Idaho Collision Repairers Select National AutoBody Research to Implement Ray Gunder Real-Time Labor Rate Survey
Survey will eliminate “prevailing rate” and instead produce a range of market-based prices for shop labor and material rates based on shops’ location, training, equipment and certifications.
Mississippi Body Shop Owner, Lawyer Complete Nine-State Tour of U.S.
John Mosley says shop owners waking up quickly; attorneys recognizing “unjust enrichment” is better basis for lawsuit than contract law.
Florida Body Shops Follow Mississippi’s Lead and File Suit Against Insurers
Suit replicates Mississippi filing and covers short pays, labor rate suppression and other alleged offenses.
Texas Governor Signs Franchise Tax Bill
Independent body shops will now be in same retail trade category as dealership shops and taxed at same rate.
Former ASA Collision Division Manager Joins National Autobody Parts Warehouse
Sixteen-year industry veteran Denise Caspersen to focus on industry relations, project management and strategic planning.
ASA Testifies at Texas Franchise Tax Law Hearing
Association seeks to pass bill that would allow automotive repair shops to be taxed same amount dealers, parts stores and tire stores now taxed.
ASA’s AutoInc. Selects Top 10 Repair Websites
Since its inception, AutoInc.’s Top 10 feature has been a guide to help shop owners understand the capabilities of the Internet in the automotive repair industry.
Texas AG Rules Insurers’ ‘Proprietary Information’ Public Record
The Office of the Attorney General in Texas has ruled that information contained in a survey of insurers by the Department of Insurance (DOI) should be made public record. The survey sheds light on several insurers’ DRP practices and how auto repair reimbursement rates, including labor, services, parts and materials, are determined. The DOI requested
Automotive Parts Services Association Joins SCRS
The Automotive Parts Services Association (APSA), a multi-state trade association of the automotive aftermarket industry, recently joined the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) as an affiliate association to bolster APSA’s recently formed collision segment. APSA covers 10 states and represents several aftermarket industries, including independent auto parts and paint stores, machine shops, engine rebuilders,
List of Auto Body Trade Associations
NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Alliance of Automotive Service Providers (AASP) Minneapolis, Minn. Tel: (612) 270-6696 www.autoserviceproviders.com Automotive Service Association (ASA) Bedford, Texas Tel: (800) 272-7467 www.asashop.org Coalition for Collision Repair Excellence (CCRE) Bainbridge Island, Wash. Tel: (877) 700-7743 www.theccre.com Collision Industry Relief Mechanicsville, Va. Tel: (888) 667-7433 www.collisionindustryrelief.com Independent Auto Body Association (IABA) Raleigh, N.C. Tel: (336)