2010 Automotive News PACE Awards Presented To 15 Suppliers For Outstanding Innovations
The 16th annual awards program for innovation honor suppliers that contribute products, processes, capital equipment, information technology or services directly to the manufacture of cars or trucks worldwide.
Mercedes-Benz Testing External Air Bags to Increase Vehicle Safety
In an attempt to make their vehicles safer, Mercedes-Benz is considering a number of new safety options including external air bags. Detroit Free Press Auto Critic Mark Phelan takes a look at some of the safety options that may one day be featured on Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
Rotary Lift Reveals ‘Y’
New lift increases technician productivity and shop profitability.
Federal-Mogul Launching Year-Long Multi-Brand Campaign to Drive Demand for Premium Repair Solutions
Federal-Mogul Corporation is launching an extensive, fully-integrated campaign designed to reinforce the message that longer lasting, better performing premium replacement products are today’s best option for professionals and do-it-yourselfers performing virtually any common automotive repair.
Revisiting OBD II’s Missing Mode — Mode $06
Mode $06 has sometimes been called the “missing” mode because it has been hard to find on most scan tools. And even if you did find it, it didn’t make any sense because it was all hexadecimal gibberish.
Duracell Automotive Batteries to Power 2010 Numerals at Times Square
For the second consecutive year, Duracell automotive batteries, made by East Penn, are powering a special project at Times Square, New York City. At midnight on New Year’s Eve, 40 of these batteries will provide extreme power to the hundreds of light bulbs that illuminate the 2010 numerals.
Ramping Up for 2010: What Are You Doing to Stand Out from the Competition?
As you get ready to close the book on another year, it’s not uncommon to think about challenges in the year ahead and how you will be handling them. Many shop owners take a hard look at their business model and make strategic adjustments that will help pave the way for increased profits and a bigger market share.
Tech Feature: Boosting Performance – Nitrous, Superchargers and Turbochargers
Today’s new cars offer so much performance directly from the factory that there’s no reason anyone could need any more, right?
Tech Feature: Engine Technology Gets a Boost
As a technician, you’ll need to understand how Ford’s EcoBoost turbocharged gasoline direct injection engine works, since the automaker plans to incorporate it in 90% of its new vehicles over the next three years.
POST YOUR COMMENTS: Dealing with Consumers Online Can Be Frustrating
When we redesigned the brakeandfrontend.com website, we permitted people to make comments on articles. Anybody can ask a question or share their opinion and it gets posted immediately.
I manage the comments and respond to readers on a regular basis. Some of the comments and dialog between repair shop professionals is great, sometimes better than the article or news item itself. It has also been a great way for some aftermarket companies to address customers’ questions and concerns.