New Englanders Head to New Jersey for NORTHEAST Automotive Services Show

It’s time to drive your future.

And the fastest way to get there is to make plans to head down to New Jersey this month for the largest automotive services show of its kind!

Hosted by the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ), the NORTHEAST® Automotive Services Show returns March 20-22 to the Meadowlands Exposition Center (MEC) in Secaucus, NJ.

NORTHEAST 2026 marks the 49th year AASP/NJ has been hosting its flagship event, which has become the largest and fastest growing show on the East Coast, attracting collision repair and automotive professionals from all around the country. 

And this year’s educational slate, supported by returning Education Sponsor AirPro Diagnostics, will once again feature some of the industry’s most recognizable professionals.

In fact, two very familiar New England faces have teamed up for the highly-anticipated session “P-Pages For Running Your Business Like a Boss. Massachusetts’ very own Rachel James (Torque Financial Group) and Sean Preston (Coverall Law) will team up to share their respective financial and legal expertise to show shops how to develop a playbook for their business.

“The economy is shifting in a lot of different ways,” James observes the many speedbumps shops have to contend with from diminished sales to increased consolidation. “In order to run a shop like a true business, owners need to know how to navigate and adapt to the changes.”

James and Preston will provide SOPs to protect one’s business and family with the right legal and financial foundation, manage operational risk, build generational wealth, prepare exit strategies, develop cash flow control and other “included and not-included operations” via the “business P-pages.”

Of course, the one and only Mike Anderson (Collision Advice) returns for NORTHEAST 2026 and will co-present a day-long estimating seminar with Benjamin Stephens (Matthew’s Auto Supplies) kicking off the weekend on Friday, March 20.

“Excitement is building for the ultimate industry experience at NORTHEAST 2026!” shares AASP/NJ President Ken Miller. “NORTHEAST has everything today’s repairer could dream of inside one legendary event. Attendees will find top-tier education, acclaimed presenters, grand giveaways, friendly competition, top of the line equipment and more!”

NORTHEAST 2026 show hours are 5pm to 10pm on Friday, March 20, 10am to 5pm on Saturday, March 21 and 10am to 3pm on Sunday, March 22. Attendees can pre-register for free admission, make accommodations and get the latest updates by visiting aaspnjnortheast.com.

Want more? Check out the March 2026 issue of New England Automotive Report!