Abra Auto Body Repair of America announced its expansion in Indianapolis, with the acquisition of all six Church Brothers Collision Repair locations. Abra first entered the state of Indiana in 2012, with the opening of a franchise location in Kokomo. It has since added 14 more centers, primarily in the Indianapolis area. The addition of […]
Interview: Dan Risley, Automotive Service Association
Risley, president and executive director of ASA, discusses the announcement that he is leaving the association after five years at the helm. The Automotive Service Association announced today that Dan Risley, president and executive director of the association since 2013, was leaving to accept a position with CCC Information Services. In our video interview with […]
ASA President Risley Resigns to Pursue Opportunity with CCC
Interim COO appointed. Search will begin for new executive director. The Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced that ASA President and Executive Director Dan Risley will be resigning effective July 13. Risley has accepted a position with CCC Information Services Inc. in his home state of Illinois. For the past five years, Risley was working remote […]
AASP-MN Raises $42,000 to Promote Industry Careers
On June 27, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) gave away a 2012 Custom Fat Bagger Razorback motorcycle and bike trailer in a special statewide raffle held to raise funds for the Minnesota Careers in Automotive Repair and Service (MNCARS) workforce initiative. Dan Gilley, director of RLO Training, was the lucky winner […]
Fix Auto Australia Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in NSW
Fix Auto Australia announced the addition of Fix Auto Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, owned and operated by Jason Whittaker, to the Fix Auto network. Whittaker began his own career in the collision repair industry in 1999, inspired by his mother and father; Kel and Sue Whittaker. Kel Whittaker Smash Repairs was established in […]
PPG Announces Q3 Refinish Training Schedule for Collision Repair Facilities
PPG has released its schedule of collision refinish training classes for July, August and September. Classes cover key collision refinish subjects and are designed to ensure that paint technicians are up to date with PPG products, processes and technological advances. All classes are led by expert instructors, take one to two days and are held […]
Atlanta I-CAR Committee Car Show Benefits Collision Repair Education Foundation and Schools
The Atlanta I-CAR Committee is seeking more vehicle submissions for its Rockin Rides Car Show this year. The event will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center during NACE Automechanika Atlanta from August 8-10. The car show is limited to the first 100 vehicles, so the Committee stresses the importance of registering vehicles early. […]
California Senate Insurance Committee Amends Collision Repair Labor Rate Bill
Committee incorporates amendments to bill that seeks to offer insurers an alternative labor rate survey process to those in DOI regulations. Though the DOI does not have a position on the bill, it is concerned about amendments late in the legislative process. The California Senate Insurance Committee yesterday held a hearing on Assembly Bill 2276 […]
Auveco Acquires Marli Manufacturing
Auveco, the collision repair industry supplier of specialty fasteners and body hardware used in the automotive aftermarket, announces the acquisition of Marli Manufacturing, headquartered in Binghamton, N.Y. Marli is a provider of automotive aftermarket mechanical components, including engine head bolts, intake manifold bolts, oil drain plugs, oil drain gaskets and other specialty fasteners and fittings. […]
Registration Open for August 29 NABC Golf Fundraiser in Princeton, N.J.
Registration is now open for sponsors and golfers the National Auto Body Council (NABC) Northeast Golf Fundraiser that is being held August 29. The event will be held at the Mountain View Golf Resort in Ewing Township, N.J. This year the National Auto Body Council will honor four veterans and their families with the gift […]
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