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Chairman Leahy leads 18 senators to urge for antitrust repeal in final health care compromise Automotive Service Association Share     Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, has sent a letter in collaboration with 18 other senators to President Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., asking for the final Health Care Reform Compromise to include language to repeal the McCarran-Ferguson Act antitrust exemption for health insurers and medical malpractice insurers. More
Convenient online training course shows how to fix a struggling business Automotive Management Institute Share
The Automotive Management Institute (AMI) and R. L. O'Connor & Associates Inc. have teamed up to offer a new live online training course that shows how to turn a struggling automotive service business into a business that meets or exceeds earnings and profit goals. "Business Struggling? Fix
it Now … Guaranteed!" is designed specifically for shop owners and managers and will be offered Feb. 3-4, March 3-4 and April 14-15, 2010, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CST.
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U.S. car fleet shrinks by 4 million in 2009 Earth Policy Institute Share
America's century-old love affair with the automobile may be coming to an end. The U.S. fleet has apparently peaked and started to decline. In 2009, the 14 million cars scrapped exceeded the 10 million new cars sold, shrinking the U.S. fleet by 4 million, or nearly 2 percent in one year. While this is widely associated with the recession, it is in fact caused by several converging forces. More
NHTSA: Auto recalls surge in '09 The Detroit News Share
Automakers recalled 16.4 million vehicles in 2009 — the highest annual tally since 2005 — the government said. That's almost 6 million vehicles more than the 2008 tally. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Toyota Motor Corp. led the way with 4.87 million vehicles recalled in nine campaigns — the first time the Japanese automaker has led the industry in total recalls. More Related story: Chrysler recalls vehicles over brakes (ABC News) Send a strong message to Washington Automotive Service Assoication Share
ASA will again host a Capitol Hill Fly-In for ASA members to meet with policymakers to discuss industry issues. The event will take place May 11-12, in Washington, D.C., and will address the key issues facing both
collision- and mechanical-repair professionals. The 2010 event will be paired with an Automotive Management Institute (AMI) Leadership Conference, allowing attendees to participate in two additional three-hour workshops focusing on ethical leadership. The workshops are designed to enhance attendees’ business and personal success.
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Sherwin-Williams announces 2010 first quarter training schedule Collision Repair Magazine Share
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes will offer more than two dozen classes and training sessions designed to help automotive collision professionals in the first quarter of 2010. These upcoming business-building and production-excellence courses are being provided through classroom, Web and hands-on settings at numerous Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes training centers located in metropolitan areas across the United States and Canada. The classes consist of multiple courses designed to increase shop productivity and include classes that focus on painter certification, AWX waterborne systems, color adjustment and blending, fleet refinishing, OEM certification training, accurate estimating, workshop efficiency and much more. More Missouri bill seeks tighter regulation of body shops Automotive Fleet Magazine Share
Missouri State Sen. Wes Shoemyer has introduced a bill seeking to establish a state board of auto body repair and to require that auto body shops and damage appraisers be licensed by the state. If passed, the bill (S.B. 709) would require the governor to appoint members of the state board of auto body repair. The board would set licensing requirements for all state collision repair shops and appraisers. More
Japan's clunker plan to include Detroit carmakers The Detroit Free Press Share
General Motors, Ford and Chrysler had complained in recent weeks that Japan was unfairly limiting its program to boost sales of fuel-efficient vehicles to models made only within that country. The government of Japan said it was opening its cash-for-clunkers program to a wider array of U.S. vehicles, following protests from Detroit automakers. More Related story: Japanese Clunker Program Includes U.S.-Imported Cars (ASA) Uncertain times ahead for European new car sales MotorAge Share
A highly unusual year in new car sales has ended on a high for most manufacturers, but there are growing signs of uncertain times ahead, according to the full-year 2009 analysis by data provider JATO Dynamics. While the Volkswagen Golf can comfortably claim the crown of Europe's best-selling car with a 23.9 percent sales rise vs. 2008, it has done so in a market artificially stimulated by unprecedented government and manufacturer incentives that have maintained demand over the past 12 months. More |
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