Greco Publishing Names New Vice President/Creative Director
The company’s longtime Art Director, Lea Velocci, has been promoted to vice president/creative director.
Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota and Axalta Coating Systems to Host Seminar
“Negotiation Tools & Best Practices” by Mike Anderson of Collision Advice will help collision repairers counter the frequently-heard company line, “No one else charges for that.”
Alliance of Automotive Service Providers-Minnesota Introduces Anti-Steering Bill
Legislation intended to level playing field between insurers and state’s auto body shops by prohibiting insurers from, among other things, requiring that their insureds go to a particular shop.
CAPA Names Mike Schoonover to Board
Third-generation owner of Schoonover Bodyworks and Glass takes position previously occupied by Bob Anderson.
Industry-Wide OEM Repair Standards Gaining Support
More than 20 regional and state collision repair groups have endorsed OEM collision repair standards as the official basis for an industry-wide standard.
Paint and Materials Sales Tax: a Case for the Status Quo
A case against making paint and materials tax-free for Minnesota body shops.
9th Annual Race for Automotive Education Raises Money for Minnesota Collision/Mechanical Students
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers, Minnesota (AASP-MN) has raised over $6,000 in its 2011 fundraising campaign to support the AASP-MN Automotive Education Fund. The majority of that money was raised at the association’s annual Race for Automotive Education, held Jan. 18-19 at ProKart Indoors, Burnsville, and will fund scholarships for automotive students enrolled in
AASP Announces 2010 Industry Improvement Grant Recipients
At its Nov. 3 meeting, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers (AASP) Board of Directors selected the first recipients of its new Industry Improvement Grant program. The program, established earlier this year, funds initiatives that demonstrate innovative and collaborative projects and programs that address unmet needs within the mechanical and collision repair industries. The first
Shop Licensing Bill Introduced in Missouri for Second Consecutive Year
A bill introduced in Missouri, S.B. 709, would establish a board of auto body repair and require auto body repair shops and auto physical damage appraisers to be licensed. The bill is similar to one introduced in 2009 but includes some changes, according to Bob Smith of the Missouri Kansas Collision Coalition (MOKAN Collision). Smith
Minnesota DOI Fines GEICO $30,000 for Underpayment of Claims
Minnesota Commissioner of Commerce Glenn Wilson has issued a consent order to GEICO alleging that the company violated a state claims practice statute that requires insurers to pay "all costs for the satisfactory repair" of a claimant’s vehicle. GEICO was ordered to pay a civil penalty of $30,000 and to cease and desist from any