April marks the beginning of service for the 2021 – 2022 the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-M) Board of Directors. The Alliance announced it welcomed new board members Travis Doyle, Arrowhead Auto Body, Duluth and Mike McLynn, Automotive Electric, Grand Rapids. The new members join others on the Board including: Tom Archambault, […]
AASP-MN Announces May 20 In-Person Annual Meeting
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) announced that, with the recent easing of COVID-19 restrictions, its Annual Meeting and Leadership Conference will take place as an in-person event. The conference will be held Thursday, May 20, at Nicollet Island Pavilion in Minneapolis, Minn. “Celebrating Resilience,” is this year’s theme. Although the event […]
AASP-MN Auto Service and Collision Repair Scholarship Applications Open
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) will be awarding scholarships to select students enrolled in post-secondary auto service or collision repair programs. Scholarship awards will be $1,000 per student and can be applied towards tuition or tool purchases. Recipients must be entering their first or second year of an ASE-accredited automotive program […]
AASP-MN AWAIR Program Webinar Available on Demand
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) announced its Creating an AWAIR Program for Your Shop webinar is now available on-demand. All automotive repair facilities in Minnesota are required to have A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction (AWAIR) program. Minnesota OSHA has been out since July enforcing and citing violations of the AWAIR […]
AASP-MN Announces Partnership with CARS Cooperative
Association members will receive discounts through CARS Connection Plus. CARS works with nearly 700 collision repair shops in 31 states. The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers on Minnesota (AASP-MN) announced that it has entered into an alliance agreement with the Collision Automotive Repair Services, Inc. (CARS) Cooperative to increase members’ buying power. Benefits of the […]
AASP-MN Releases New Video Highlighting Benefits of Membership
AASP-MN is pleased to announce the release of its new membership video. In the words of association members, the video, embedded below, highlights the multitude of benefits that the Alliance provides. Education, access to information, group buying programs, representation at the State Capitol, industry and career promotion and, most importantly, the ability to network and […]
AASP-MN Awards Nearly $20,000 in Scholarships to Automotive and Collision Repair Students
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) announced scholarship awards totaling $19,500 to help automotive service and collision repair students pay for tuition or tools during the 2020-21 school year. The scholarships are in the amount of $1,000 or $1,500 and were made possible by a successful fundraising drive within the AASP-MN membership, […]
AASP-MN Announces Board of Directors for 2020-2021
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota announced its 2020 – 2021 Board of Directors. New board members include Jeremy Nordgren, Nordgren Automotive, in Medina and Lee Schlosser, Autoworks Collision Center, in Rockford. They join other members of the Board, which include: Matthew Feehan, Fix Auto, Brooklyn Park – President Carl Thomas, Lancer Service, […]
Collision Repair Associations Announce Event Cancellations
ASA Training, Business Event Postponed Noting the seriousness of the Coronavirus, the Automotive Service Association (ASA) Board of Directors decided Friday to postpone the association’s joint CARS (Congress of Automotive Repair & Service), TTF (Technology & Telematics Forum) and annual business meeting until late August or early September. The board made the decision after some […]
Registration Open for AASP-MN April 23 Annual Meeting and Leadership Conference
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) announced its Annual Meeting and Leadership Conference will be held April 23, at Delta Hotels by Marriott Minneapolis Northeast. The event, with the theme “Power Up Your Leadership,” offers a line-up of seminars that are tailor made for auto service and collision repair shop owners and […]