Hydrate Your Business
A recruiting and training plan now can stave off your thirst for employees later.
ASA Announces Renewing and New Associate Members
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced many associate members have renewed their memberships and several new companies have joined ASA as associate members. Associate members renewing their ASA membership during the third quarter of 2008 include: 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division, Access Fleet, Airtex Products, American Impact Media Corp., Atlas Copco Compressors Inc., Auto Profit Masters,
Wisconsin Shop Owner Wins $9.1 Million Lottery Jackpot with Friends
Most people say they would quit their jobs if they won the lottery, but Wisconsin Lottery winner and body shop owner Richard Duening is going to keep on fixing cars. Duening, who owns J Auto Body & Service in Sheboygan, Wis., and his two friends, Curtis Lienau and Barbara Knauf, won $9.1 million from the
Shops Claim Business Is Booming Despite Slow Economy
The economy is lagging, but some body shops are reporting booming business as vehicle owners choose to take care of their existing vehicles rather than shop for new ones. In Molalla, Ore., Price Auto Body owner Terry Price says that although the Ford dealership across the street from his shop has closed down, Price Auto Body
Insurance Group Testifies Against Setting Labor Rates at Final Massachusetts Hearing
The special commission studying the logistics, benefits and cost of developing an auto body repair labor rate system in Massachusetts held its second and final public hearing Nov. 13. The American Insurance Association (AIA) testified at the hearing that setting labor rates would be “a major step backwards in the effort to reform the private
GUEST EDITORIAL: Follow the Leader
We’re playing insurers in the game of business, and we’re losing. So let’s play the game their way and run our shops like the profit-making ventures they are.
Rentals to the Rescue?
Renting your own vehicles may be the answer to shoring up your bottom line. At the very least, it allows you to take more control of your customer’s experience.
Ford Releases Sectioning Guidelines for New Mustang
VeriFacts Automotive, LLC announced that Ford Motor Company has responded to its request for sectioning guidelines for the new Mustang. VeriFacts had submitted to Ford field observations and photos of damage and attempted repairs being done on the Mustang rear rails. This included many vehicles that had either been totaled or had undergone an intrusive
Young Guns
Ray and Clare Santiago are hoping to set the industry ablaze with radical new ideas and a unique business philosophy.
The Big Stuff
There may be less insurer involvement and less overcapacity in the heavy truck collision repair business than there is in the passenger car business, but it has plenty of its own unique challenges.
