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Why You Must be in Detroit July 30-Aug. 2
Get premier education sessions, technical training and access to OEMs like never before! NACE/CARS 2014 to Double In Size! More than half the exhibit floor for NACE/CARS 2014 is sold out. “This represents a significant change in events and a…
Member’s Advantage: March 2014
ASA Members: Put the ASA Marketplace to Work for You! Save on the Products, Services You’re Already Using Save Approximately $420 per Year on ALLDATA Repair ALLDATA and ASA are committed to the advancement of the automotive service industry by…
Erie Insurance Contributes $10K to Collision Repair Education Foundation
Erie Insurance has donated $10,000 to the Collision Repair Education Foundation to assist the charitable organization’s efforts to support high school and college collision school programs, instructors, and students across the country. To answer the industry’s need of skilled entry-level…
Uniforms Good for Business, Study Finds
Uniforms can speak volumes about a business’ operations and brand, as found by a recent study commissioned by Cintas Corporation. Cintas is an ASA sponsored benefit provider and offers special pricing on certain products to members. The survey, conducted online…
100th Lift Inspector Certified by ALI
The Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) has certified the 100th lift inspector through the ALI Lift Inspector Certification Program, making it easier than ever for lift owners to find qualified individuals to perform mandated annual lift inspections. Nicholas Lewandowski of Allied…
ASA Shop Members: Take the AASA/ASA Survey on Parts Warranty and Returns
ASA shop members are encouraged to take an online survey before March 14 about parts return processes. This joint effort between ASA and the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association is designed to learn more about the needs and preferences of repair…
OEMs Will Play Significant Role In NACE/CARS 2014
Detroit to Host the Shows July 30-Aug. 2 With a reminder that NACE-CARS 2014 will be held July 30-Aug. 2 in Detroit comes word that a number of OEMs have already committed to a stronger-than-ever presence at this year’s shows.…
Our Affiliates
We’re very excited to be unveiling AutoInc.’s first-ever Affiliate Section! To give our affiliates an opportunity to showcase their activities and promote membership, each quarter in AutoInc. we will be profiling different affiliates. ASA-Arizona ASA-Michigan ASA-Northwest ASA-Pennsylvania If you are…
ASA Welcomes New Affiliate in Pennsylvania
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) board of directors has approved an affiliation agreement naming ASA of PA as its 13th affiliate. “The ASA members in Pennsylvania are a dynamic group of professionals and we couldn’t be more pleased to develop…
Generationally SpeakingFebruary 2014
See what makes us different ... and the same! About 90 percent of ASA member-shops are family-owned businesses, according to our 2013 “How’s Your Business?” survey results. Learn what different generations from the same shop are thinking and how they…
Member’s Advantage February 2014
Put the ASA Marketplace to Work for You! Let ASA Help You Save on the Products, Services You’re Already Using ASA Members Save 20% on Annual and Monthly Subscriptions Eliminate Supplements. Simplify Airbag Repairs. Reduce Cycle Time. Airbag Solutions is…
ASA Encourages State Farm PartsTrader Action
ASA has been working with independent repairers and their state affiliate associations that have taken an active role in addressing the insurer parts procurement mandates on a state level. ASA anticipates that 2014 will see more legislative activity on parts…
ACDelco Offers Free Online Training for Instructors, Students
To help groom the next generation of skilled automotive technicians, ACDelco is providing a limited number of free, web-based training courses to instructors and students enrolled in programs accredited by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF). As part of…
Voting Now Open for 2014 National Elections
The candidates profiled on the following pages comprise the official ballot for the 2014 elections for the Automotive Service Association® (ASA) national board of directors. All regular members in good standing with ASA are eligible to vote for one position…
‘Shop Owner of the Year’ Award Prompts Praise for Diane Larson
She’s active in the industry locally, nationally, statewide. The Car Care Council Women’s Board has named Diane Larson, AAM, “Female Service Shop Owner of the Year.” Larson, owner of Larson’s Service Inc. in Peabody, Mass., is an active member of…
ASA Announces Dates, Location for 2014 Business Meeting
To be held in conjunction with Vision Expo ASA will hold its next annual business meeting March 6 at The Sheraton Overland Park in Overland Park, Kan. The meeting coincides with the Vision Expo, an annual education and trade show…
Small Business Entrepreneurship Committee Holds Hearing on Affordable Care Act Implementation
Recently, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship held a hearing on the Affordable Care Act called “Affordable Care Act Implementation: Examining How to Achieve a Successful Rollout of the Small Business Exchanges.” The hearing witnesses included David Allen,…
