Lee Vetland, owner of Lee’s Auto Body and a past president of the Garden State Automotive Federation, one of the groups that merged to form the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey, passed away on Tuesday, January 1. He was 71 years old. Vetland owned and operated Lee’s Auto Body and Pine Top […]
CARSTAR Adds Collision Repair Center to Network in New Jersey
CARSTAR announced the opening of new CARSTAR location in the Philadelphia area. CARSTAR Creative Auto Body has two operating facilities located at 409 East 1st Ave. and 137-139 E 1st Ave. in Roselle, N.J. Fernando Rebelo, owner of CARSTAR Creative Auto Body, opened the facility in 1997. Fernando eventually grew the operations into two adjacent […]
New Jersey Kicks Off Insurance Fraud Awareness Month with Ad Campaign Urging the Public to Report Fraud
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) Insurance Fraud Awareness announced the launch of an advertising campaign urging the public to report insurance fraud and put a stop to a crime that costs taxpayers billions of dollars a year. The initiative, which coincides with October’s Insurance […]
NABC Recycled Rides Program Presents Five Restored Vehicles to New Jersey Veterans
Event marks 1,800th vehicle presentation for the NABC Recycled Rides program. On Wednesday, August 29, a group of New Jersey military veterans experienced a life-changing event – the presentation of a car to provide them independence and the ability to work and take care of their families – thanks to the National Auto Body Council, […]
AASP/NJ Releases Auto Body License Renewal Guide
AASP/NJ has released a useful guide for its members designed to help them successfully complete their 2018 Auto Body License Renewal before the September 30 deadline. The guide, prepared by AASP/NJ Executive Director Charles Bryant, is exclusively available to current AASP/NJ members. Every year, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission makes a few changes to […]
Registration Open for August 29 NABC Golf Fundraiser in Princeton, N.J.
Registration is now open for sponsors and golfers the National Auto Body Council (NABC) Northeast Golf Fundraiser that is being held August 29. The event will be held at the Mountain View Golf Resort in Ewing Township, N.J. This year the National Auto Body Council will honor four veterans and their families with the gift […]
AASP/NJ Hosts Seventh Annual Race Night Raises Money for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) hosted its seventh annual Race Night at RPM Raceway in Jersey City, N.J on June 12. The event once again brought together industry members and supporters from all over the state to take part in a fun and friendly competition, which also raises money for […]
Plymouth Rock Acquires MAPFRE Auto Insurance Business in New York and New Jersey
Agreement with MAPFRE U.S.A. Corp. and ACIC Holding Co., Inc. expands Plymouth Rock’s auto and home insurance business in New York and New Jersey. Plymouth Rock Assurance Corporation reached agreement today to continue its expansion into the New York State insurance market with the acquisition of MAPFRE Insurance Company of New York, subject to regulatory […]
New Jersey Governor Nominates Tracy Thompson as Insurance Fraud Prosecutor
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy officially nominated Tracy Thompson to become insurance fraud prosecutor of the Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor, a position which is subject to the advice and consent of the State Senate. Thompson has been acting insurance fraud prosecutor. “I am confident that Tracy Thompson’s nomination as insurance fraud prosecutor will further […]
Subaru of America Holds Grand Opening of New Headquarters in New Jersey
Announces 9 million vehicle milestone in U.S. Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) on Friday conducted a grand opening of its new home in Camden, NJ. Following several years of sustained business growth, Subaru of America announced plans in 2014 for a new headquarters campus to be located in Camden. Next month, more than 550 employees […]