Abdulla Gaafarelkhalifa

Associate Editor

Phone: (651) 224-6207

Abdulla Gaafarelkhalifa is associate editor at FenderBender and ABRN. He has a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and has covered various beats beyond collision repair news such as politics, education, sports, and religion. His first car was a silver 2009 Chrysler Sebring which he nicknamed the Enterprise because he’s a Star Trek fan. He now drives a 2014 Jeep Cherokee in order to tolerate Minnesota winters.

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Podcasts

CollisionCast: Why should you finance your next equipment order?

Abdulla Gaafarelkhalifa

Dec. 10, 2024

See how financing is a good option for new equipment, whether you have the money or not.

Articles

Driven Brands to Change Customers' Shop Experience

Abdulla Gaafarelkhalifa

Dec. 2, 2024

A theme at the conference was for Abra, CARSTAR, and Fix Auto USA stakeholders to use technology to improve the customer experience and reduce the strain on estimators.

Cool Shops

Snap Shop: Unique Collision Center

Abdulla Gaafarelkhalifa

Dec. 2, 2024

Can you guess what this location used to repair?

Articles

I Tried I-CAR's VR, and This is What I Thought

Abdulla Gaafarelkhalifa

Nov. 22, 2024

I’ve never worked in a shop, but I sure love gaming.