Auto Inc. - September 2014

Farmers Drops MFN Clause from New DRP Agreements

ASA thanks Farmers for MFN policy changes Following Farmers Insurance’s decision to remove Most Favored Nation (Customer) clauses from insurer direct repair programs, Dan Risley, Automo­tive Service Association (ASA) president and executive director, sent a letter of thanks to Jeffrey…

NACE CARS: A Great Success!

ASA Honors Member Achievements at 2014 ‘Celebration of Excellence’ ASA held its “Celebration of Excellence” Aug. 1 at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich. – a site close to ASA’s NACE|CARS 2014 events in downtown Detroit. This traditional awards…

Be The Lore

Inspiration starts with … You. We love stories about others who inspire us. Because stories about those kinds of people allow us to imagine that we’re just like them. It’s why we watch sports. Buy People Magazine. It’s why we…

News Briefs - September 2014

New Battery Tester Program with AutoZone! AutoZone is offering another money-saving benefit for ASA members. The ASA Member Starting and Charging Program from AutoZone provides shop members with a rack, signage and their new ProPower batteries – a professional line…

Culture of Learning

Recently, I-CAR completed a survey. Over a long period they measured the performance of a number of collision shops while the staff went through many I-CAR classes. They were trying to establish the relevance of education to its return on…