The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is tasked with the responsibility to “collect crash data that support the establishment and enforcement of motor vehicle regulations and highway safety programs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 18, 2019 – Last week, four Republican state senators introduced a quartet of bills aimed at modifying Pennslyvania’s vehicle emissions and maintenance program. ASA strongly opposes the legislation being pushed by Sens. Judith Ward, Elder Vogel,…
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas April 2, 2019 – Three auto repair shops have claimed top honors in ASA’s “Best Waiting Area” contest. CoAuto of Reno, Nev. garnered first place with its “Art Gallery meets Auto Repair” entry. “CoAuto knows…
Desi Mawi, right, proudly holds the U.S. flag with her dad, Bawi Lio. Mawi's dad became a U.S. citizen yesterday in Fort Worth, Texas. The flag was flown over the U.S. Capitol and presented to Mawi…
There are lots of reasons a customer would like to pay cash for a repair. Maybe it’s a minor collision repair that they don’t want to turn into their insurance company. Or perhaps it’s an individual who always wanted a…
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas - The entries are in for last month's photo contest for "Best Waiting Area" in an auto shop. The judges are taking a look - and the winners will be announced soon. Until then, do…
A bill that would have repealed a requirement that motor vehicles be inspected before being licensed has died in the Missouri legislature.
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas, June 3, 2019 – If you are an ASA member and have a cool website, you should let our judges take a look and decide how it stacks up against other sites. ASA and its official…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- NHTSA has proposed to research drivers’ interactions with certain advanced driver assistance technologies. As part of the research, NHTSA is collecting information from the public to learn about drivers use and interactions with this technology, as well…
The customer had an older BMW towed into a shop for a used vehicle inspection (UVI). It never ran after being dropped off, having been stored outdoors for more than three years. The customer…
Earlier this month, the Chairman and four Commissioners from the Federal Trade Commission testified in front the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce in a hearing entitled, “Oversight of the FTC: Strengthening Protections for Americans’ Privacy and Data Security.” CLICK…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara will hold a hearing in Los Angeles in September to learn how insurers’ use “affinity group” criteria, such as occupation or education level, to set automobile…
By Bob Wills / ASA Chairman The ASA Annual convention represents a changing of the guard every two years as we install a new Chairman to lead the organization. Although we do change the…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) “will drop rules that were first proposed in 2012 that would have required automakers to install brake-throttle override systems to prevent runaway vehicles,” Reuters reported this week.
Two ASA leaders talked about OEM repair procedures at ASA's recent Annual Business Meeting & Conference.
Currently, only 15 states nationwide have motor vehicle safety inspection programs in place.
Getting a state-mandated inspection of your car could be a thing of the past in Louisiana.
Do you have concerns about privacy issues being compromised via your vehicle?
