ASA and You!

ASA and You!

If you’ve heard of but never been to an ASA function or training seminar, now’s the time to really consider stepping up and seeing who is helping you & your business stay competitive against the O.E. Dealerships! Take a look at just what they do and they help you every day.

ASA (Automotive Service Association) is an organization that promotes and protects your livelihood as a Service Shop owner, technician or service writer. If you don’t know about ASA and the many things this group is doing to promote the aftermarket service repair industry take a quick look at the following:

• ASA lobbies & testifies before Congress and state legislatures protecting and promoting the rights of the independent repair centers to service their customers’ vehicles. In keeping the O.E. Dealerships & manufacturers repair information and technologies available to the aftermarket, they are a key player in making sure you have access to the operational software to make the necessary repairs. They are your first line of defense against being shut out of the O.E.
• ASA lobbies against “Offshore” products being used in the Aftermarket Collision repair markets. Keeping the “cheap” parts that often don’t fit or meet safety standards for collision repairs keeps you and your customers protected. Cutting corners to make the insurance industry profit while costing your shop additional time and labor is a huge problem that ASA addresses across the country with their efforts.
• ASA Training – Across the country ASA is holding seminars and training conferences to help you grow and sustain your business that you’ve worked so hard to build. Regional training with technician classes by Bosch, Delphi, Gates and other well-known manufacturers as well as management seminars to promote profitable service professionals. Follow the link to see events in your area: asashop.org/event/

This isn’t about wasting your valuable time out of the shop, this is about protecting your business and growing as a technician and shop owner! I was at a recent event in Florida and saw first-hand the up to date information presented by a Bosch trainer, management classes sponsored by The Group Training Academy (Pronto & Federated Auto Parts) and ASA Chairman Donny Seyfer (a shop owner like many of you).

Take the time to visit an ASA event in your area, meet others with your issues, who have answers to your questions. You’ll find it’s time that returns profits!