The Automotive Aftermarket Association Southeast (AAAS) kicked off its annual Capitol Day visits on Jan. 30 with Georgia Capitol Day.
On Jan. 10, the South Carolina Association of Collision and Autobody Repair (SCACAR) hosted its first meeting of 2019 at the McKinney Automotive Center in Greeneville, SC.
On Dec.19, the Triangle Chapter of the Independent Garage Owners of North Carolina (IGONC) hosted its 2018 Christmas party at the Peddler Steak House in Raleigh, NC.
The Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA) is opening a survey for collision repairers in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia and Washington D.C. to anonymously rate insurance company market behaviors in several categories.
The Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA) celebrated its 50-year anniversary with a membership dinner and special twist: President Torchy Chandler was awarded the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ Regional Lifetime Achievement Award in the presence of her peers.
On Nov. 7, several North Carolina Association of Collision and Autobody Repair (NCACAR) board members conducted an off-site presentation with representatives of the North Carolina Department of Insurance (DOI) task force as part of a collaboration between the two groups to enhance knowledge of several main issues impacting the state’s motoring public.
On Nov. 6, the Triangle Chapter of the Independent Garage Owners of North Carolina (IGONC) gathered for BBQ food and an educational presentation at Autoshop Solutions in Apex, NC.
On Oct. 25, the Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA) hosted a training seminar featuring Mark Olson of VECO Experts to discuss “Shop Process, Culture and Quality Control While Reducing Liability.”
On Oct. 2, the Triangle Chapter of the Independent Garage Owners of North Carolina (IGONC) gathered for its monthly meeting at Buffalo Brothers Pizza in Raleigh, NC.
On Sept. 28--29, the Independent Garage Owners of North Carolina (IGONC) hosted its 2018 Automotive Service and Technology Expo (ASTE) at the Embassy Suites and Convention Center in Cary, NC.
In response to the devastation seen along the eastern shore of North Carolina and South Carolina following Hurricane Florence, the Independent Garage Owners of North Carolina (IGONC) created a disaster relief fund to help shops that were hit by the storm.
On Sept. 29, the North Carolina Association of Collision and Autobody Repair (NCACAR) and the South Carolina Association of Collision and Autobody Repair (SCACAR) co-hosted a class on the “Foundation to Ironclad Estimating” at Blue Ridge Color Company in Duncan, SC.
Mike Cassata of Hammer Insights delivered an eye-opening presentation on DRPs during North Carolina Association of Collision and Autobody Repair's Third Quarter Meeting in Fayetteville, NC, on August 16.
On August 16, the North Carolina Association of Collision and Autobody Repair (NCACAR) hosted its third quarter meeting in Fayetteville, NC, featuring presentations by Mike Cassata of Hammer Insights and Doug Irish from Fayetteville Technical Community College.