As part of October’s Be Car Care Aware Month, ASA is offering its member-shops several new resources – including valuable videos – to help educate consumers on the importance of car care. To access the videos, visit ASA’s Consumer Resource…
Industry trainer Mike Anderson of Collision Advice suggests that a body shop wishing to use the results of the “ Who Pays for What?” surveys to train estimators or repair planners start by looking at the “not-included” operations listed in…
The MSO Symposium is an annual event hosted by the Automotive Service Association. This year, it will be celebrating its 10th anniversary! Its content is directed by many of the most experienced, high-growth executives from the leading Multi-Shop Operations, or MSOs…
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced last month that the 2021 MSO Symposium would take place as an in-person event.
North Richland Hills, TX, June 14, 2021 - The Automotive Service Association is pleased to announce that the 2021 MSO Symposium will be taking place as a live and in-person event on Monday, November 1st at the Mandalay Bay in…
A handful of companies in the lubricant industry have announced price increases, the third round since December 2020, and the major players in the industry are likely to follow suit quickly.
More than one-third of shops (39%) itemize on invoices the diagnostic labor time they spend researching diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) apart from the charge for the vehicle scan itself, according to just-released results from a “Who Pays for What?” survey.
The National Auto Body Council Body has recognized leaders and philanthropists in the collision repair industry for the past two decades. Now, in celebration of its 25th anniversary, it is revamping the NABC Awards program to formally recognize leadership of and…
As automotive businesses have navigated the pandemic and prepared for a return to “normal” business, many have spent time improving their facilities, from painting and organizing to implementing new processes. But one area that many collision repair facilities overlook on…
Dick Schoonover, age 84 of Woodbury, Minn. passed away July 9, 2020. Schoonover, a former ASA Collision leader, served on many boards and committees at the state and national levels for ASA, ASC, I-CAR…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – June 2, 2020 – AirPro Diagnostics, the leader in remote diagnostics, scanning, programming and ADAS calibration solutions, is proud to announce the addition of Signature Collision Centers to its list of elite clients. Based in Annapolis, MD, Signature…
Smaller, lesser-known insurers received the highest marks from collision repairers asked to grade the auto insurers’ claims practices in the 2020 CRASH Network “Insurer Report Card.” A free report with the 2020 “Insurer Report Card” findings can be downloaded by…
Executives from the largest and most influential collision repair facilities in North America were in attendance for Monday's MSO Symposium at the Mandalay Bay.
LAS VEGAS – Since the inception of the Collision Industry Conference, the forum was designed to bring all facets of the collision repair industry together – collision repairers, vendors and insurers. The concept was to have the ability to share…
By Jamie L. LaReau/Detroit Free Press Consumers may soon feel the effects of the UAW's strike against General Motors. Car dealers say it's become increasingly difficult because of the strike to get GM-certified parts for cars in need of repairs or body…
Multi-Shop Operator executives and a diverse group of industry experts who serve on the MSO Symposium advisory board unanimously voted for the return of two highly-acclaimed presenters, Susanna Gotsch of CCC Information Services and Vincent Romans of The Romans Group.…
From Chief Automotive When collision repair shop owners outsource wheel alignment to another shop, it can put their reputation, cycle times and profit margins at risk. So why aren’t more bringing it in-house? Chief surveyed collision repair shop owners to…
The computers on wheels we call cars today are bringing a new age of collision repair. Technology touches every aspect of the collision business and if repairers don’t take advantage of it, OEMs and even software companies may force it on the industry.
