Body Shop Associations
WIN Awards Cornerstone Award at Conference

WIN bestowed its Cornerstone Award to Laura Kottschade of Jerry’s ABRA Auto Body & Glass and Jeanne Esquivel of Enterprise at its conference May 1-3 in San Antonio, Texas.

CIECA Announces ComCept as New Corporate Member

Founded in 1986 by Glenn Atwell, the company is based out of Seminole, Fla., and has built distribution management solutions for U.S. paint jobbers for almost 40 years.

AASP/NJ Awarded $5,000 to NORTHEAST Attendees

For the second year in a row, $5,000 ($500 each) was awarded to 10 lucky attendees at the NORTHEAST Show toward the purchase of products from vendors.

CIECA Announces Andy Mohr Collision as New Corporate Member

Established in 2015, Andy Mohr Collision is a dealership collision center for Honda and Hyundai based in Bloomington, Ind.

SEMA Announces 2023 Hall of Fame Inductees

Three industry leaders are joining the SEMA Hall of Fame: Steve Ames of Ames Performance Engineering, John Iannotte of Kunzman & Associates and Mitch Williams of Rigid Industries.

CIECA Announces Collision Dashboard as New Corporate Member

Founded in 2022, Collision Dashboard’s mission is to simplify key performance indicators for collision repair facilities to access and understand.  

Auto Care Association Forms New Sustainability Committee

The Auto Care Association has announced the formation of a new advisory committee that focuses on environmental sustainability in the auto care industry.

NORTHEAST Show Panel Discusses Shops Dropping DRPs

“Slaying the Dragon: Manageable Actions for Shop Success” covered in part how many shops are moving away from the DRP model.

CIECA Announces Webinar on Future of Automotive Technologies

The next CIECA webinar, “The Future of Automotive Technologies”, is scheduled for Thursday, May 18 at 2 p.m. EST.

Young Veteran Receives Recycled Ride at NORTHEAST Show

The AASP/NJ announced that a local New Jersey Air Force veteran was gifted a refurbished vehicle at the recent NORTHEAST Automotive Services Show.

SEMA Launch Pad Premieres on Nationwide TV

The product-pitching contest will be featured on a nationwide television special premiering on April 15 on the History Channel.

Two Young Techs Receive Tools, Equipment at NORTHEAST

For the third consecutive year, AASP/NJ supplied two technicians with $2,500 each in tools and equipment to help them build their careers in collision repair.