ASA Parts Safety Task Force Meets with NHTSA
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) Parts Safety Task Force met with senior officials from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) April 28 to discuss automotive safety defects, ways to raise awareness of safety defects and aftermarket crash parts regulation. Members of ASA’s Parts Safety Task Force are Ron Nagy, AAM, ASA chairman-elect, Nagy’s Collision
2010 ASRW Partnering Program Kicks Off with Industry Support
Automotive Service & Repair Week (ASRW 2010) reports it has received strong industry support for this year’s events via the ASRW Partnering Program (APP). The APP is designed to foster industry participation by partnering organizations supporting the many segments of the automotive service and repair industry. APP participants promote unified industry involvement, while strengthening their
Three Arizona Shops Earn ‘Green’ Certification Through State
The Automotive Service Association of Arizona (ASA-AZ) has announced that three member shops have been certified as "Green Shops" in partnership with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality’s Green Shop Program. This is a voluntary program for environmentally friendly shops in the state of Arizona. The following shops join the list of 27 ASA shops
SHOP PROFILE: Shedding DRPs for Survival
Too many concessions and too few vehicles made profiting from insurer relationships too difficult for this family business. So they concentrated on what they do best: quality repairs, excellent customer service and savvy marketing.
Six Long Island Repair Shops to Help Local Military Families with Recycled Rides
Long Island auto body repair shops have joined together to help six local military families in need. The repairers are members of the National Auto Body Council (NABC) and have partnered to participate in NABC’s Recycled Rides program. “Our goal with this project is to help people right here in our local community; we utilized
BumperDoc Franchise One of 100 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in San Diego
BumperDoc, Inc., an automotive appearance and body repair specialist company, was named one of the 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies in San Diego in a list compiled annually by the San Diego Business Journal. The list entails a growth rate for companies over a three-year period. The company also was named Outstanding Emerging Business of
OE Parts Procurement Topic of Next CREW Webcast
The Collision Repair Executive Webcast (CREW) has announced that the guests for the Thursday, Sept. 24, session will be representatives of OE Connection, American Honda and Chrysler. CREW’s guests will provide insights into trends, the current situation, future vision and opportunities related to auto manufacturer parts programs as a competitive alternative to non-OE parts. The
Eliminate Yourself and Add $50,000 to the Bottom Line
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CA Court Says Insurers Don’t Have to Pay 100% for Non-DRP Repairs
A California appeals court ruled that an insurance company is only liable for 100 percent of repair costs if the insured has repairs done at an insurer-preferred shop. The case involved an insurance policy that pays 80 percent of the cost if a repair is performed at a non-preferred shop, which the plaintiff believed violated
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Federal Regulation of Insurance
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services’ Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises last week held a hearing addressing how the federal government should oversee the regulation of the insurance industry. Rep. Paul Kanjorski, D-Pa., subcommittee chairman, opened the hearing with a statement that reflected the growing interest in the