I-CAR president plans to retire at the end of 2010

AASA challenges, reaches out to Honda on aftermarket parts

California aims to cut car emissions with new act

Marshall Auto Body teams up with DuPont Performance Coatings to develop lean education

New Pennsylvania bill would crack down on airbag fraud

J.D. Power: New vehicle sales take a dip in August

AAA: Labor Day travel expected to increase by 10 percent

AutoBody America opens 12th location

NSF swings back at CAPA, Gillis over parts certification dispute

I-CAR recognizes committee member for volunteer service

Aftermarket parts association files FTC complaint against Honda

ABRA CFO, president begins term as board member of BBB

Web-Est endorses “Google Places” as an effective marketing tool for repair shops

RetireSafe president slams automakers for bashing aftermarket parts

NABC donations on the rise for its recycled vehicles program

AASP begins taking grant applications to improve auto repair industry

WIN sponsors SkillsUSA contestant for next two years

Celette and Elektron give first I-CAR Makeover grant recipient a $20K welder

PPG sponsors Speedway charities’ racetrack walk for children

ASE begins its switch to total computer-based testing methods

How to (Almost) Pop Your Shop

With credit tight, it’s tough to grow through acquistion or building a new location. Not to worry: there’s plenty of growth to be had within your existing shop space. The experts tell how.

Jennifer Niemela

Bright Young Things

Don’t worry about the future of collision repair. Today’s young collision repairers are business-minded, customer-focused, and prepared to meet the challenges of a changing industry.

Jennifer Niemela

A Splash of Green

We talked to shop operators in noncompliant areas of the country about the perks of going waterborne well before they were forced to. Hint: There’s no better PR these days than being green.

Jennifer Niemela

Little and Lean

Five small- to medium-sized shop operators that have made big strides on their lean journeys share their best practices—and how going lean has allowed them to sleep at night.

Erika Rasmusson Janes

A Lesson In Restoration

Father-daughter bonding: A California repairer helps his daughter create the ’63 Fiat of her dreams.

Andrew Johnson

Catching a Roadrunner

Childhood memories: A Kansas repairer restores a ’74 Plymouth Roadrunner like the one his brother drove way back when.

Erika Rasmusson Janes

Big and Beautiful

Found treasure: A Minnesota repairer finds a rust-free Buick ‘52 in a barn, and restores it to mint condition

Nichol Nelson

Second Generation Restoration

All in the family: A Maryland shop owner and his son refurbish a ’67 Camaro together

Suzy Frisch