Fix Auto USA Raises $25,000 for Project HOPE School at Charity Invitational Golf Tournament
Fix Auto USA held the Fix Auto Charity Invitational Golf Tournament at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo, Calif., on May 18, 2011. More than 100 participants from the auto repair, dealership and insurance industries raised more than $25,000 for Project HOPE School, a public school created to help educate homeless youth living in
AASP/NJ Says Seventh Annual Lou Scoras Memorial Golf Outing a Big Success
Over 100 golfers and sponsors joined the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) for its seventh annual Lou Scoras Memorial Golf Outing on Monday, May 23 at the Colonia Country club in Colonia, N.J. Early morning weather looked like it might put a damper on the outing, but as tee time approached,
Women’s Industry Network Welcomes Over 160 Women from the Collision Repair Industry to San Diego Conference
The fifth annual Women’s Industry Network Conference kicked off Monday morning in San Diego with over 160 women from all segments of the collision repair industry. The first day included a keynote address on ”Strategy, Leadership and the Soul” by Jennifer Sertl, founder and president of Agility 3R. Greg Horn, vice president of industry relations
New Jersey Body Shop Owner Sentenced for $52K Insurance Scam
A New Jersey body shop owner has pleaded guilty to defrauding more than a dozen insurers of nearly $52,000 by submitting fake invoices for repair parts. Prosecutors say Divyakant Patel, owner of J&R Body Masters in Perth Amboy, admitted to including fraudulent invoices in bills his body shop sent to insurers from November 2006 through
Illinois CARSTAR Shop Donates Vehicle to Local Family for Third Time
All Line CARSTAR Auto Body in Bolingbrook, Ill., a member of the National Auto Body Council (NABC), donated a vehicle a family in Bolingbrook for the third time on Thursday, Feb. 24. The program is a community awareness project whereby members of NABC repair and donate recycled vehicles to families in need. All Line CARSTAR
Industry’s Latest Technology on Display at NORTHEAST 2011
Over 150 exhibitors have signed up to show the latest in automotive repair technology at the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ)’s 34th annual NORTHEAST 2011 Automotive Services Show at the Meadowlands Exposition Center happening the weekend of March 18-20 in Secaucus, N.J. Industry leaders such as BASF (the NORTHEAST 2011 official
Collision Repair Education Foundation Gets $1.1 Million in Support in 2010
The Collision Repair Education Foundation says it would like to thank the inter-industry for providing $1.1 million in support to collision schools, instructors and students in 2010. Through monetary and in-kind product donations, the 2010 Collision Repair Education Foundation donors helped to provide student scholarships, student tool grants, school equipment and supply grants, the 2nd
NORTHEAST 2011 Hosting Array of Industry Meetings
A weeklong schedule of national automotive repair industry meetings will be held for the first time during the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ)’s 34th Annual NORTHEAST Automotive Services Show at the Meadowlands in Secaucus, N.J. The week will kick off on Wednesday, March 16, with the Society of Collision Repair Specialists
New Jersey Body Shop Owner Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Insurance Cos. with Phony Parts Bills
New Jersey Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor announced that a Middlesex County, N.J., body shop owner pleaded guilty to defrauding numerous insurance companies out of nearly $52,000. Divyakant Patel, 46, of Iselin, pleaded guilty before Superior Court Judge Frederick P. DeVesa in Middlesex County to charges of third-degree
Keenan Auto Body’s First Responder Emergency Extrication Training Attracts Fire Companies from Pennsylvania and Delaware
Keenan VP and COO Michael LeVasseur announced the outcome of the National Auto Body Council’s (NABC) First Responder Emergency Extrication training hosted by Keenan Auto Body recently. First responders such as firemen require the most current vehicle information to be effective and save lives at the scene of an accident and they were given