Greg Poggiali

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Location
Nashville, TN
School
Monmouth University
Expertise
Collision repair, car culture, underappreciated vehicles
  • Greg holds an ICAR Platinum certification in collision repair and has overseen auto claims operations for multiple national carriers, specializing in classics and exotics.
  • He once rebuilt a Porsche 944 Turbo with his dad using borrowed tools and a Chilton manual held together with duct tape.
  • He has a soft spot for junkyard YouTubers, minivan performance mods, and defending cars that never got their due.

Experience

Greg spent over a decade in the auto repair, collision, and insurance claims industry, rising through the ranks to manage teams of estimators, audit specialists, and trainers. From tracking OEM repair trends to implementing large-loss process improvements, he's worked every angle of the claims and repair world. His experience on the ground floor — and in the grease pit — gives him a unique lens for dissecting the auto industry's highs, lows, and lemons. He joined Jalopnik in 2025 to write the kinds of stories he used to only rant about in repair shop break rooms.

Education

Greg studied at Monmouth University, where he specialized in business and communications — training that helped bridge the gap between body shop pragmatism and boardroom policy.

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