ASA Provides Legislative, Division Updates at 2010 ASRW
Representatives of the Automotive Service Association (ASA) were on hand Oct. 12 in Las Vegas for a morning press conference to discuss new initiatives, goals and completed projects for the association and its members. The press conference was held during ASA’s International Autobody Congress and Exposition (NACE) and Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS)
Robert O’Connor Receives AMI Annual Recognition Award
Robert O’Connor, R.L. O’Connor & Associates, Inc., Federal Way, Wash., received the Automotive Management Institute’s (AMI’s) most prestigious honor the AMI Annual Recognition Award. The award is presented to an organization or individual who AMI believes has taken specific and significant action to encourage, enhance and support opportunities for automotive service industry professionals to
ABRA Opens First Metro-Phoenix Center
ABRA Auto Body & Glass has announced the awarding of a franchise to Dennis Lunde. The repair center, located at 16784 North 88th Drive in Peoria, Ariz., is the 101st repair center in the ABRA organization and the first to be opened in the Phoenix area. When asked why he pursued an ABRA franchise, Lunde
Bar’s Products Donates Product to 250 Schools via Collision Repair Education Foundation
For the second year, Bar’s Products has donated their Bar’s Leaks and Rislone products to 250 collision schools through the I-CAR Collision Repair Education Foundation. Collision school instructors responded to a survey asking them what Bar’s Products they would be able to best utilize within their automotive program, and Bar’s Products agreed to ship a
Organizers Say ASRW Industry Forum Was Well Attended
Organizers reported that several hundred attendees engaged in lively discussion with leaders across the automotive industry in the new ASRW Industry Forum, held in conjunction with Automotive Service & Repair Week (ASRW). The forum concluded the first day of education at ASRW 2010, which included the International Autobody Congress and Exposition (NACE) and the Congress
ASA Honors Member Achievements at 2010 ‘ASRW Awards Luncheon’
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) honored several of its members last week during the ASRW Awards Luncheon. Held in Las Vegas during ASA’s annual trade shows the International Autobody Congress and Exposition (NACE) and the Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS) the annual luncheon provides a platform in which the association can
Hertz a Title Sponsor for Annual NABC Golf Outing
The National Auto Body Council (NABC) announced that Diamond Level member Hertz Rent A Car has signed on to be the title sponsor of NABC’s annual golf outing slated for Jan. 12, 2011 at the Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort in Palm Springs, Calif. The event, which drew close to 100 golfers last year, is an
I-CAR Education Foundation Changes Name to Collision Repair Education Foundation
The I-CAR Education Foundation announced that has changed its name to the Collision Repair Education Foundation. For almost 20 years, the Collision Repair Education Foundation has supported career and technical school and college collision repair programs through curriculum development, sales and support and philanthropic scholarships and grants. In 2008, the foundation moved the curriculum and
AASP/NJ Announces Partnership with NJ Green Auto Repair Program
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ), the state’s largest association of collision and mechanical repairers, announced its recent partnership with the New Jersey Green Automotive Repair Program (NJGARP). The program, launched in April 2009, encourages the state’s automotive repair facilities including dealerships, independent shops and, soon, auto body shops
Connecticut Collision Repair Association Features Jeff Hender at Annual Banquet
The Connecticut Collision Repair Specialists Association held its annual dinner banquet with Jeff Hendler as the keynote speaker. Attendees were challenged to identify and implement processes that create efficiencies which in today’s environment, truly spurs economic growth, the association believes. “It is essential that we continue to lead consistently challenging ourselves to be