News Briefs - July 2014
ASE Class Set For NACE/CARS Like to know more about what the National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) can do for you? If so, you won’t want to miss a session Friday, Aug. 1, at the NACE/CARS 2014 Conference…
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It’s Showtime!
As a former drag racer, I have experienced many times what it’s like to spend a great deal of time preparing for an event. The team and I would spend months preparing for the season, days or weeks preparing for…
Serviceability Report: Toyota Highlander
Toyota is gaining speed again … is it on the right track? Once again we will examine a new model that has just been re-engineered. Is fixing and maintaining a 2014 Toyota Highlander less difficult than fixing and maintaining the…
U.S. House Committee Holds Insurance Data Hearing
Bill Would Limit Authority of FIO The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance held a hearing titled “Legislative Proposals to Reform Domestic Insurance Policy.” The hearing focused on several important pieces of legislation, but…
U.S. Senate EPW Committee Approves Six-Year Transportation Bill
The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee unanimously approved S. 2322, a bill to reauthorize federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs for the next six years at current funding with adjustments for inflation. Specifically, S. 2322 will…
Ohio Senate Bill Extends Registration Requirement to Mechanical Repair Shops
S.B. 232 Will Protect Repair Shops, Consumers Alike In November 2013, state Sen. Joe Uecker (R-14) introduced Ohio Senate Bill 232, a bill to level the playing field for mechanical automotive repair shops. S.B. 232 extends the jurisdiction of the…
News Briefs - June 2014
Get involved in ASA leadership Call for Candidates for the National Board of Directors Any regular (shop) member interested in being considered for the Automotive Service Association (ASA) national board of directors should contact the national office and request a…
Marching Forward
“Life is a series of experiences, each of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure…
Why You Must Be in Detroit July 30-Aug. 2: CARS 2014: ‘Not Your Father’s Oldsmobile’
Cars have changed, and so have CARS and NACE! CARS 2014, which will be held July 30-Aug. 2 in Detroit, is “NOT your father’s Oldsmobile." Cars have changed and so has CARS. The focus this year will be on younger…
California Senate Holds Hearing On Consumer Vehicle Information Legislation
Senate Bill 994 fails to pass committee The California State Senate Transportation and Housing Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 994, the Consumer Vehicle Information Choice and Control Act. In last month’s AutoInc., we discussed the details of the…
Why You Must Be in Detroit July 30-Aug. 2
NACE | CARS 2014: Bigger, Better than Ever Bigger and better than ever: That’s NACE | CARS 2014! First-rate training, show-floor demos, exclusive tours and the leading OE and aftermarket corporations in the industry under one roof – with your…
What Would You Do? - May 2014
Every shop owner runs into ‘situations.’ How they handle them is important ... do you agree with these fellow ASA members? Dilemma: This situation comes from Gary Chambers of Super Rupair, an independent Subaru repair shop in Boulder, Colo. A…
Craigslist ‘Deal’
With no vehicle history whatsoever, a clunker gets revived I recently had a customer begin our conversation with seven terrifying words: “I got this great deal on Craigslist!” I cringed a bit. How do you react to this situation? [caption…
Generationally SpeakingMay 2014
See what makes us different ... and the same! In this month’s Generationally Speaking department, meet Gary Keyes, owner of E&M Motors, Stuart, Fla., and Preston Pollen, technician. Keyes is a general director on ASA’s board of directors. Gary Keyes,…
ASA, Identifix Renew Member Benefit Program
ASA members can access Direct-Hit at a reduced cost. The web-based automotive repair information service is available to ASA members for only $144 per month. In addition, new subscribers under the ASA program are eligible for a $30-per-month discount for…
News Briefs - May 2014
NESSARA Joins ASA As ‘Supporting’ Member The New England Service Station & Auto Repair Association (NESSARA) is the Automotive Service Association’s newest “supporting association” member. ASA launched this membership category earlier this year to encourage unity among industry groups as…
Great Expectations
May is upon us. It’s a time when our weather is moving well into spring and giving us the first tastes of our upcoming summer. We anticipate summer vacations and activities. It is speed month in Indianapolis, culminating in the…
Fast Fix on Chevy Snow Plow
Troubleshooting transmission on ’96 Chevy truck gets complicated with circuits. Winter in the Midwest brings in some real humdinger problems for us here at CRT Electronics. The one I’m currently working on is, of course, a rush job because the…
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