Management: Marketing Muffler Service Can Improve Bottom Line
Have muffler inspections become a low-priority undercar service in your shop? With the introduction of stainless-steel exhaust systems into the import market, it’s easy to forget that muffler and related exhaust parts sales are still a lucrative service that can enhance any profit and loss statement. Muffler replacements can be profitable at any skill or ….
CCPN Repair Shop Owners Dialogue with Manufacturers
Building on the productive dialogue between aftermarket manufacturers and repair shop owner members of the Car Care Professionals Network (CCPN) at the recent Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) Vision Conference, a repair shop/manufacturer forum will be hosted by CCPN at the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association’s (AAIA) Spring Leadership Days, April 9-11, in ….
NASCAR Engine Builder Teams are Signing Up Early to Compete in the 2008 MAHLE Engine Builder Showdown
The first round of the 2008 MAHLE Engine Builder Showdown is more than two months away, but already multiple NASCAR engine builder teams have signed up to compete in this exciting contest to see who can successfully build and run a Chevy RO7 engine in the ….
Equus Products, Inc. Reaches 400,000 Pieces Sold of its INNOVA 3100 CanOBD2 Diagnostic Tool
Automotive aftermarket manufacturer and distributor Equus Products, Inc. proudly announces that it will reach the 400,000th-piece sale of its INNOVA 3100 CanOBD2 Diagnostic Tool this quarter. This tool, which quickly took the industry by storm when it officially debuted in 2002, is believed to ….
AMI Announces Applications for the $1,000 Zurich ‘High Octane’ Scholarship
The Automotive Management Institute (AMI) is accepting applications for the $1,000 Zurich "High Octane" Scholarship. AMI’s resource development effort, EXCEL, in conjunction with Zurich, formerly Universal Underwriters Group, established the scholarship, which is awarded to an Automotive Service Association (ASA) Mechanical Division member who ….
Fuel Injector Service: The Basics and Beyond
and go traffic conditions. Because high underhood heat usually increases electrical and clogging failures in fuel injectors, fuel-injected vehicles driven in metro areas may generally need more maintenance than vehicles driven in rural areas. We can also generally say that many late 1980s and early 1990s fuel injectors fail more often because of poor design,
Mitch Schneider: Industry-Wide Conference to ‘Accelerate’ Change for Techs
This isn’t going to be a long diatribe about something that happened in the shop yesterday or the day before. It isn’t going to be another rant about customers who don’t understand or suppliers who don’t care. This column is about today. Perhaps, more important, it is about ….
Tech Tip: Automotive Lift Safety 101
The Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) cautions the unsuspecting lift purchaser to recognize that, within the North American marketplace, a lift either fully complies with the local, state or provincial regulation(s) or the lift does not comply and therefore may not be safe for your intended use.
Tenneco Celebrates a Decade of Customer Loyalty with 2008 Expert Plus Program
After a decade of powerful promotions, merchandising and training, the 2008 Expert Plus program from Tenneco continues to offer one of the most successful and progressive marketing programs to installers. During this anniversary year, Tenneco expects a record 18,000 members to participate in the expanded Expert Plus program.
Four Seasons University Introduced at MACS Convention and Trade Show
Four Seasons Inc. is pleased to announce its new technician training program – Four Seasons University – which was recently introduced at The Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) Worldwide 28th annual Convention and Trade Show, held at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort at Walt Disney World.