The Tekmetric Index (TM-500) collects data from 500 auto repair shops, a sample of Tekmetric users across the U.S. TM-500 monitors economical trends to show how the industry is performing as a whole.
Today, the Coalition for Future Mobility (CFM), a group that includes the Automotive Service Association and 44 other auto industry stakeholders, sent a letter to the U.S. Congress encouraging the support of autonomous vehicle (AV) legislation this year.
As one of the next-generation of business leaders, Phil Carpenter represents a new face with new ideas.
Domestic car and light truck 2021 aftermarket product sales will fail to top 2006 product volume in this major market segment.
New research released today by Solera Holdings, Inc. (“Solera”), a global leader in data, applications and services for the insurance and automotive industries, found that more than three quarters (76%) of consumers trust automotive claims driven entirely by Artificial Intelligence (“AI”).
We live in unusual times. Today, still in the midst of an uncertain pandemic, people tend to have either an abundance of free time, or no time at all while managing homeschooling, work, and relationships.
The Coalition for Sustainable Automotive Regulation (CSAR), a coalition of automakers including Toyota Motor Corp., Fiat Chrysler, and Hyundai, announced this morning their withdrawal from an emissions lawsuit between California and the federal government.
The national gas price average has been cheaper year-over-year for 336 days—as much as $1.12/gallon less. However, AAA predicts that trend will end as early as this week. At $2.42, the national average is only a nickel cheaper than a year ago.
Drivers want to save time, and local transportation agencies want to improve traffic flow, but at what cost?
The Biden administration has made it clear that environmental reform and fighting climate change will be a top policy issue for the next four years.
A preliminary analysis by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) shows auto theft took a dramatic leap upward in 2020 compared to 2019, reversing two years of auto theft declines.
President Biden signed today an "Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad."
ASA National is partnering with AppFueled to provide member-shops with the ability to build their own apps.
The average age of cars and light trucks is increasing across the U.S., along with the mileage on their odometers.
The Internal Revenue Service urges employers to take advantage of the newly-extended employee retention credit, designed to make it easier for businesses that, despite challenges posed by COVID-19, choose to keep their employees on the payroll.
ASA members are no strangers to political activism, and in this episode, Mike Charewicz – owner of Accurate Auto Clinic in Des Plaines, Illinois – talks about his candidacy for Mayor of Des Plaines and how running a repair shop has prepared him for the job.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued recalls for January 14 through 21, including a Ford recall involving 29,344 units.
If demand continues another week of substantial increases, we can expect to see pump prices get more expensive.”
