CIECA Hosting Feb. 6 Webinar: What Collision Industry Members Need to Know

Greg Horn of PartsTrader will look at how tariffs, parts inflation and more will affect the industry in the coming year.

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Greg Horn, chief industry relations officer at PartsTrader.

The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) announced the next CIECA Webinar will be held at 11 a.m. PST/1 p.m. CST/2 p.m. EST Feb. 6: “Collision Industry Update: What You Need to Know.” The one-hour live broadcast will feature Greg Horn, chief industry relations officer at PartsTrader.

During the free webinar, Horn will explore how recent changes and future technology trends will impact the collision industry. All collision industry stakeholders, including CIECA members and non-members, are invited to attend the presentation.

Topics will include:

• How the proposed tariffs could impact the auto industry
• Latest news on Stellantis and the UAW
• An update on collision parts inflation
• An overview of parts delivery days by part type

As the chief industry relations officer at PartsTrader, Horn hosts the PartsTrader Industry Trends webinar and is a conference speaker. A true “car guy,” Horn has owned more than 62 cars. He started in the automotive field, working in VW and Porsche repair shops in high school.

Horn began his auto claims career at Safeco and later held senior leadership positions at The Hartford, GMAC Insurance, National Grange Mutual and Leader National Transport Insurance Companies. He was also the vice president of industry relations and data analytics for Mitchell International, where he published Mitchell’s Industry Trends Report.

During his career, Horn has served on the I-CAR education foundation, the General Motors Safety Council and the GM Fixed Operations Advisory Committee. He was a trustee for the Collision Industry Foundation (CIF) for two years.

Register for the Feb. 6 CIECA Webinar here.

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