 Voice Your Opinion
In February, ASA members will have a historic opportunity to participate in a survey. Working with an independent consulting firm, ASA has developed surveys to be completed by active paid member-shops, along with former and prospective members. The purpose of these surveys is to help ASA shape its future to deliver what members want and need from their association.
Watch your e-mail for a link to the survey! Please help us keep our promise to keep you going, while you keep them going! |
National Motor Vehicle Title Information System Available to Public
The National Motor Vehicle Title Information System will be implemented by Jan. 30, 2009, providing a national database of vehicles compiled from state, salvage and insurer reporting. It will require insurance companies and salvage yards to report vehicles that are severely damaged or totaled, and consumers will have access to such information as odometer readings and theft records. Read more...
Other Legislative News:
• Cash for Clunkers Program Introduced in Senate
• Federal Vehicle Safety Inspection Bill Introduced
• Obama-Biden Send Stimulus Plan to Congress
ShopMeter Data Updated
 ASA is pleased to announce that the ShopMeter KPI database has been refreshed with all the 2008 data - through Dec. 31, 2008.
Be the first to examine complete, national year-over-year statistics for 2007 and 2008, as well as customized KPIs for your local region.
Log in to the ASA Members Only page and find out how to empower your business!
California DOI Requests Comment on Proposed Anti-Steering Regulations
California's Department of Insurance (DOI) will hold a public hearing to provide all interested parties the opportunity to present comments with respect to a new regulation on Insurer Recommendations of Automotive Repair Dealers.
Read more ...
 Contact Your Congressional Representative
ASA urges all members of the automotive industry to contact their congressional representatives to support a repair option if a "Cash for Clunkers" provision is included in the upcoming Economic Stimulus Package. Read more about this issue ...
Click here to send a letter to your representatives and senators.
Red Light, Yellow Light, Green Light: How are you going to start 2009?
There is a market where the green light is on and the attitude of the marketplace is optimistic, the yellow light where the mood is cautious optimism, and the red light where the market mood is cautious and almost to a dead stop. Click here for the full article.
 A New Era Beginning
It has been years since I read "Atlas Shrugged," but I still have a dog-eared paperback version stashed away somewhere, so I am going to retrieve it and read it again - not for pleasure, but in preparation for what may come. Click here now to read and comment.
Also read ... Happy 2009!
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