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Independent Repairers, Automakers Announce Landmark Right-to-Repair Legislation

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Automotive Service Association, Society of Collision Repair Specialists and Alliance for Automotive Innovation come together on SAFE Repair Act National plan includes additional protections for consumers; preserves vehicle safety, fair competition Automotive right-to-repair already exists in U.S.;

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Building Tomorrow’s Technicians: How a Revived High School Shop is Sparking Careers in Automotive Service, Collision Repair

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An old mechanical shop, long abandoned and repurposed for storage, was restored to its former glory last year in Albuquerque, N.M. With the help of enthusiastic students, Benavidez transformed it into a fully functional collision repair and mechanical workshop. Most of us love a good fixer-upper.

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ASA Announces New 2023 Board of Directors

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NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, July 27, 2023 – The Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced changes to its Board of Directors following its Annual Business Meeting July 17 at the Hilton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites in Indianapolis, IN. ASA Chairman Scott Benavidez, AMAM, Mr. B’s Paint & Body Shop Inc., Albuquerque, N.M.

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Meet Nick Hummel, B’laster Instructor Of The Year Candidate

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For Nick Hummel, collision repair instructor at Matrix Trade Institute in Beachwood, OH, it’s actually a little of both. And he now creates the Golden Wrench for students in our mechanical classes,” says Blum. “It Where does passion for a career come from? In some cases, it’s hereditary.

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Profit is the thunder … Value is the lightning

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The Automotive Management Institute (AMi) , the industry’s leading provider and collaborator of management education for automotive collision and mechanical service repair professionals, is proud to announce that our 2023 Graduation was held live at Foundations Training Expo at Daytona Speedway on Saturday, Nov.

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Scott Benavidez, ASA Chairman, Testifies before U.S. House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet

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July 18, 2023 – This morning, Automotive Service Association (ASA) Board of Directors Chairman Scott Benavidez, AMAM, testified before the U.S. During the hearing , titled “Is There a Right to Repair?”, WASHINGTON, D.C., House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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EV total loss claims soar as prices fall

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That’s the key finding of the latest report from Mitchell, a technology and information provider for the property and casualty claims and collision repair industries. However, it is also increasing for new gasoline-powered vehicles, which are comparable to EVs in terms of their complexity and cost to repair.”