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Auto Care Association Calls Right to Repair Agreement by ASA, SCRS, and Auto Alliance ‘Thinly Veiled Attempt to Confuse Lawmakers and Drivers’

July 11, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Coalitions supporting right to repair legislation also critical. MEMA calls agreement step in the right direction and offers suggestions on legislation. The Auto Care Association released a statement July 11 objecting to the right to repair agreement between the Automotive Service Association (ASA), the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and Alliance for Automotive Innovation […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Auto Care Association, Automotive Service Association, CAR Coalition, legislation, Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association, Right to Repair, Right to Repair Coalition, Society of Collision Repair Specialists, U.S. House of Representatives

ASA, SCRS and Alliance for Automotive Innovation Announce Right to Repair Agreement

July 11, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

Three associations say agreement assures independents have access to information needed to repair vehicles and consumer choice. The Automotive Service Association (ASA), the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and Alliance for Automotive Innovation today announced they have reached an agreement on automotive right to repair that the groups say builds upon previous agreements to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, Automotive Service Association, Right to Repair, Society of Collision Repair Specialists

ASA Thanks Repairers Who Helped Defeat Texas Vehicle Safety Inspection Bill

April 3, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Texas Senate Transportation Committee rejected legislation that would have eliminated Texas’ vehicle safety inspection program. Senate Bill (SB) 684’s committee substitute failed by a vote of three in favor and five against. Research clearly demonstrates that regular testing of a vehicle’s tires, brakes, windshield wipers, lights and beams, seatbelts, and airbag systems plays a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, legislation, Safety Inspection, Texas

ASA Asks Shops to Encourage U.S. House Representatives to Join the Vehicle Data Access Caucus

February 13, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

With the new Congress starting its business in Washington, D.C., the Automotive Service Association (ASA) is asking shops to send a letter online to their U.S. House of Representatives members encouraging them to join the Vehicle Data Access Caucus that was formed last year. The U.S. House of Representatives Vehicle Data Caucus is a bipartisan […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, Data Access, legislation, U.S. House of Representatives, Vehicle Data Access Caucus

Interview: Bob Redding, ASA Washington Representative on Vehicle Data Access

November 30, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

Redding discusses California’s zero emissions vehicle mandate and its impact across the country as well state and national legislative efforts on data access. State and national efforts to assure that the independent repair industry has the access to data it needs to repair their customer’s vehicles has been an issue for decades. As vehicles become […]

Filed Under: Feature Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, Data Access, Interview, legislation, Regulations, Right to Repair, U.S. Vehicle Data Access Coalition

ASA Asks Shops to Contact U.S. House Representatives Encouraging Them to Join the Vehicle Data Access Caucus

September 30, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) is asking shops to send a letter online to their legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives encouraging them to join the newly established Vehicle Data Caucus. The U.S. House of Representatives Vehicle Data Caucus is a bipartisan group formed by U.S. Congressman Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) to address the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, Data Access, Right to Repair, Telematics, U.S. House of Representatives

ASA Supports New U.S. House Vehicle Data Access Caucus

September 20, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

U.S. Congressman Buddy Carter (R-GA) sends letter establishing bipartisan group to address vehicle data access issues. The Automotive Service Association (ASA) applauds U.S. Congressman Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) in his work establishing a new bipartisan caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives working to address the issue of vehicle data access. Representative Carter is a […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, Data Access, Right to Repair, Telematics, U.S. House of Representatives

Study Predicts Gradual Adoption of Electric Vehicles into National Fleet

August 25, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

In the wake of the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law, the Automotive Service Association (ASA) reports that a study by Energy Innovation, a climate policy think tank, predicts that there will be a gradual adoption of electric vehicles. The study stated that “the IRA is the most significant federal climate and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, Electric Vehicles, legislation

ASA August 17 Webinar to Feature I-CAR Best Practices on Electric Vehicle Technology

August 12, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) Webinar Wednesday on Wednesday, August 17 at 1 p.m. (EDT) will feature I-CAR’s Dirk Fuchs who will take a close look at Electric Vehicle Technology and the industry-developed best practice for disconnecting and re-connecting high voltage vehicles. More information and registration for the EV technology webinar is available online. In […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, Electric Vehicles, I-CAR, Webinars

ASA Honors Members and Elects Board at Annual Business Meeting

May 19, 2022 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) held its 2022 Annual Business Meeting in Hurst, Texas, on Thursday, May 12. One meeting highlight was ASA’s annual awards presentation, honoring members and organizations whose contributions went above and beyond in their service to ASA and to the automotive service industry. Tony Molla, a former ASA team member in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Annual Meeting, Automotive Service Association, Board of Directors, People

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