AASP National News

AASP Will Host TPMS Program at AAPEX
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers (AASP) will be sponsoring Equip Your Shop for TPMS…The Tools and Training You Need for Today’s Undercar Service, at the 2008 AAPEX Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The program will be held on Thursday, November 6th, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m., in Room 202 of the Sands Center.

WMABA Welcomed as Newest Affiliate
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers (AASP) Board of Directors has accepted the Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA) as its newest affiliate member. WMABA’s application was approved at the AASP meeting held on April 16th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Check Out www.degweb.org! (new window)
The Database Enhancement Gateway (DEG) is an initiative that was developed to help improve the quality and accuracy of collision repair estimates, through proactive feedback from the collision repair industry and other "end users" to the Information Providers (IPs) that supply the databases for the various estimating products. The DEG is created, equally funded and maintained by the Automotive Service Association (ASA), the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers (AASP) and the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS).

The Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act (H.R. 2694)
Modern cars and light trucks contain advanced technology that monitors or controls virtually every function of the vehicle including: brakes, steering, air bags, fuel delivery, ignition, lubrication, theft prevention, emission controls and in some cases, tire pressure. Car owners and independent shops must have full access to the information and tools necessary to accurately diagnose, repair, or re-program these systems. This information and equipment is necessary to ensure vehicle safety, performance, and environmental compliance. Vehicle manufacturers are making access to such vital information increasingly difficult and costly to obtain for the independent aftermarket and its customers.

AASP Affiliate News

AASP-MN “Know Your P-Pages” Seminars A Huge Success
To help the industry prepare for the implementation of new legislation which prohibits insurer manipulation of estimating database systems, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers, Minnesota (AASP-MN) just concluded a series of five “Know Your P-Pages” seminars throughout the state. The programs were held in the Twin Cities metro area, Rochester, St. Cloud and Duluth on July 28th – July 30th.

IGO-NC Announces Conference
The Independent Garage Owners of North Carolina is pleased to announce its 49th Annual Conference & Trade Show. This year's event will be held September 26-28, 2008, in Greenville , North Carolina, at the Greenville Convention Center.

AASP/NJ Unveils State-of-the-Art NORTHEAST 2009 Trade Show Website
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ), the state's largest association of collision and mechanical repairers, has unveiled a state-of-the-art website for their flagship event, the NORTHEAST 2009 trade show at the Meadowlands Exposition Center (MEC). The OFFICIAL NORTHEAST 2009 site is www.aaspnjnortheast.com. NORTHEAST 2009 will take place March 20-22, 2009 at the MEC in Secaucus, NJ.