AASP/NJ, Vendors Count Down to NORTHEAST 2019
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) is counting down the days until the 42nd Annual NORTHEAST Automotive Services Show at the Meadowlands Exposition Center March 15-17.
Sign Up for WMABA’s Collision P.R.E.P. Education at NORTHEAST
The WMABA is encouraging collision repairers to register for its Collision P.R.E.P. courses at the AASP/NJ NORTHEAST Show March 15-17 at the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, N.J.
Collision P.R.E.P. Returns to NORTHEAST 2019
AASP/NJ has announced that the Collision Professional Repairer Education Program (Collision P.R.E.P.) will return to NORTHEAST 2019 March 15-17, 2019 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center located in Secaucus.
NORTHEAST 2019 Online Pre-Registration Now Open
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) has announced that online pre-registration is now open for the 42nd annual NORTHEAST 2019 Automotive Services Show March 15-17, 2019 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center located in Secaucus, N.J.
Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association Seeking Speakers for Collision P.R.E.P.
The Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA) announced that it is now seeking speakers for its Collision P.R.E.P. education event at the NORTHEAST Automotive Services Show March 15-17 in Secaucus, N.J.
Industry Celebrities and Students Meet at BASF’s “Industry Innovators” Luncheon
BASF’s “Industry Innovators” Luncheon gave top collision repair and automotive service students from Rockland BOCES the opportunity to discuss the industry with special guests KC Mathieu (KC’s Paint Shop), Jonathan Goolsby (Goolsby Customs) and Troy Spackman (Legacy Innovations).
Live from the NORTHEAST: Analyzing Your Auto Body Shop’s Website
During the NORTHEAST Show, my company, Optima Automotive, offered a free web presence analysis to many auto body shop owners who visited our booth. Here are some of the observations we made.
SCRS Executive Director Aaron Schulenburg Receives James Moy Memorial Award at NORTHEAST 2018
Aaron Schulenburg, executive director of the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS), is the recipient of the second annual James Moy Memorial Award for Dedication to the Automotive Repair Industry.
OEM Certification Is a ‘Culture Shift’ for Auto Body Shops
A March 17 panel discussion on OEM certification touched on the elephant in the room for the auto body industry: the disparity between shops that have invested in the training, tooling and equipment to perform proper repairs on today’s vehicles, and those that haven’t.
OEM Collision Repair Certification: Don’t Overlook Your Shop’s Electrical Power
Before starting on a path to OEM certification, make sure your shop has the electrical service to meet your equipment needs.
Musings from the 2018 NORTHEAST Automotive Services Show
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the “Point of Impact” blog. From time to time, I’ll be using this format to share my thoughts on the collision repair business, the automotive industry and … life in general.
GM: New Collision Repair Procedures ‘Detailed Right Down to the Individual Welds’
During a March 17 Collision P.R.E.P. session at NORTHEAST 2018 in Secaucus, N.J., Mark Szlachta asserted that GM has “gone well over and above” in the latest iteration of its repair procedures.