CERTIFIED ONCE, RECOGNIZED BY MANY

To ensure the next generation of vehicles are properly repaired, leading Auto Manufacturers are doing their part to ensure that body shops have the proper tools, equipment, training, and facilities to repair vehicles to manufacturer specifications, ensuring the fit, finish, durability, value, and safety of the vehicle. Assured Performance works with the top Auto Manufacturers in the country to identify, certify, and promote these best-in-class repair businesses through one joint-effort program. This approach eliminates redundant costs and duplication between programs, saving time and money for all concerned.

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Get Certified by Assured Performance, and you can be officially Certified-Recognized by Ford, FCA, Nissan, Infiniti, Hyundai, and Kia. With a program that is continually expanding and adding new OEM partners, you can't afford to miss out on the opportunity to be "Certified Once and Recognized by Many".

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MINIMUM CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

Only 1 in 10 shops will meet or exceed the requirements for Certification. In order to become and remain Certified, shops must meet the requirements as established by the Auto Manufacturers and pass an annual on-site inspection-audit. These requirements identify Certified shops that have the proper tools, equipment, training, and facilities to safely repair the next generation of vehicles, ensuring the vehicle fit, finish, durability, value, and safety using advanced materials and technology.

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OEM CERTIFICATION 2.0: The CRP Model Videos

Assured Performance “Certified Collision Care Provider” videos offer the Assured Performance Certified Network a peak into what they need to do to take their Certified business to the next level, from being OEM Certified to being an OEM Certified Collision Care Provider. Each video plays a strategic role in demonstrating the importance of being a Certified Collision Care Provider. Learn what is available to you as an OEM Certified shop and how to use each of the systems and tools to become the most valuable Certified Collision Care Provider and continually increase the value of your business.

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INCREASE THE VALUE OF YOUR BUSINESS

Certification makes you part of a joint-effort program of best-in-class body shops, creating a positive image for the collision repair industry, its stakeholders, and customers. As part of this elite network, your Certified shop can leverage exclusive marketing, business improvement tools and increased top-line growth.

ROI

	Increase the market share value of your business
	Eliminate the need for multiple inspections for each program and the redundancy of equipment that would otherwise be required
	Receive discounts on training, tools and equipment with Certified Rewards and other rebate programs providing you with a means to reinvest in your business
	Prove to insurers you have what it takes to repair the next generation vehicles, minimizing dependency on Direct Repair Providers (DRPs)
	Mitigate liability exposure and lower your liability insurance costs
	Close more sales, raise consumer confidence, and gain a higher CSI
	Recruit top quality employees - the best want to work with the best
	Receive customer referrals from OEMs through their lease program requirements

MARKETING

	Improve your value proposition when negotiating referral programs or gaining wholesale accounts
	OEM approved signs, badges, and logos enhance your ability to market your shop as an advanced repair capable facility
	Improve your reputation throughout your community and B-2-B relationships
	Listed on various online consumer-facing shop locators
	Listed on Smartphone Apps, with direct appointment connection to customers
	Increase market exposure within your community through a series of press releases to local media outlets
	Separate yourself from local competition and gain a competitive advantage
	Connect directly to new car buyers through targeted OEM direct mail and email campaigns
	Increase your customer referrals through numerous OEM branded online locators and Smartphone Apps

BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT

	Become an integral part of reinventing and reengineering the body shop experience into Collision Care
	Improve your operations and keep your technicians at the forefront of technology according to future requirements with our 5-Star Business Performance Program
	Safeguard and self manage your own data and monitor your business performance using KPI reporting and benchmarking through several data management tools