ASA Announces New Associate Members for Second Quarter
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced four new associate members who recently joined the association. ASA says the decision to become an associate member displays a strong commitment to the association and its efforts to serve the automotive service and repair industry – including its many dedicated independent repair professionals. New associate members joining ASA
CAA Valley Ventura Chapter Hosting Seminar with BAR Representative
On Thursday, July 15, the California Autobody Association (CAA) Valley Ventura Chapter will host a meeting with a representative from the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR). The meeting will teach repairers how to document repair orders legally and properly and give access to legal experts. CAA says the following questions will be answered, among others:
Diminished Value: Fact or Fiction?
Whether or not you agree with or support the idea that customers’ vehicles lose significant portions of their value after they leave your shops, the market has spoken to the issue, and it appears to be an inescapable fact.
Repairers Organizing Casino Night to Raise Funds for Ailing Industry Member
California repairers hosting event to help former CAA President Ron Guilliams.
Fix Auto to Host Industry Webcast: “Lessons Learned from the Undercover Sting Operations”
Fix Auto USA has announced that it will open its members’ only monthly webcast “FixCast” to the entire industry this month only. Host Paul Gange, president and chief operating officer of Fix Auto USA, will welcome David McClune, executive director of the California Autobody Association, and Erick Bickett, founder and chief executive officer of Fix
Valley Motor Center to Participate in 2010 Recycled Rides Program
Valley Motor Center has announced that it will once again participate in the nationwide vehicle donation program called “Recycled Rides.” The annual program, coordinated by the National Auto Body Council (NABC), allows for participating collision repair facilities to donate vehicles at no charge to local charities or organizations during Thanksgiving week. “Our goal is to
How to Retrofit a Spraybooth for Waterborne
“Makeover” shows are all the rage on TV today, but none concentrate on making over spraybooths for waterborne/low-VOC basecoats. So what do you need to do to restyle your booth? Listen up and your booth could become the height of fashion…and efficiency.
All H&V Collision Center Locations Receive CCAR Recognition as GreenLink Shops
The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) announces that H&V Collision Center of New York has received the “GreenLink Shop” recognition for all three of its facilities. The GreenLink Shop status, an extension of CCAR’s CCAR-GreenLink Environmental Compliance Assistance Center and S/P2 (Safety and Pollution Prevention) E-learning Program, is designed to promote consumer confidence in
ICC Collision Centers Opening Second Arizona Store
ICC Collision Centers, a California-based MSO with locations in California and Arizona, announced the upcoming grand opening of its second Arizona shop in El Mirage, which will be held on June 5. The event, which is open to the public, is scheduled from 10 a.m. 2 p.m. at 12555 Northwest Grand Avenue Suite C El
Kadel’s Auto Body is First MSO to Receive CCAR Recognition for GreenLink Shops
The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) announced that Kadel’s Auto Body has received the “GreenLink Shop” recognition for all its locations, becoming the first multi-shop operator to earn this distinction. The GreenLink Shop status, an extension of CCAR’s CCAR-GreenLink Environmental Compliance Assistance Center and S/P2 (Safety and Pollution Prevention) E-learning Program, is designed to