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VOL. 34 ISSUE 4 APRIL 2016
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CAA San Diego Chapter Meeting Held at Mitchell International by Stacey Phillips, Assistant Editor
The California Autobody Association’s San Diego Chapter meeting was held March 1 at Mitchell International. Shop managers, estimators and local businesses met for an informative pres-
See CAA San Diego Meeting, Page 9
CAA Takes on the Capitol at Legislative Day on April 12th by Ed Attanasio
Every year, the California Autobody Association co-hosts its ASCCA/CAA Joint Legislative Day and this year it takes place on April 12, 8 am to 3 pm at the Capitol Event Center, located at 1020 11th Street in Sacramento.
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entation by collision industry expert Mike Anderson. Read Anderson’s tips on how body shops can thrive in the future on page 48. “Things are changing rapidly and those who are ready and are flexible enough to change with our industry are going to be in this business for a long time,” said Tony Carrillo, president of CAA San Diego.
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(l to r) Tony Carrillo, Carrillo’s Auto Body and president of CAA-San Diego; Carlos Vargas, Luxury Auto Body and secretary of CAASan Diego; Cindy Shillito, CAA Southern California representative; Hop Sanchez, FinishMaster and treasurer of CAA-San Diego
The CAA gears up for this event every year as the organization partners with the Automotive Service Councils of California (ASCCA), the largest independent automotive repair organization in California, to hold this event. With more than 800 members, the ASCCA has been representing all areas
of the automotive repair industry, including mechanical, auto body, supplier and educators in the automotive technology field for the past 76 years. CAA Executive David McClune is ready to lead these two groups as they take on the Capitol. “This is our big mo-
by Jeff Quackenbush, The North Bay Business Journal
open a shop at 19285 Sonoma Hwy., a 4,500-square-foot former tire and automotive building purchased in the fall for $1.7 million. Renovations and tenant improvements added another $700,000 to the project, led by general contractor Pacatte Construction of Santa Rosa. This new location comes during
See Legislative Day, Page 18
Santa Rosa, CA-based G&C Auto Body Doubles Shops and Sales in Five Years G&C Auto Body has doubled sales and locations in the past five years, as a new Sonoma Valley spot gives the company 10 shops in four North Bay counties. The Santa Rosa-based company run by the Crozat family is preparing to
See G&C Auto Body, Page 26
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