Long-Standing Commitment Continues Between DuPont and NACE
Through a combination of a presence on the show floor, sponsorship activities and educational sessions, DuPont Performance Coatings has committed to NACE 2010. NACE, the flagship event of Automotive Service & Repair Week (ASRW) is co-located with CARS and scheduled for Oct. 11-13, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. "Our participation
New NACE Town Hall Event to Explore Aftermarket Parts Issue
Created especially for collision repair professionals, an official NACE Town Hall meeting will be held during Automotive Service & Repair Week (ASRW) on Wednesday, Oct. 13 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sponsored by ASA, this event will be a platform to discuss the use of aftermarket parts. ASRW is scheduled for Oct. 10-13 at the Mandalay
AASP/NJ Taking Aim at Unlicensed Mobile Repairers in New Jersey
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) is taking aim at mobile collision repair providers, who currently aren’t regulated under state law. AASP/NJ Executive Director Charles Bryant has been working with the new New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJ-MVC) Chief Administrator Raymond Martinez as well as state legislators on what the association
Right to Repair Coalition Vows to Try Again in Mass. After Bill Stalls
The Massachusetts state legislature ended its formal session on July 31 without taking action on SB 2517, the Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Bill. The bill had been referred to the state’s House Committee on Ways and Means, and the committee opted to take no action. The bill passed the Massachusetts Senate earlier this
ASA Announces Dates, Location for 2011 Annual Business Meeting
‘Taking the Hill’ Day to wrap up event.
Legal to Waive a Customer’s Insurance Deductible for Auto Body Repair?
Insurers will say that collision repairers waiving a consumer’s deductible equals insurance fraud. But unless your state law requires a shop to collect an insured’s deductible, you have no obligation to do so. After all, the contract for repair is with the consumer, not the insurer, so arrangements you make with the consumer are per your contract only.
All H&V Collision Center Locations Receive CCAR Recognition as GreenLink Shops
The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) announces that H&V Collision Center of New York has received the “GreenLink Shop” recognition for all three of its facilities. 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
USA Collision Centers Opens Fifth Location in Cincinnati
The Sanfillipo Collision Group, owners of USA Collision Centers, a Cincinnati-based MSO, recently opened its fifth location in the Greater Cincinnati area. The newest USA Collision Centers location is in Fairfield, Ohio (a northwestern suburb of Cincinnati). Chief Operating Officer and company spokesman Joe Sanfillipo III said, “We’re excited about the new location in Fairfield.
Volkswagen of America Selects OEConnection’s Online Technology for Its Genuine Advantage Collision Parts Marketing Program
OEConnection LLC, an online parts and service exchange in the automotive industry, announced today that Volkswagen of America, Inc. has selected OEConnection’s CollisionLink Web-based parts ordering and fulfillment solution for Volkswagen dealerships and its collision repair facility customers nationwide. Central to this agreement is CollisionLink’s Parts Marketing Administration (PMA) technology, which automates and manages automaker
CCAR Recognizes California Color Body & Paint as ‘GreenLink Shop’
The Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) announced that California Color Body & Paint of Chico, Calif., has been recognized as a “GreenLink Shop.” Repair facilities seeking the GreenLink Shop recognition must maintain high standards of excellence in environmental, health and safety (EHS) practices in four categories: business operations, employee training, safety compliance and environmental