Insurance Auto Auctions Expands in Indiana, Kansas, Utah, Minnesota, Virginia, Alabama
The company is adding more than 50 acres of land “in strategic markets where customer demand is rapidly increasing and projected to continue.”
AASP-Minnesota Awards $18,000 in Student Scholarships
The $1,000 scholarships are the result of a successful fundraising drive within the AASP-MN membership, as well as a generous donation from the Minnesota State I-CAR Committee.
AASP-Minnesota Recognizes Retired Body Shop Owner Roger Bonn as Honorary Member
Bonn, recently retired from Peter’s Body Shop in St. Cloud, Minn., is only the third AASP-MN member to receive honorary membership.
1Collision Network Enters Minnesota
With the addition of the Minnesota stores, 1Collision, an organization of independent and dealer owned and operated collision repair businesses, now operates in seven states.
Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota Hosts Body Shop Session
A panel of local collision shop representatives shared their experiences and lessons learned by participating in OEM certification programs, ranging from high-end European makes to the more mainstream Asian models.
Minnesota Careers in Automotive Repair and Service Launches CarCareers.org
Website aims to provide students, parents, teachers and guidance counselors with a better picture of the pathways to success and career opportunities in the automotive and collision industries.
Minnesota Body Shop Owner Complains to Local Paper About Steering
Lloyd Van Raden, owner of Lloyd’s Auto Body, says DRPs encourage collision repair facility owners to take shortcuts or use inferior parts.
Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota and Axalta Coating Systems to Host Seminar
“Negotiation Tools & Best Practices” by Mike Anderson of Collision Advice will help collision repairers counter the frequently-heard company line, “No one else charges for that.”
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Acquires Lehman’s Garage in Minnesota
MSO acquires all six Lehman’s Garage locations and now operates 40 repair centers in the state and 318 throughout the U.S.
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Expands in Minnesota
The company now operates 54 independently-owned franchises and 231 company-owned locations for a total of 285 in 22 states.