Automotive Service Association Opposes Louisiana Bill Targeting Vehicle Safety Inspection Program
If lawmakers pass Louisiana House Bill 597, residents would be required to pay an annual fee to the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, in lieu of the state’s vehicle safety inspection program.
ASA Opposes Two Texas Bills that Aim to End Vehicle Safety Inspection Program
ASA asserts that the bills would “dismantle” the state’s vehicle safety inspection program and implement an inspection program replacement fee due at a vehicle’s registration or registration renewal.
Auto Care Association and ASE Recognize World Class Technicians
The Auto Care Association and ASE worked together to recognize 16 individuals out of 895,300 U.S. automotive technicians who qualified for the 2017 World Class Technician Award.
Study: California and New Hampshire Worst States for Filing Auto Insurance Claims
Filing a single auto insurance claim of $2,000 or more in California will result in an average premium increase of 63.1 percent, according to a study by insuranceQuotes and Quadrant Information Services.
U.S. DOT Picks 10 Proving Grounds to Test Autonomous Vehicles
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that it has designated 10 pilot sites to encourage testing of autonomous vehicle technology.
National AutoBody Research Creates Collision Economic Index
New index will help both collision repairers and insurers make periodic adjustments to the labor and paint and materials rates they charge or pay, based on rising costs of key components of the collision repair business.
Texas Auto Body Trade Show and Education Days to be Held September 16-17
This is the first major collision industry show in Texas since NACE in 2002.
National AutoBody Research Launches VRS Labor Rate Survey in Honolulu
The VRS Labor Rate Survey provides collision repairers with an independent, third-party survey of labor rate data for all of Honolulu County.
Auto Care Association Announces 2015 PBES Conference Schedule
The event’s theme will be “Keeping Pace with Change” and will feature speakers such as Mike Anderson and Bernie Blickenstaff.
Paint, Body & Equipment Specialists Set Conference for May 13-15
Event will take place in San Antonio, Texas at the Hyatt Regency (on the Riverwalk).