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ASCCA Professionals in Automotive Service 

The members of the Automotive Service Councils of California are professionals dedicated to providing quality and equitable automotive services to the motoring public. 

The independent shop owners are pledged, as a condition of membership, to stand behind the services they perform and the products they sell. 

 ASCCA Core Purpose

 The ASCCA Core Purpose is:  "To Elevate and Unite Automotive Professionals, and Give Them Voice."

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ASCCA Sign of the Professional

ASCCA members are proud of the symbol of their professionalism--the ASCCA emblem. An ASCCA emblem on a sign is sent to new members along with their new member packet. The sign remains the property of ASCCA. Only members in good standing may display the sign or use the emblem.

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ASCCA Code of Ethics

  1. To promote good will between the motorist and the automotive industry.
  2. To have a sense of personal obligation to each individual customer.
  3. To perform high quality service at a fair and just price.
  4. To employ the best skilled personnel obtainable.
  5. To use only proven merchandise of high quality distributed by reputable firms.
  6. To itemize all parts and adjustments in the price charged for service rendered.
  7. To retain all parts replaced for customer inspection, if so requested.
  8. To uphold the high standards of our profession and always seek to correct any and all abuses with the automotive industry.
  9. To uphold the integrity of all members.
  10. To refrain from advertisement which is false or misleading or likely to confuse or deceive the customer.

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ASCCA Industry Groups

The following automotive industry specialties are members of ASCCA:

  1. General Repair
  2. Auto Body
  3. Transmission
  4. Brake and Alignment
  5. Radiator and Air Conditioning
  6. Mufflers
  7. Electric
  8. Towing
  9. Automotive Parts
  10. Educators
  11. Service Stations
  12. Dealerships
  13. Suppliers

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ASCCA Membership Categories

The ASC-CA shall be comprised of different categories of membership. The categories of membership are: Regular, Associate, Retired, Lifetime, Honorary, Educator and Technician, each of which shall be an organization, person, firm or Association defined as follows:

  1. Regular members shall be automotive service businesses validly and currently registered in good standing with the California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) and the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) as an Automotive Repair Dealer (ARD).
  2. Associate members shall be those businesses, which supply goods, equipment or services to the automotive service/repair industry, and/or those automotive repair businesses, regardless of type, not located in the State of California. Associate members shall be entitled to vote but shall not be entitled to hold elective office in the ASCCA.
  3. Lifetime or Honorary Members shall automatically include Past-Presidents of the ASCCA upon completion of their term of office. Lifetime Honorary Membership may also be conferred upon individuals who have rendered efforts on behalf of the automotive repair industry or the ASCCA that merit special recognition. This membership shall be confirmed by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the current ASCCA Board of Directors. Without payment of dues, Lifetime or Honorary members will not be entitled to vote or hold elective office.
  4. Educator members shall be teachers or administrators working in an accredited California school who do not own or manage an automotive repair facility. Educator members shall not be entitled to vote or hold elective office.
  5. Retired members are those individuals who previously were Regular, Associate or Educator members but are no longer involved in the automotive repair industry. Retired members shall not be entitled to or hold elective office.
  6. Technician members are those individuals who provide automotive repair services but do not have any proprietary interest in an automotive repair facility. Technician members shall not be entitled to vote or hold elective office.
  7. Membership categories may be added or deleted by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Board of Directors.

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ASCCA Locations

The Automotive Service Councils of California has 35 chapters throughout California

revised 02/2006

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