Professionals in Automotive Service Since 1940

Spotlight date: August, 2019 Member of the month: Rob Morrell Spotlight date: August, 2019 The ASCCA Membership Committee proudly announces Rob Morrell of WORLDPAC as its ASCCA member of the month for August 2019. ASCCA regularly honors members who go above and beyond in demonstrating ASCCA’s core values of integrity, compassion, professionalism, and unity. Along with these core values, Rob Morrell also embodies ASCCA’s core purpose: To elevate and unite automotive professionals and give them voice. Rob Morrell is the Sr. Director of the WORLDPAC Training Institute and CARQUEST Technical Institute.  He is an expert technician-shop foreman for Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes Benz. He also has an extensive background building high performance engines for Porsche including power plants for 959’s, 962’s and GT2’s.  He worked as shop forem ... read more

Spotlight date: June, 2019 Member of the month: George Hritz Spotlight date: June, 2019 The ASCCA Membership Committee proudly announces George Hritz, Executive Director of the California Automotive Teachers as its ASCCA member of the month for June 2019. ASCCA regularly honors members who go above and beyond in demonstrating ASCCA’s core values of integrity, compassion, professionalism, and unity. Along with these core values, George Hritz also embodies ASCCA’s core purpose: To elevate and unite automotive professionals and give them voice. George started his Automotive Career at age 15 working in an automotive machine shop where he performed engine disassembly and clean-up.  In June of 1968 he graduated from high school and worked as a tire-man at the Firestone Tire Store in Albany, CA. He went on to earn his Industrial Education B.A. from San Jose State University ... read more

Spotlight date: May, 2019 Member of the month: Steve Vanlandingham Spotlight date: May, 2019 The ASCCA Membership Committee proudly announces Steve Vanlandingham of Van’s Automotive as its ASCCA member of the month for May 2019. ASCCA regularly honors members who go above and beyond in demonstrating ASCCA’s core values of integrity, compassion, professionalism, and unity. Along with these core values, Steve Vanlandingham also embodies ASCCA’s core purpose:To elevate and unite automotive professionals and give them voice. Family-owned and operated in in El Cajon, California, Van’s Automotive was founded in 1982 and is a full-service preventative maintenance and automotive repair shop. A member since 1996, Steve has been an active member in both his Chapter 24 and at the state level. He has served as his Chapter 24 Board Member, Vice President ... read more

Spotlight date: April, 2019 Member of the month: John Camara Spotlight date: April, 2019 The ASCCA Membership Committee proudly announces John Camara of Camara Auto Services as its ASCCA member of the month for April 2019. ASCCA regularly honors members who go above and beyond in demonstrating ASCCA’s core values of integrity, compassion, professionalism, and unity. Along with these core values, John Camara also embodies ASCCA’s core purpose: To elevate and unite automotive professionals and give them voice. Located in Tulare, California, Camara Auto Services was founded in 1973 and is a full-service automotive repair shop. Their motto is “Quality auto service that you will appreciate.” A member since 1986, John has been an active member in both his Chapter 26 and at the state level, most recently serving on the ASCCA Membership, Public Relations, and Chapter Representatives ... read more

Spotlight date: March, 2019 Member of the month: Gary and Sharon Anderberg Spotlight date: March, 2019 The ASCCA Membership Committee proudly announces Gary and Sharon Anderberg of Aero Auto Repair as its ASCCA member of the month for March 2019. ASCCA regularly honors members who go above and beyond in demonstrating ASCCA’s core values of integrity, compassion, professionalism, and unity. Along with these core values, Gary and Sharon also embody ASCCA’s core purpose: To elevate and unite automotive professionals and give them voice. Family owned and operated, Aero Auto Repair, located in San Diego, has been a part of the ASCCA family for almost 30 years. While they began specializing in Nissan Z’s and RX7’s, Aero Auto began servicing most cars, trucks, and SUVs in 1994. Their mission is "To elevate the image of San Diego auto repair by delivering extraordin ... read more

