Bedford, Texas, Sept. 12, 2007 - Sterling Autobody Centers join the Automotive Management Institute’s (AMI’s) resource development and industry partnership, EXCEL, with a Charter Guarantor commitment of $25,000. The commitment to AMI will be combined with other leadership contributions to continue AMI’s mission of providing and promoting practical business management education tailored to the automotive service and collision repair industry.

“Sterling Autobody customers expect best-in-class service and repair and AMI provides the best management education to help our employees deliver this exceptional experience,” said Tim Swift, VP of Training and Procurement.

AMI board of trustees chairman George Witt, AAM, George Witt Service, Inc., Lincoln, Neb., said, “We greatly appreciate Sterling Autobody’s generous contribution to AMI’s EXCEL program. Their commitment, combined with other contributions, helps AMI further build the quality and quantity of its approved programs.”

AMI executive director Toni Slaton, AAM, said, “Sterling Autobody’s commitment demonstrates the organization’s strong support for what AMI is all about. We thank Sterling Autobody for helping to secure the future of management education through AMI.”

Sterling Autobody was founded in September 1997 with a mission to redefine the collision repair experience. With a commitment to providing safe, high-quality repairs, while returning the car to the customer in industry leading cycle time, Sterling developed a unique repair process and began building their own state-of-the-art facilities.

In 2001, Allstate Non-Insurance Holdings purchased Sterling Autobody Centers to offer consumers the option of a superior automotive claims experience with guaranteed high-quality repairs. Sterling Autobody Centers now operates 60 vehicle repair facilities in 16 states, with a Store Support Center in Natick, Mass. For more information about Sterling Autobody Centers, please contact Sharon Mazanec, Vice President of Marketing and Communications at smazanec@sterling-usa.com or (972) 523-9226.

To date, AMI programs have attracted more than 160,000 enrollments throughout North America. AMI is a not-for-profit educational foundation to which tax deductible contributions can be made. For more information about the Institute, its curriculum, or EXCEL, please contact AMI at (800) 272-7467, ext 239, or visit the AMI Web site at www.AMIonline.org.