The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA) is urging its membership and collision repair industry members throughout the country to oppose the Department of Justice’s proposed termination of US v. Association of Casualty and Surety Companies, et al, commonly referred to in the collision repair industry as the 1963 Consent Decree. The association […]
National AutoBody Research Launches Massachusetts Labor Rate Survey
National AutoBody Research (NABR) announced the launch of its VRS Labor Rate Survey in the state of Massachusetts, sponsored by AASP-Massachusetts. The online survey is free for all Massachusetts collision repair centers and can be found on NABR’s survey website. Through the VRS Standardized Labor Rate Survey, NABR provides Massachusetts body shops with an independent, […]
Massachusetts Auto Lender Alleges CCC Understates Total Loss Values
Boston news radio station reports allegations of systemic low valuations on total losses. Repair association hopes Division of Insurance examines shop and insurer estimating platforms. According to a report by Boston radio station WBUR, the Massachusetts Division of Insurance is investigating allegations by Source One Financial Corp., a Norwell, Mass. auto lender that CCC Information […]
AASP/MA Urges Collision Repair Industry to File Complaints on Damaged Recycled Parts
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA) is urging members of the Massachusetts collision repair industry to file complaints with the state’s Auto Damage Appraiser Licensing Board (ADALB) when they receive original insurance estimates that include damaged recycled parts. During the June 20 ADALB meeting at the Division of Insurance in Boston, AASP/MA […]
Papageorg Named AASP/MA Executive Director
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts (AASP/MA) announced it has partnered with Evangelos “Lucky” Papageorg, who will take over as Executive Director, and Thomas Greco Publishing, Inc., who will perform administrative duties for the association. Papageorg previously served as the Executive Director for Massachusetts Auto Body Association (MABA), and more recently has been […]