NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, April 23, 2021 – ASA Affiliates and National representing the U.S. invite you to ASA X50 Conference & Expo, an exciting, two-day event April 30 and May 1, which is less than a week away! 

ASA is taking the feel of a physical conference and bringing it to you in the virtual world – complete with a Vendor Expo exhibiting creative interactive booths! On Monday, April 26 at 3 p.m. Central, attendees will have an opportunity to pre-schedule text or video appointments with more than 30 exhibitors and vendors. 

The packed educational agenda has more than 50 sessions for shop owners, managers, technicians, service advisors and collision industry personnel. Taught by leading automotive instructors from the industry and vehicle manufacturers, attendees can expect to gain tremendous amounts of valuable information about vehicles from yesterday, today and prepping for tomorrow! The cost is just $150 for ASA Members and $200 for nonmembers – this opportunity is open to the entire industry! No travel costs! No hotel costs! No meal and transportation costs – this event is affordable so your whole team can go!

Not a Member?  Now is the time because ASA is offering a show special on membership where you can save $100 by joining and registering for the Conference & Expo. Use Membership Promo Code X50NewASAMember.

Instructors for technical courses include John Thornton, Jorge Menchu, G Jerry Truglia, Gary Smith, Dr. Mark Quarto, Mike Reynolds, Pete Meier, Rich Falco, Scott Brown, and many more, including trainers from GM, Audi/VW, Nissan and Mitsubishi!

For management, service advisor and marketing courses, instructors include Bob Cooper, Eric Joern CPA, Jeremy O'Neal, Jimmy Lea, Mike DelaCruz, Maylan Newton, Kim Walker, Danny Sanchez, Vin Waterhouse, Bob Greenwood, and more!

For collision courses, instructors include Roger Cada, Kristen Felder, Mark Allen from Audi/VW, John Eck and Chris Blackmore from GM!

PLUS ... X50 will bring you expert panel discussions including The Future of The Automotive Workforce: Now and Looking Ahead on Friday morning, and the Trained by Techs Interactive Diagnostic Challenge Saturday morning and the Own It: How to Communicate with Your Female Employees and Customers on Saturday afternoon.

In addition to the live training, all 50+ sessions will be recorded and available on demand for all registered attendees, for 30 days after the event.

The virtual Expo provides a “walk around” experience with vendor exhibits, where attendees can access show specials, exhibitor downloads, videos and links, and win prizes!

• Connect in live one-on-one text or video chats.
• Participate in live group video and text discussions.
• Helpful panel discussions from industry leaders on relevant and timely topics.
• Fun interactions with your colleagues and win prizes by participating in the gamification experience.
• Share ideas and collaborate in new ways that will enhance your virtual experience.

BUT, you’ll still want to attend the live event because beyond the big names and new names, the OEs and Aftermarket educational events,  there will be many opportunities for fun competition with gamification! You can’t win any of these great prizes (like one of two DELL laptops) if you don’t attend the live experience! 

Don’t miss this great event! Register today!

EXCITING NEWS: ASA launched a new mobile App! You can access all kinds of helpful information about ASA X50 through the App. DOWNLOAD it now.

About ASA X50

ASA X50, Uniting Our Voice, Uniting Our Industry, represents ASA affiliated organizations from across the United States that have joined together to present a diverse lineup of virtual training. By uniting the industry virtually, we are expanding training opportunities for mechanical service and collision repair professionals nationwide.   

ASA X50 Participating Affiliates:

ASA Arizona - Diana DeLeon, Dianaasaarizona@gmail.com 

ASA Colorado - Julie Massaro, connect@asacolorado.org 

Kathryne Buckley, ASA Texas, asatexasinc@gmail.com 

Jeff Lovell, ASA Northwest, jeff@asanorthwest.com

Ron Turner, ASA Pennsylvania, ront56@comcast.net 

Mary Steele, ASA Florida, mary@asaflorida.org 

Donna DePaul-Kelly & Deb Bullwinkel, ASA Illinois, donna@asaillinois.org, deb@asaillinois.org