Industry News

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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

Bill Ernst Scholarship to award $2,500 for future automotive professionals

'The Group' celebrates 12 years of holiday giving with Toys for Tots drive

Miller Electric Mfg. announces collaboration with IPG Photonics for handheld welding market

PTEN opens 2023-24 Purchasing Survey

Latest

Mitchell 1 expands active recalls feature in shop management software

Magic Johnson inspires AAPEX attendees with keynote speech

Epicor launches automotive B2B ecommerce platform at AAPEX

Smart Jobs from Tekmetric introduced at SEMA

Auto Care Association and MEMA present annual Joint EV Trends and Outlook Forecast update at AAPEX

Service Repair News

Nominations open for TechForce Foundation's annual Techs Rock Awards

Northwood University offers new master's degree for auto professionals

EnerSys, CTEK partner to introduce new line of battery chargers

NAPA, TechForce Foundation celebrate National Apprenticeship Week

Automotive Lift Institute celebrates 10 years of Lift Inspector Certification Program

COLLISION REPAIR News

Collision Resources, Inc. releases CR Auto Scheduler – Estimate

Help CREF win share of $500,000 with your vote

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

GFS introduces Booth Connect remote monitoring at SEMA Show

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

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

Oklahoma Auto Body Assocation (OKABA) Trade Show

Agenda announced for Collision Industry Conference

WEBINAR: All about Auto Glass!