABR is an independent research, technology, and business consulting firm serving the automotive collision repair industry, working to enable an industry-wide rational pricing model for labor rates, and to help level the playing field for payment of necessary repair procedures and operations, all for the ultimate care and safety of the consumer.
Through its innovative and proven Variable Rate System (VRS) technology, NABR provides collision repair shops the market data and online tools they need to understand the competitive labor rates in their market, to determine and collect appropriate and profitable labor rates for their individual shop, and to see not-included procedures paid across the country, all to enable shops to get paid what they are worth and get paid for the work they do.
Insurers can utilize the VRS to help differentiate among shops and justify variable rate payments to different repairers, and manufacturers can understand market labor rates for repairing their vehicles by their brand certified collision centers.
To inquire about the VRS System, or to sponsor a VRS Labor Rate Survey in your state, please Contact Us.
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National AutoBody Research Launches VRS Labor Rate Survey in Kansas & Missouri
Phoenix, Arizona - March 6, 2017 - NABR announces the launch of the VRS Labor Rate Survey in both Kansas and Missouri, sponsored by an anonymous Kansas City metro area collision repairer.
The online survey is free for all Kansas and Missouri collision repairer centers and can be found on the NABR website.
The VRS Labor Rate Survey provides both collision repairers and insurers with an independent, third party, trusted survey of labor rate data in markets across the United States. The VRS reports labor rate ranges based on shops’ posted labor prices, not on an artificially defined single prevailing rate for all shops.
“Collision repairers deserve to be paid what they are worth, no more, no less,” said the survey sponsor, a collision repairer in the Kansas City metro area. “Different shops make different investments in training, tooling, equipment, and certifications, to enable high quality and safe collision repairs. Shops deserve to be compensated commensurate with that investment, and the VRS helps reveal how labor prices for those shops vary with that investment.”
“We are pleased to bring the Variable Rate System and the VRS Labor Rate Survey to Kansas and Missouri, in the heart of our country,” said Richard Valenzuela, CEO of NABR. “These two important states help bridge the current VRS footprint from the South Central states up through the Midwest. Now they too can have the market data and online tools they need to help get paid what they are worth and get paid for more of the work they do.”
To see the innovative Variable Rate System for themselves, any collision repair owner or general manager may request a free, no-obligation demo of the VRS, to see firsthand how the system can help them charge and collect sufficiently profitable labor rates and get paid for more necessary but not-included procedures.
Kansas and Missouri become the 18th and 19th states to launch the VRS Labor Rate Survey, joining other states currently running the VRS Survey including Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Utah.
About National AutoBody Research (NABR)
NABR is an independent research, technology, and business consulting firm serving the automotive collision repair industry, working to enable an industry-wide rational pricing model for labor rates, and to help level the playing field for payment of necessary repair procedures and operations, all for the ultimate care and safety of the consumer.
Through its innovative and proven Variable Rate System (VRS) technology, NABR provides collision repair shops the market data and online tools they need to understand the competitive labor rates in their market, to determine and collect appropriate and profitable labor rates for their individual shop, and to see not-included procedures paid across the country, all to enable shops to get paid what they are worth and get paid for the work they do.
Insurers can utilize the VRS to help differentiate among shops and justify variable rate payments to different repairers, and manufacturers can understand market labor rates for repairing their vehicles by their brand certified collision centers.
To inquire about the VRS System, or to sponsor a VRS Labor Rate Survey in your state, please Contact Us.
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