Association News
Recent news from professional collision and automotive associations.
Central Massachusetts I-CAR Committee Axe Tournament Raises Thousands for Auto Body Education
The event, held at Half Axe in Marlborough, Mass., served as a fundraiser for the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) in support of local auto body vocational school programs.
AASP/NJ Attends AASP National Meeting
The four-hour meeting allowed representatives from affiliates in Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania an opportunity to detail their individual group’s efforts to improve the industry.
AASP/NJ Announces Opposition to State Farm PartsTrader Program
“We’re calling for all of our colleagues across the country to speak up and voice their displeasure with a program that could potentially devastate the industry,” said AASP/NJ Executive Director Charles Bryant.
Mass. Collision Repairers Pack State House for Second Labor Rate Bill ‘Legislative Day’
Collision repairers and industry supporters came together on Tuesday, July 20 for a successful Legislative Briefing Day on Beacon Hill. The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA) is reporting a turnout of approximately 125 industry professionals, who were joined by 15 state representatives and the legislative directors and aides from another 37 representatives’
Massachusetts Collision Repair Labor Rate Bill Passes Senate
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA) has reported that the state Senate passed the Auto Body Labor Rate Bill (SB 122) on July 13. The bill, which aims to establish an advisory commission and a system to validate collision repair labor rates in the state, now moves to the House Committee on
Three Massachusetts Repair Associations Merge
On May 24, the Massachusetts collision repair and automotive service industries united by merging all three of the state’s major automotive repair industry associations. During a special industry dinner meeting held at the Courtyard by Marriott in Marlborough, Ma., the three associations – the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA), the Massachusetts Auto