Minnesota Election Preview: Open Governor’s Race, Closely Divided Legislature Set the Stakes for 2026 by Sam Richie, AASPMN Lobbyist With the governor’s office open and every legislative seat [...]
Will Coatings Consolidation Paint a Different Picture for Shops? You can’t exist as an independent repair facility owner in 2026 without an increasingly strong chance of passing a [...]
Service Repair (DIFM) Was Clobbered in 2020 & Has Yet to Regain its Pre-COVID Share The Do-It-For-Me (DIFM) market (repair by technicians) steadily expanded its share of the [...]
Shop Here First! AASPMN Associate Member Directory 3M Center, St. Paul, MN aaa Auto Parts, Rosemount, MN aaa Auto Parts, East Bethel, MN AASPMN BankCard Program, Stevens Point, WI [...]
AASPMN and CHESS Team Up to Offer Members Safety Compliance Services Complete Health, Environmental & Safety Services, Inc. (CHESS) offers AASP-MN members a 20 percent discount on the [...]
Doing Nothing Is NOT Doing Something by Scott Miller, AASPMN Collision Division Director Fall is coming. The weather seasons are changing, the deer are beginning to move, and [...]
Before We Hold Insurers Accountable, Let’s Hold Ourselves Accountable by Logan Payne Body shops have plenty to say about insurance companies. I do too. When an insurer refuses [...]
Total Loss Tips by Justin Petty I’m going to veer away from our normal Ask the Expert format this month and revisit an old favorite: total losses. Years [...]
Mini SEMA? by Jill Tuggle, ABAT Executive Director As another Texas Auto Body Trade Show comes to a close, I've spent some time reflecting on what really stood [...]
