National AutoBody Research Launches VRS Labor Rate Survey in Honolulu
The VRS Labor Rate Survey provides collision repairers with an independent, third-party survey of labor rate data for all of Honolulu County.
CARSTAR Helps Wish Come True for Child in Kansas
CARSTAR Walt’s Auto Body in Topeka, Kan., restores miniature train for 4-year-old boy with muscular dystrophy through Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Kansas DOI to Discuss Issues with Repairers
The Automotive Service Association of Missouri/Kansas (ASA-MO/KAN) Kansas City Collision Chapter is hosting a meeting with Jim Welch of the Kansas Department of Insurance (DOI) on Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. Welch, director of Consumer Assistance and Market Conduct, will speak on industry trends tracked by the department and address various questions submitted by collision
List of Auto Body Trade Associations
NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Alliance of Automotive Service Providers (AASP) Minneapolis, Minn. Tel: (612) 270-6696 www.autoserviceproviders.com Automotive Service Association (ASA) Bedford, Texas Tel: (800) 272-7467 www.asashop.org Coalition for Collision Repair Excellence (CCRE) Bainbridge Island, Wash. Tel: (877) 700-7743 www.theccre.com Collision Industry Relief Mechanicsville, Va. Tel: (888) 667-7433 www.collisionindustryrelief.com Independent Auto Body Association (IABA) Raleigh, N.C. Tel: (336)
It Takes a Body Shop
This shop owner discovered that part of being successful inside his shop means being active outside of it.
Shattered Market: The Body Shop Glass Business
NAGS list price discounts are increasing, labor payments aredecreasing and deals made behind our backs are eroding profitability. Still, you might want to consider performing your own glass installations since, ultimately, you’re the one shouldering the liability.
Wer’re Not in Kansas Anymore
The industry’s direction is being driven by consolidators, replicators, franchises and insurer-owned shops — everyone but the single-shop operator.
DEG Welcomes KABA as Newest Gold Level Sponsor
The Kansas Auto Body Association has become the DEG’s newest gold level sponsor.
Wichita MSO Wins CARSTAR Community Champion Award
Raymond Rose and A.J. Pickering, owners of three CARSTAR stores in the Wichita, Kan., area, were recently honored with the CARSTAR Community Champions award at the Driven Brands U.S. Collision Conference.
DEG Welcomes Axalta as Newest Gold Level Sponsor
Axalta’s support will help to maintain the DEG as a free resource for the collision repair industry.