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…
Three more character traits to cultivate: courtesy, humility and unselfishness. Increasingly, neuroscience is uncovering new fundamentals for how to drive organizational performance from our Jobs at the Top. Capitalizing on these findings requires courage. And enough self-confidence to reconsider the…
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…
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…
Help Wanted, Seeking Leaders to Serve Winston Churchill said, “You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.” Within ASA we have many great volunteers who give of themselves for others. And we…
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…
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…
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…
A report on small business committee hearings on the implementation of Obamacare The U.S. House of Representatives has ramped up its review of Obamacare or the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). With the technical problems that have crippled…
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,…
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…
Every shop owner runs into ‘situations.’ How they handle them is important ... do you agree with these fellow ASA members? Dilemma: The following scenario came from a customer who asked not to be named: “An existing customer had his…
Inner Sherlock Holmes finally solves the mystery How often have you accepted a repair knowing that others have been involved? How often are you required to channel your inner Sherlock Holmes? Two recent repair jobs led me to unusual conclusions.…
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,…
I like motorsports. All kinds, including NASCAR, Indy, muscle cars, street rods, old classics and other collectibles. I’ve always had a special affection for drag racing and dedicated an important part of my life to it. I’ve also learned a…
