As a business owner you understand the importance of making sure you are covered from potential litigation. We are hearing more and more situations in which customers are coming to automotive repair facilities looking for loopholes that will allow them to get work done for free or to take the business owner to court. In most of these cases the consumer is better versed in the Consumer Sales Practices Act than our businesses are. With that in mind, ASA-Ohio would like to give you some important reminders... (more...)
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Motor Vehicle Safety Provisions in Highway Bills
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WASHINGTON, D.C., March 22, 2012 – The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade recently held a hearing to discuss the motor vehicle safety provisions in the House and Senate highway bills. Many witnesses expressed concern for overlapping themes that included standards for the use of new technology in vehicles, safety of passengers and importance of accountability for vehicle-related mishaps. Witnesses included the Honorable David Strickland,... (more...)
McCarran-Ferguson Repeal for Health Insurers Amendment Passes on House Floor
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WASHINGTON, D.C., March 22, 2012 – U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar’s (R-Ariz.) amendment to H.R. 5, Restoring the Application of Antitrust Laws to Health Sector Insurers, passed on the House floor today. In early 2010, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4626, the Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act, which amended the McCarran-Ferguson Act to provide that 1) nothing in the act shall modify, impair or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws with respect to the business of... (more...)
ASA Testifies Before Massachusetts Joint Committee on Right to Repair
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WASHINGTON, D.C., March 21, 2012 – Diane Larson, AAM, owner of Larson’s Service in Peabody, Mass., and a member of the Automotive Service Association’s Mechanical Division Operations Committee, testified on behalf of ASA today before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure on a Right to Repair hearing. Larson stated: “For shops like mine that are willing to invest in the tools, equipment and training – all the information needed to repair their... (more...)
Registration Open for ASA Annual Business Meeting
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COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS, March 20, 2012 – Registration is open for the Automotive Service Association (ASA) annual business meeting to be held May 7-8 in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, area. This is a pivotal meeting for all members who want to be engaged in the future direction of ASA. On the agenda will be open meetings of the ASA affiliate assembly and board of directors. Ron Pyle, ASA president and chief staff executive, will deliver a state-of-the-association address during a Tuesday luncheon, and... (more...)
The Suzuki Marine Project: A Custom Vehicle By Ohio Technical College Students
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“Does it float?” isn’t a typical question most project vehicle builders get when their creations debut for the first time. Then again, the Suzuki Marine Vehicle created by Cleveland-based Ohio Technical College (OTC) isn’t your typical custom car. The project began in the summer of 2011 when American Suzuki Motor Corporation was in search of a way to uniquely promote their marine division. They turned to Ohio Technical College – a family-owned school that has provided technical... (more...)