U.S. House Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing on Self-Insurance, Health Benefits
House health care oversight continues. The U.S. House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Health and Technology held a hearing titled, “Self-Insurance and Heath Benefits: An Affordable Option for Small Business?” The purpose of the hearing was to examine the…
Members AdvantageJanuary 2014
Put the ASA Marketplace to Work for You! Let ASA Help You Save on the Products, Services You’re Already Using Learn How to Better Manage Your Business Discover what more than 1,400 industry professionals have realized: the benefits of being…
News BriefsJanuary 2014
Shop Owner Elected 2014 NASTF Chair Allen Pennebaker, owner of Orinda Motors of Orinda, Calif., an ASA member-shop, was elected the 2014 chairperson of the NASTF board of directors, the first independent shop owner to chair NASTF since its founding…
Generationally SpeakingJanuary 2014
See what makes us different ... and the same! About 90 percent of ASA member-shops are family-owned businesses, according to our 2013 “How’s Your Business?” survey results. Learn what different generations from the same shop are thinking and how they…
How’s Your Business? 2013
A Report of ASA Member-Shops in 2013 Survey Methodology The 2013 “How’s Your Business?” survey was offered through a third-party online survey service to all regular members via ASA newsletters. Regular members are automotive service businesses that provide automotive repairs/services…
House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Federal Regulations, Reform
Recently, the House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing on The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: Federal Regulations and Regulatory Reform. Witnesses included the Hon. Howard A. Shelanski, administrator at…
Members Advantage – December 2013
ASA Members: Put the ASA Marketplace to Work for You! Let ASA Help You Save on the Products, Services You’re Already Using Tiered Pricing on Commercial Parts Purchases! AutoZone offers ASA members a profitable program on parts purchases. AutoZone, parent…
Generationally SpeakingDecember 2013
See what makes us different ... and the same! About 90 percent of ASA member-shops are family-owned businesses, according to our 2013 “How’s Your Business?” survey results. Learn what different generations from the same shop are thinking and how they…
News Briefs – December 2013
NHTSA Releases 2012 Vehicle Crashes Report The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a study stating motor vehicle crashes and fatalities increased in 2012, after six consecutive years of declining fatalities. The number of fatalities increased from 32,479 in 2011…
News Extras – December 2013
ASA: How We Keep You Going! Recap of Mechanical, Collision, Legislative Activities Why belong to the Automotive Service Association? You may be a nonmember reading this and trying to decide whether you should invest the dues amount to join when…
WIN Announces Opening of Most Influential Women Nominations
The winners will be recognized at a Most Influential Women gala held during the 2014 WIN Educational Conference, May 5-7, 2014, at Paradise Point in San Diego. Nomination forms may be downloaded from the WIN website at www.Womens IndustryNetwork.com under…
Exciting Changes for NACE, CARS
New partnerships, strategies announced as event wraps Highlights of this year’s Automotive Service and Repair Week (ASRW) event held Oct. 16-18, 2013, in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center include the robust conference program with more than 100…
ASA-Michigan Board Objects to Some Insurer Mandates
Statewide forum focused on MFN clauses, State Farm PartsTrader rollout. Recently, the Automotive Service Association of Michigan held a well-attended Collision Repair Forum in Lansing, Mich., regarding State Farm’s PartsTrader rollout and Most Favored Nation (MFN) clauses. Collision repairers from…
Market vs. Need
Members of the Automotive Service Association’s Collision Division Operations Committee have written an article about “Market vs. Need” that discusses auto body repair costs in relationship to insurer pay. The article was co-authored by Scott Benavidez, AAM, and April Hernandez,…
Official Notification of Candidates for the ASA National Board of Directors
In accordance with the bylaws of the Automotive Service Association (ASA), this announcement shall serve as official notice of the slate of candidates for three positions for the ASA board of directors – general director; mechanical division director; and collision…
House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing On Federal Regulations, Regulatory Reform
The House Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing recently on the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: Federal Regulations and Regulatory Reform. Witnesses included Howard A. Shelanski, administrator of the Office…
News Briefs – November 2013
TopTechFinder.com Now Includes Mechanical Repair Jobs TopTech Finder expands to help mechanical repair shops find qualified employees, becoming the only job board specifically designed for mechanical and collision repair shops. “After expanding in August to support all body shop jobs,…
