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ASA WEBINAR: ‘How to NOT Be Salesy in Selling Car Repairs’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ocb6ucZb6eM&feature=youtu.be NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas - Shop owners and managers can access ASA’s recent “Increasing Sales & Your Customer Value Proposition with Financing” led by Synchrony’s Aaron Stokes. You’ll learn how to: Enhance your sales experience; Reward your best customers;…

State Rankings

Average vehicle age (in years)1 Percentage of uninsured drivers2 Ranking of state business tax climate3 Typical shop backlog (compared to national average)4 No. of markets in which drivers go less than 10 years between claims5 Driver's chances of a deet-hit6…

Shop Stats: Hood Brothers Inc.

Name of Shop: Hood Brothers Inc. Location: Lunenburg, Va. Square Footage of Business: 10,000 Years in Business: 74 Number of Employees: 10 full and part time Main Office Personnel:  Glenn Hood, president and owner Karen Hood, office manager and secretary…

Savings4Members: Make A Great First Impression With UniFirst

UniFirst helps ASA members make sure you have the cleanest, most professional looking shop. With more than 35,000 in-stock SKUs, you’ll find mechanic uniforms, technician uniforms, as well as polos, shirts, pants, and jackets for sales personnel, maintenance staff, and managers.…

A Shift in Course

Thirty-four-year industry veteran Jeff Peevy took over as president of the Automotive Management Institute (AMI) in May. Peevy, considered a visionary in the collision repair industry, had previously served at the Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR), where he…

Want to Reduce Stress?

Cultivate a workplace culture of high accountability. A big contributor to the stress level of a shop owner today is the lack of accountability in his business. According to Dictionary.com the word “accountability” means “To be responsible to someone or…