ASA Wichita Collision Repair Chapter – The Game Plan

Wichita ASA Collision Repair Chapter
Two Butler Community College Collision Repair students, Brandyn Hart and Patrick Sampoll, and I attended the Automotive Service Association (ASA) MOKAN (Missouri and Kansas) Collision Repair chapter meeting in Wichita, Kansas Tuesday night 2/16/10. ASA is devoted to the automotive and collision repair industries, helping train and support the industries. All business leaders in the collision repair industry are welcome and encouraged to join ASA and attend the monthly meeting.

Earning Rebate Money To Use OEM Parts
Brad Shelton, Chapter President, opened the meeting explaining how the GM rebate program is providing him an attractive rebate check for using OEM parts. With minimal paperwork there are two ways to get rebates for using these programs. I don’t know about you, but you can pay me extra to use OEM parts all day long. They also discussed that many of the OEM suppliers will match the aftermarket price on many parts. One member said, “an insurance company just generated and estimate on a 2008 vehicle using all aftermarket parts. Fortunately, he was able to convert two-thirds of the parts to OEM due to this price matching method.” Would using OEM parts instead of aftermarket parts and getting rewarded with rebates interest you? Well, Brad is not going to hold back, he is going to tell us exactly how to get paid using OEM parts at our next meeting on March 16, 2010. Be sure to attend this meeting to learn how.

Who Knows It All?
This is the point that Dennis made at the meeting. He stressed the importance of attending these meetings to learn from each other. By having the different speakers come in and by collaborating with each other is how we can all excel in our businesses. I fully agree with Dennis Allison. I certainly know that I do not know it all and if someone thinks they do; I believe that they are mistaking. Those are the people that are going to keep doing what they’ve been doing and getting what they’ve been getting. Maybe they have good results, but there is always room for improvement and being an ASA member is where it all starts. Working together to reach a common goal is what will produce the optimal results.

HHHHHH Compliance
All body shops should have filed their initial notification with the EPA or their state identifying the shops compliance status. However, many shops have not filed or may not be certain what all of this means for their business. To help clear up many of the questions and help shop owners understand what all they must do, we’re looking to have a speaker for our April meeting to address all of the questions. There are a lot of issues heading towards body shop owners and if you do not stay in front of it all, you will be trailing behind trying to catch up and possibly be fined penalties.

Get Involved
We encourage all business leaders in the collision repair industry to get involved in our Wichita ASA Collision Repair Chapter. This is a way for your opinions to be heard, ideas to be shared, new trends in the industry, and much more. It also helps me and our Butler students to understand what all is happening in the industry, the opportunity to network with business owners and what to expect in the industry. This is a win/win for everyone.

For More Information About How You Can Get Involved With ASA Wichita Collision Repair Chapter You May Contact:

Chapter President
Brad Shelton, Shelton Collision Repair
(316) 788-1528 / [email protected]

Bob Smith, Collision Division Coordinator
(816) 519-9335 / [email protected]

Sheri Hamilton, ASA MoKan Executive Director
(816) 781-5801 / [email protected]