by ARA | Jan 1, 2023 | Industry
Each year at the Annual ARA Convention & Expo, the Ladies of the Automotive Recyclers Association, known as LARA, gather together to network. This year was no different, as the go-getter women who work in all different aspects of the industry gathered for a cocktail...
by ARA | Jan 1, 2023 | Industry
By Ron Sturgeon By making it a process, I reduced what could have been a 15- to 30-minute task to 30 seconds. Business is complicated today and it’s certainly not for the faint hearted. Many of my friends say that the reason that I was successful is because I was...
by ARA | Jan 1, 2023 | Industry
By Jim Henry Unless there’s an unexpectedly severe recession, analysts predict 2023 should be a less extreme version of 2022 for auto sales. Less extreme, in the sense that new vehicles should be a little more plentiful in 2023, as automakers get better access to...
by ARA | Jan 1, 2023 | Industry
By Sandy Blalock • ARA Executive Director We have the privilege to represent our auto recycling industry at many related industry events every year. I am just returning from the Collision Industry Conference (CIC), an event that was the brainchild of a few very...
by ARA | Jan 1, 2023 | Industry
By Shan Lathem • ARA President Awareness — it's a real thing that takes time, energy, and money. Every three years, the ARA hosts a Strategic Planning Meeting to identify goals, review progress and chart a path for the Association to continue to move forward. This...
by ARA | Jan 1, 2023 | Industry
ARA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION RECIPIENTS Academic Year 2022-2023 Funded by generous donations from ARA Member Automotive Recyclers and Industry Vendors, the Scholarship Foundation provides financial gifts to children of automotive recycling working families. This is a...