Industry News

Vehicle service and vehicle repair news for commercial fleets, professional auto repair shops, and mobile tool distributors

Legislation

ASA Board of Directors Chairman Scott Benavidez testifies before U.S. House Judiciary Committee subcommittee on Right to Repair

Automotive Service Association (ASA)

July 19, 2023

Benavidez touts the ASA’s right-to-repair agreement with automakers and expresses concern with a lack of quality standard provisions in the SMART Act.

Industry News

ASA Board of Directors Chairman Scott Benavidez testifies before U.S. House Judiciary Committee subcommittee on Right to Repair

RepairPal partners with AMRA

Litens Aftermarket increases sustainability efforts

Ascot Supply names new VP

Highlights from the NAPA Auto Care Vendor Summit

Latest

Automotive Communications Council announces annual conference agenda

Lawson Products completes acquisition of S&S Automotive

Repairify names new VP; announces upcoming technology launch

Automotive Lift Institute makes Vehicle Lifting Points guide available online

Ford announces new dealer learning platform

Service Repair News

Tips for technicians on the new refrigerant

What you need to know about R-1234yf

Meet a young technician: Caden Baaske

Stellantis adopts Tesla's charging plug

ASE announces paperless L1 and L2 testing

SERVICE REPAIR LEGISLATION

Auto industry data access agreement discussed in Capitol Hill hearing

ASA: Industry Right-to-Repair agreement strengthened by support from Tesla and Rivian

Guest Editorial: ASA agreement assures independent repairers continued access

Right to Repair: Auto Care Alliance expresses opposition to recent move by ASA and SCRS

PRODUCT SERVICE DEVELOPMENT

Mitchell teams with Axalta to offer training program for commercial truck repairers

MACS 2023 Mobile A/C Update

CRP Automotive offers first-to-market Rein turbo kits for popular BMW models

Chief Collision Technology expands PDR Network to offer total management of hail damage repair

SERVICE REPAIR EVENTS

'Mastering the technology' all-day training event and trade show

Plan your SEMA experience now

WEBINAR: Finding new talent: Resources for building a team your shop can rely on

U.S. Auto Tech National Championship returns

MULTI-SHOP OPERATORS

Chicagoland body shop achieves two decades as CARSTAR franchisee

Fix Network Global Conference, Shaping the Future, Concludes

Classic collision acquires two Washington locations

Registration opens for MSO Symposium

COLLISION REPAIR EVENTS

SEMA Battle of the Builders Celebrates 10 Years of Competition

Kaizen Glass Solutions Launches Glass Training Programs

CIECA Webinar: "The increasing demand of AI and data in the collision industry"

AkzoNobel plans for a 'bitchin’' presence with Dave Kindig at SEMA 2023 in Vegas