CARSTAR President Dan Bailey to Step Down from Corporate Role to Pursue Ownership in CARSTAR Franchise System
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced that President Dan Bailey has chosen to step down from his current position. After running family collision repair centers for nearly 23 years, the Baileys sold their stores to CARSTAR in 1998, and Dan Bailey joined the CARSTAR corporate team. Since then, he has played a key role
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
CCAR’s ‘GreenLink Shop’ Roster Grows by Eight
The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) has announced the eight shops that have received recognition as GreenLink Shops for the month of February. The GreenLink Shop status, an extension of CCAR’s CCAR-GreenLink Environmental Compliance Assistance Center and S/P2 Safety and Pollution Prevention E-learning Program, is designed to promote consumer confidence in local automotive repair
CARSTAR Hires Franchise Development Executive and Chief Information Officer
CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts announced the addition of two senior members to the CARSTAR corporate team: Cecil Johnson, franchise development executive, and Brad Rein, chief information officer. CARSTAR recently announced it is making a number of improvements at the corporate level. It has revamped its business group program, restructured its franchise development process, plans
New York Body Shop Owner Selected for Business Review’s “40 Under Forty”
H&V Collision Center’s Vartan Jerian Jr. has been selected for the Capital District Business Review‘s "40 Under Forty" list that recognizes young business leaders. Jerian joined the collision repair business started by his father, Vartan, after completing service with the U.S. Marine Corps in the mid-1990s. He has spearheaded H&V’s expansion over the past several
Fix Auto Arvada Receives 2010 Business of the Year Award from Local Chamber of Commerce
Fix Auto Arvada (Mahnke Auto Body) has been named 2010 Business of the Year by the Arvada, Colo., Chamber of Commerce. Owner Gary Mahnke and his family were recognized for their ongoing commitment to the Arvada community at the Arvada chamber’s annual awards dinner, which took place on Jan. 21at the Arvada Center for the
Shellie Andrews Appointed to Women’s Industry Network Board
Shellie Andrews has been appointed to fill a vacated seat on the Women’s Industry Network (WIN) Board of Directors. The seat was previously held by Lillian Maimone of Marco’s Auto Body, who had to step down for business and personal reasons. Shellie will complete Lillian’s two-year term and be eligible for re-election at the completion
ASA Opposes Cuts to Tech Prep Programs
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) has written a letter to Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Ky., chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, and Rep. Norman D. Dicks, D-Wash., ranking member, asking them to reconsider the proposed career and technical education cuts within the proposed fiscal year 2011 Continuing Resolution appropriations bill – specifically those cuts to tech
Mass. ‘Right to Repair Coalition’ Announces Boost in Membership, Legislation Re-File
Citing growth in its statewide membership since last year, the Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition announced the legislation has been re-filed for the 2011-12 legislative session in Massachusetts. The legislation would provide non-dealership repair shops with access to OEM repair data equal to that of dealerships. The coalition says it achieved success last year by
Mike Anderson to Serve as Industry Consultant through Hawaii Jobber
Hi-Line Distributors, Inc., a DuPont Performance Coatings Champion jobber serving the state of Hawaii, announced that Mike Anderson, former owner of Wagonworks Collision Centers and owner and founder of CollisionAdvice.com, will be coming on board in March 2011 to offer consulting services to the auto body repair facilities in Hawaii. Anderson brings with him