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Letter to the Editor
Wednesday March 23
U.S. Collision Industry Leaders Address Inaugural International Collision Repair Seminar in Beijing, China
U.S. Collision Industry Leaders Address Inaugural International Collision Repair Seminar in Beijing, China Industry leaders Lou DiLisio, Rick Tuuri, and Chuck Sulkala were invited by the China Automotive Maintenance and Repair Trade Association (CAMRTA) and Motor China Magazine to make a presentation at the first ever Collision Repair Seminar held in China in early Marchabout the U.S. Collision Industry and the elements that have most positively effected the growth of the industry such as industry supported training, trade associations and industry forums, The panel presentation was moderated by Tom Stryker, Director, New Business Development, Motor Information Systems.Based on the overwhelming growth expected in China’s automotive industry over the next five years, CAMRTA, along with significant support from Motor China Magazine brought this group together to discuss how China might be able to avoid some of the challenges experienced by the US collision repair industry during its rapid evolution over the past twenty years.
The level of importance attributed to this seminar and its topic by the Chinese hosts was evident, in part, by the representation of top government officials participating in the opening session. Introductory remarks were given by the Chief Commissioner of CAMTRA, as well as top officials from the Vehicle Management and Road Management Bureaus, both sections of the Ministry of Communication P.R.C., the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security and the China Insurance Regulatory Commission. Motor Information Systems President, Kevin F. Carr was also in attendance. Ms. Daphne Liu, Publisher, Motor China Magazine delivered welcoming remarks.
In addition to Chinese government officials, the seminar was attended by various collision and insurance industry experts, shop personnel, and vendor representatives.
The panelists were asked to provide an overview of the U.S. experience in areas where China expects key growth in the near future: development of trade associations, industry forums, regulations, and legislation, as well as the overall evolution of the collision repair/claims industry, insurer/repairer relations, and technical training. Presentations at this seminar are considered a first step toward developing productive communication between Chinese collision industry professionals and their American counterparts.
The delegation which consisted of Lou DiLisio, Automotive Industry Consultants; Chuck Sulkala, The Sulkala Group; and Karen Fierst, KerenOr Consultants, all representing Superior Consultants; and Rick Tuuri, Director, New Business Development of I-CAR, arrived in Beijing on February 27 and departed on March 4. The group visited independent and consolidator collision repair shops, a technical school and presented at the seminar which was attended by approximately 275 people.
Superior Consultants is a consortium of professionals including, Sulkala, Fierst, DiLisio, and others, providing international automotive industry consulting.
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