Spotlight date: February, 2019 Member of the month: Travis Guy Spotlight date: February, 2019 The ASCCA Membership Committee proudly announces Travis Guy of Yorba Linda Auto Service (YLAS) as its ASCCA member of the month for February 2019. ASCCA regularly honors members who go above and beyond in demonstrating ASCCA’s core values of integrity, compassion, professionalism, and unity. Along with these core values, Travis also embodies ASCCA’s core purpose: To elevate and unite automotive professionals and give them voice. The family business, located in Yorba Linda, CA, has been a part of the community for over 30 years and offers automotive repair service on all makes and models. While he started at YLAS with no prior automotive experience, Travis brought his unique skills acquired from 10 years of working in 4 and 5-star hotels and specializes in providing YLAS customers with ... read more

Spotlight date: January, 2019 Member of the month: Steve Sturken Spotlight date: January, 2019 The ASCCA Membership Committee proudly announces Steve Sturken of Sturken Auto Body as its ASCCA member of the month for January 2019. ASCCA regularly honors members who go above and beyond in demonstrating ASCCA’s core values of integrity, compassion, professionalism, and unity. Along with these core values, Steve also embodies ASCCA’s core purpose: To elevate and unite automotive professionals and give them voice.  Steve’s business, located in San Jose, sets itself apart from other shops by offering three services—auto body, auto repair, and RV repair. Steve takes pride in his business model, saying “within each of these I have tried to distinguish myself by specializing in diesel repair, hybrid repair, and RV body repair. These services have set my s ... read more

Spotlight date: December, 2018 Member of the month: Grant Takikawa Spotlight date: December, 2018 The ASCCA Membership Committee proudly announces Grant Takikawa of Dick’s Automotive as its ASCCA member of the month for December 2018. ASCCA regularly honors members who go above and beyond in demonstrating ASCCA’s core values of integrity, compassion, professionalism, and unity. Along with these core values, Grant also embodies ASCCA’s core purpose: To elevate and unite automotive professionals and give them voice. Grant took over Dick’s Automotive, now a domestic and foreign auto repair shop, in 1993 and shortly after got involved in his local Chapter 25. Reflecting on those early days, Grant said “Being a part of chapter 25 in my early years allowed me to be in the room with the who’s-who of my local area, and the shop owners in my chapter accepted me with op ... read more

Spotlight date: September, 2018 Member of the month: Dara Bakhshandeh Spotlight date: September, 2018 The ASCCA Membership Committee proudly announces Dara Bakhshandeh of C & D Auto Care as its ASCCA member of the month for September 2018. Every month, the ASCCA honors members who have continuously excelled in the demonstration of ASCCA’s core values of integrity, compassion, professionalism, and unity. Along with these core values, Dara has proven to go above and beyond in demonstrating support for ASCCA’s core purpose: To elevate and unite automotive professionals and give them voice.   C & D Auto Care is a family-owned, team operated, 6,500 square foot automotive service and repair facility where Dara works on domestic and Asian vehicles. He is Treasurer of Chapter 24 and a Trustee for the Automotive Service Councils Educational Foundation. As a long-time ... read more

Spotlight date: June, 2018 Member of the month: John Gustafson Spotlight date: June, 2018 The ASCCA Membership Committee proudly announces John Gustafson of Gustafson Brothers Inc. as its ASCCA member of the month for June 2018. Every month, the ASCCA honors members who have continuously excelled in the demonstration of ASCCA’s core values of integrity, compassion, professionalism, and unity. Along with these core values, John has proven to go above and beyond in demonstrating support for ASCCA’s core purpose: To elevate and unite automotive professionals and give them voice.  John specializes in customer service at Gustafson Brothers Inc.  The business started in 1971 as a single location mechanical shop and added collision in the nearly 1980’s. In the 90’s they added a second collision shop, Brother’s Autobody in Lake Havasu City NV ... read more