This weekend, ASCCA leaders, committee members, and corporate partners convened in Huntington Beach for its third Team Weekend of 2019.
ASCCA Vice President Rory Balmer opened the meeting by welcoming those in attendance and leading them in the flag salute. He then introduced first time Team Weekend Attendees, Corporate Partners, and thanked them for coming and getting involved in ASCCA through committee meetings, Team Weekends, and chapter events.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to participate in our Membership Survey. We had an overwhelming turnout and greatly appreciate your contributions!
Congratulations to the winners of the survey prizes!
Our recipients of the $100 Amazon gift cards are:
Al Phillips - Del Mar Automotive
Jack Crawley - Fisk Automotive
Michael Grady - Independent Repair & Tire Pros
Chris Sanchez - CET Colton
Patrick Howard - Star Auto Service
The Winner of the $500 Amazon gift card is:
Glenn Larsen - Foothill Auto Service
And finally, the winners of the 256GB Mac Book Airs are:
Annabel Lally - ABC SMOG, INC.
Mike - Bob Lee Automotive
Congratulations to all our winners, and again, thank you very much for taking our ASCCA membership survey!
ASCCA's September Member of the Month: Daniel Costa
The ASCCA Membership Committee proudly announces Daniel Costa of Marin Automotive as its ASCCA member of the month for September 2019. ASCCA regularly honors members who go above and beyond in demonstrating ASCCA's core values of integrity, compassion, professionalism, and unity. Along with these core values, Daniel Costa also embodies ASCCA's core purpose:
To elevate and unite automotive professionals and give them voice.
ASCCA is selling raffle tickets to win an
Autel MaxiIM IM608 (MSRP $3,9500.00).
Tickets are $25 each and the proceeds will benefit ASCCA & your local chapters ($5 of every ticket sold will go to your local chapter).
Ticket sales will be available through Dec. 20, 2019. The announcement of the winner will take place at the January 2020 Team Weekend event in Sacramento on Saturday, Jan 25, 2020.
ASCCA Members Care: Shining a Light on What You Do for Others!
We would like to feature YOU! If you or an employee have a charity or community event that you support and would like to share it with the ASCCA, simply fill out this short online form.
This week we are featuring Mary Kemnitz of Chapter 20 and her efforts after the Paradise fire.
About ASCCA Members Care: The ASCCA PR Committee is proud to introduce our newest project, ASCCA Members Care. We want to highlight the amazing things that ASCCA shops are doing in their communities.
ATI Now Offering ASCCA Member-Exclusive Discount!
ASCCA Members:
Take advantage of ATI's one-day workshops, led by the smartest minds in the business, to discover how to tackle these common repair shop challenges:
Recruiting and retaining the best techs
Improving cash flow and profit potential
Marketing and promotions in the digital age
Creating freedom through operational consistency
Devising a succession and retirement plan
The average workshop attendee picks up 3% to 8% percent profit immediately by applying actionable strategies back at the shop.
Click here for more details including the ASCCA discount code and class dates and locations.
Refer a Member Receive $75
You're eligible for a $75 referral fee when you refer a new Regular or Associate member to ASCCA! Referral Awards are paid out when the member's annual dues are paid for their first year.
Contact Kari Groff in the ASCCA office if you have any questions at
kgroff@amgroup.us or (800) 810-4272!
Support the ASC Educational Foundation every time you shop on Amazon!
Donate to the ASC Educational Foundation every time you shop on Amazon! It's easy to get set up - Visit this page to get started:
Featured Remarkable Results Podcast - Jill Trotta - Survey Results - The Best and Worst Metro Cities for Car Repair
Jill Trotta is the Vice President for Industry Advocacy and Sales at RepairPal. We talked about the 2019 RepairPal survey that pointed out which metro cities are best for car repair. This is based on factors like average repair order, road quality, average labor rate among others.
The survey talked about the statistics and information about car repair. You will learn the best and the worst cities for repairs according to the survey. The survey also pointed out which cities are most affected by the technician shortage.
