Seasonal Vehicle Maintenance Opportunities Emerge
As consumer spending recovers, what type of rebound in delayed vehicle maintenance services will dealerships see?
Winter Vehicle Maintenance
For much of the country, winter brings potentially hazardous road conditions – meaning, your shop should be planning now to help your customers safely weather the season.
TRICO Encourages Routine Vehicle Maintenance With Reminder For Drivers To ‘Change Your Clocks, Change Your Blades’
As the fall season kicks into high gear and Daylight Savings Time ends on November 1, TRICO encourages drivers to use the time change as a reminder to inspect and replace their wiper blades. “Clear vision is essential to safe driving and changing your wiper blades regularly should be part of a standard vehicle maintenance
April Is Time To ‘Spring’ For Vehicle Maintenance, Says Car Care Council
Spring is the perfect time to give your car some extra attention, according to the nonprofit Car Care Council. Results of vehicle inspections held at community car care events across the country during Car Care Months in April and October 2014 revealed that 84 percent of vehicles needed service or parts, up 5 percent from the previous
Mazda3i Vehicle Maintenance Checks
For this article, we’ll be looking at a 2006 Mazda3i. We won’t spend much time on performing routine maintenance services, as we should all be familiar with the nuts and bolts of the job. The most important thing to ask yourself is, why are you doing this service? Sure it’s important to get fresh fluids and
Editor’s Notebook: Cash-Strapped Consumers Fuel Unperformed Vehicle Maintenance Trend
For those who fix cars daily and are responsible for keeping America rolling, it’s disheartening to learn that not everyone has such an allegiance. A recent Consumer Reports poll may have you shaking your head, or, better yet, nodding in agreement on the amount of unperformed maintenance that’s there for the taking.
Bendix Team Launches National Teen Driver Safety Campaign to Elevate Interest in Vehicle Maintenance
Repair shops and technicians may soon be seeing new faces walk through their doors. A recent survey commissioned by Honeywell Friction Materials, maker of Bendix Brakes, has lead the company to launch a national consumer initiative aimed at educating young drivers and their parents about proper vehicle care and maintenance.
Directions: Vehicle Age and Smaller Engines Increase Vehicle Maintenance
While the small increase in 2010 vehicle total mileage would seem to be negative for aftermarket product expansion, the changing driving habits of Americans are causing more vehicle wear per mile driven today than in the past.
Consumers Did More Vehicle Maintenance in 2009, and Most Will Do the Same Amount or More in 2010, Reports NPD
According to NPD, 94 percent of consumers are planning to do the same amount of maintenance they have been doing on their vehicle or more next year.
Jiffy Lube Rewards Program Delivers Exceptional Vehicle Maintenance Value
The new program reinforces the company’s appreciation of customers who rely on Jiffy Lube for their vehicle maintenance needs.