THE DEALERSHIP COLLISION
CENTRE EQUIPMENT GUIDE

WHAT MAKES DEALERSHIP COLLISION DIFFERENT

Three things: the vehicle mix is concentrated on the franchise's products, the repair documentation expectations are the vehicle maker's, and the equipment requirements are frequently spelled out by OEM collision programs — dedicated bench and fixture capability, approved joining equipment, specified refinish environments and calibration capability for the vehicles the franchise sells.

That means dealership collision equipment decisions are usually certification-led: the program requirements set the list, and the equipment investment follows. The planning work is matching that list to the facility's volume and space.

THE EQUIPMENT STACK

OEM program requirements govern what a specific franchise requires — this guide maps the equipment categories, not any particular program's list.

THE DEALER GROUP ANGLE

Multi-store dealer groups often standardize collision equipment across locations — same bench systems, same joining equipment, same refinish environments. Standardization makes multi-location equipment projects a natural fit for a single financing structure, location by location or as one program.

QUOTES & FINANCING

Ask your equipment vendors for itemized quotes covering each capability block — structural, joining, refinish and calibration — with installation where applicable. Where eligible, installation and freight costs may be considered as part of the request. One FixFin application can carry the full multi-vendor build.