AutoZone Recognizes Top Suppliers
AutoZone, Inc. recognized Great Neck Saw as Extra Miler: Supplier of the Year during the annual AutoZone Vendor Summit held in Memphis, TN.
Centric Parts Named Branded Supplier of the Year by Automotive Parts Associates (APA) for Record Third Time
Centric Parts, a leading manufacturer and supplier of aftermarket brake components and systems for import and domestic cars and trucks in all driving situations, has been named 2011 Branded Supplier of the Year by Automotive Parts Associates (APA).
Identify the Right Parts for Any Performance Application Via Federal-Mogul’s www.FMe-cat.com Electronic Catalog
Federal-Mogul Corporation has launched a dynamic, next-generation electronic catalog – available at www.FMe-cat.com – to help performance engine builders, enthusiasts and other customers find high-quality parts for virtually any automotive, performance or marine application.
Federal-Mogul Named Supplier of the Year by Parts Warehouse Inc.
In addition, a Federal-Mogul sales development manager was selected as PWI Manufacturer Representative of the Year. Both awards were announced earlier this month during the company’s business and education conference in Shreveport, LA.
AP Performance, Autolite/Fram (Honeywell), Leacree and More Join ShowMeTheParts.com
With our most recent additions of the AP Performance, Autolite/Fram (Honeywell), Leacree, Performance Radiator, Precision Parts Australia, Prime Guard, Rainy Day Wipers and Security Filters lines, ShowMeTheParts.com now includes more than 150 brands, covering almost 2,200 part types.
Tech Feature: Mazda6 and Mazda3 Driveability Diagnostics and Electronic Throttle Control
Drive-by-wire throttle control systems are pretty much trouble-free but have to be taken into consideration as you perform routine service and diagnose problems, and it changes the way you service these cars when it comes to cleaning the throttle plates, advises Bob Dowie, import specialist contributor, who also covers electronic throttle control’s tie in with ABS and VSC systems.
Uniformity in Uniforms
In Pittsburgh, a man awaits a trial for manslaughter. He is, or was at the time, a technician for a repair shop. He had been assigned inspect the brakes on a Dodge Caravan. The driver of the van had brought the vehicle to the shop for a brake inspection because the brakes “did not feel right.”
Top 5 Tools: Scott Palm, Palm’s Town Pump
Scott Palm, owner/repair technician ASE MasterTech, L1 Palm’s Town Pump Hoyt Lakes, MN www.palmstownpump.com My top 5 tools are evolving as the repair industry changes, and a few may change from month to month, but there will always be one or two that seem more like an extension of the hand. Our business is a
Mazda Performance Upgrades
Mazda enjoys the enviable position of being known as a company that builds good, solid, cost-effective cars, while at the same time having a reputation of building affordable sports cars that offer great performance and potential. The folks who are attracted to a high-performance car like the Miata, RX-7 and RX-8, not to mention the
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