In the wake of last week’s announcement of the AASP National Board of Directors’ decision to dissolve the association at the national level, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA) wants to assure the auto body repair community in the Commonwealth that the national board’s decision to not carry onward has no bearing […]
AASP/MA to Offer Motor Vehicle Damage Appraiser Licensing Course Starting This Fall
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA) announced they will begin offering a motor vehicle damage appraiser licensing course throughout the Commonwealth this fall. On June 25, the Auto Damage Appraisers Licensing Board (ADALB) granted their approval to allow the association to use the course and its materials to prepare students for the […]
Nearly 100 Collision Repair Professionals Learn How to “Take Back Their Business” at AASP-Massachusetts Fall Meeting
Collision repair professionals from all over Massachusetts filed into the auditorium at Assabet Valley Vocational Technical School in Marlborough, Mass. on November 19 to take part in a full day of beneficial education and collaboration focused on the idea of “Taking Back Their Business,” presented by the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA). […]
Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition Calls for Prompt Ruling on Right to Repair Ballot Question
The Massachusetts Right to Repair Coalition has filed an Amicus Curiae brief in federal court in reaction to an April 15 procedural order again delaying a ruling, until at least July 1, on a lawsuit filed by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, the association that represents vehicle manufacturers, challenging the law. U.S. District Judge, Douglas […]
Interview: Lucky Papageorg on Special Commission on Auto Body Labor Rates in Massachusetts Report
AASP/MA executive director details the final report mandated by the legislature examining stagnation of labor rates paid to collision repair facilities in the Commonwealth. To better understand the collision repair industry perspective on the Report of the Special Commission on Auto Body Labor Rates that was released in April, CollisionWeek spoke with Lucky Papageorg, executive […]
Collision Repair Labor Rate Rally Planned for May 18 at Massachusetts State Capitol
In response to a Massachusetts House of Representatives hearing on collision repair labor rate reimbursement, several hundred Massachusetts auto body shop owners, family members, employees, vo-tech students and supporters are expected to converge on the Capitol. In addition to community demonstration of support, a motorcade of flatbed trucks topped with damaged cars will circle the […]
Interview: Lucky Papageorg on Collision Repair Labor Rates in Massachusetts
AASP/MA Executive Director details longstanding concerns with collision repair labor rates in the Commonwealth and legislative efforts to tie increases to inflation rate. In July, the Alliance of Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA) reported on its latest efforts to address longstanding concerns by its collision repair facility members that labor rates haven’t […]
AASP/MA Members Meet with Legislators on Collision Repair Labor Rate Reform Bills
As part of its ongoing legislative effort to ensure that consumers receive proper reimbursement from their automobile insurers for collision repairs, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA) recently welcomed various legislators and association members for a special gathering in the Southeastern part of the state to discuss the many benefits of House […]
AASP/MA Announces New Member Benefit with Altus Dental Partnership
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA) announced a new cost-savings benefit for its members by way of partnering with Altus Dental. Through the partnership, association members in good standing can take part in a dental insurance plan with competitive cost savings of roughly six to 10 percent versus signing up for the […]
AASP/MA Explores NABR Labor Rate Research at Membership Meeting
On May 5, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA) hosted a General Membership Meeting with guests Richard and Sam Valenzuela of National AutoBody Research (NABR), who provided an extensive update on how their company’s work with the association continues to result in realistic, statistically valid posted rate information for Massachusetts shops that […]