ASA asks the repair industry to contact legislators to support addition of vehicle safety inspection requirements in AV legislation. The Pennsylvania State Legislature is currently considering S.B. 965, legislation that would allow companies to test self-driving vehicles on Pennsylvania highways without a driver available to take over in an emergency. This bipartisan bill, which was […]
ASA Focused on Membership Initiatives for 2022
The Automotive Service Association has officially launched its new regional organizational model that was announced in September. As part of the reorganization, ASA eliminated its state affiliate groups to introduce a more simplified membership model. Blair Calvo, ASA’s vice president of Regional Services and interim executive director, said the new model would allow ASA to […]
ASA Florida Join Forces with Midwest Auto Care Alliance
The Automotive Service Association of Florida Board of Directors announced that they will leave ASA and become the Florida Auto Care Alliance. ASA Florida will become the seventh affiliate to leave the Automotive Service Association after ASA dissolved affiliation agreements with their state and regional affiliates across the country. ASA Florida will join forces with […]
U.S. DOT Announces Initial Framework for EV Charging Station Programs
The Automotive Service Association reported that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) took the first steps this week in establishing programs for a national network of electric vehicle charging stations, as mandated in the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed earlier this year. The agency posted a request for comments from stakeholders on best practices to develop […]
ASA Texas and Pennsylvania Joins Forces with Midwest Auto Care Alliance
Former ASA affiliates to become Texas Auto Care Alliance, Mid-Atlantic Auto Care Alliance. The Board of Directors for both the Automotive Service Association of Pennsylvania and ASA Texas have voted to join the Midwest Auto Care Alliance to serve its members in the independent automotive service industry. The moves come in response to all ASA […]
ASA Announces Technology and Telematics Podcast Series Starts December 6
The first episode of the Automotive Service Association (ASA)’s Technology and Telematics Podcast Series will be released Monday, December 6. The episode will feature a discussion between Wayne Weikel, senior director of State Affairs for the Alliance of Automotive Innovation, and Bob Redding, ASA’s Washington, D.C., representative. This podcast is the first in a series […]
Mary Steele Named Southeast Region Executive Director at ASA
The Automotive Service Association named Mary Steele, AMAM, executive director of ASA Florida, as the new Regional Executive Director of the Southeast Region of ASA. The new role is effective immediately. In September, ASA, the oldest and largest association representing independent mechanical and collision shops, announced it is transitioning to a new and innovative association […]
Mike McManus Named New Regional Executive Director for Great Lakes Region at ASA
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) has named Mike McManus as the new Regional Executive Director of the Great Lakes Region of ASA. The new role is effective immediately. In September, ASA announced it is transitioning to a new association model leveraging its expansive history to create a single, unified industry voice. Under the new model, […]
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Includes New Vehicle Safety Provisions
This week, President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. The president’s signature was the culmination of months of negotiation over the bill, which totals $1.2 trillion and includes $550 billion in new money for the nation’s infrastructure. According to an analysis by the Automotive ServicefAssociation (ASA), the legislation will make […]
U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee Holds Hearing with SBA Administrator
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reported that the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee held a hearing entitled “A Discussion with Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman.” During the hearing, committee members discussed a variety of topics with Guzman, ranging from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loans […]
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