ASA Adds Insurance Veteran as EVP

Published: February 28, 2013

The Automotive Service Association has hired industry veteran Dan Risley as executive vice president. His appointment is effective March 18.

In that role, Risley will work closely with Ron Pyle, ASA president and chief staff executive, and the national staff based in Texas, while maintaining an office in Chicago. Most recently, Risley was a market claims manager for Allstate Insurance.

“Ron, the board and I will be aggressively pursuing resolutions to the most pressing issues adversely impacting our mechanical and collision repair members,” Risley said. “From parts quality issues to legislative activities at the grassroots level, I’m eager to serve on behalf of all ASA members.”

Schaeffler Group USA expands product portfolio

Seventy new parts have been added to the INA, LuK and Schaeffler Bearings.

By Christian Hinton

Published: May 6, 2024

Schaeffler Group USA has expanded its parts offerings for vehicles in the United States and Canada, adding over 70 new parts to the INA, LuK and Schaeffler Bearings portfolios. These additions expand application coverage to an additional 30 million vehicles in operation, the company said.

New LuK products include nine different clutch kits, including traditional LuK RepSets and RepSet DMFs. The newly released clutch kits provide coverage to many common vehicle applications, including various Toyota, BMW and Volkswagen models, accounting for 4.3 million vehicles in operation, the company said.