Collision Shop Participants in 2010 Recycled Rides Ride-Away Day Event Saw Great Media Coverage
The more than 100 collision repair facilities that participated in the National Auto Body Council’s (NABC) Recycled Rides program that gifted vehicles to families and service organizations in need did so out of the kindness of their hearts. But they did receive a fringe benefit: getting quality media exposure for their businesses. Much of the
Capturing the Job by Closing the Sale
Reader’s Choice question: “With the current economy, how would you address the importance of capturing the job during the repair estimate? With volume down and shop efficiency increasing, what are the main issues we need to focus on to increase sales?” – Mark Levell, marketing director, Precision Collision Auto Body, Seattle, Wash.
Collision Repair Education Foundation Provides 2,000 Tech Uniforms to Students
The Collision Repair Education Foundation (formerly the I-CAR Education Foundation) has provided 2,000 Cintas technician shirts to automotive collision students nationwide this fall through the support of Audatex, a Solera company; AutoZone; Chicago Pneumatic; Craftsman; I-CAR and PPG Automotive Refinish. In addition to providing uniforms to collision students, the project helped raise $20,000 for the
Class Is In Session
chool and conducting our business lives. Fall is the time when we should be checking to make sure we’ve been achieving all of our goals for the year. It’s the time when we should be making any final corrections and keep working our plans for the year. It should also be a time when we
CARSTAR Executives Discuss Shrinking Industry, Aftermarket Parts, NACE Move
CARSTAR CEO Dick Cross encapsulated what’s going on in the collision repair industry aptly when asked recently how his organization is addressing insurance companies’ reduction of shops on their preferred programs: “What’s going on in the industry is going to be really good for some people and not so great for some other people.” The
Tools Invented by Collision Repairers
Eureka! These repairers saw a better way to do their jobs, rolled up their sleeves and invented tools they hope will revolutionize the industry.
ASA President Responds to Critics of NACE Move
After the Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced last week that it was moving Automotive Service & Repair Week (which includes NACE, CARS and Auto Glass Week) to Oct. 11-13 in 2010, industry people posted a flurry of mostly negative comments on www.bodyshopbusiness.com. Some of the comments included: “We’ve been a NACE exhibitor since the beginning.
ASA President Issues Favorable Report on NACE
Automotive Service Association (ASA) President Ron Pyle told reporters at the closing press conference for the 2009 International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) that he was overall quite pleased with attendance. Before the show opened, attendance was expected to be down 20 percent, but Pyle said due to strong on-site registration, the drop was only
Aftermarket Foundation Turns 50, Continues Helping Industry Members and Their Families
The Aftermarket Foundation is celebrating its 50th Anniversary of assisting those in need in the automotive aftermarket industry at this year’s AAPEX, AAIW and SEMA Conventions on Nov. 3. Founded in 1959 as an outgrowth of the Quarter Century Club as a social industry club after World War II, the prime movers in forming this
Legislative Lowdown
Federal – The U.S. Department of Justice recently released the final rules for the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS), created by a 1992 law to prevent title washing. The rules, which were effective April 1, require insurers to report vehicles that have been declared total losses under state law and by their own