WIX Filters Sponsors Tomorrow’s Technician’s 2012 School of the Year Competition
WIX Filters and O’Reilly Auto Parts have partnered with Tomorrow’s Technician magazine as title sponsors for the 2012 School of the Year competition, a national contest to find and name the best technician training school in the country.
2012 Head of the Class Award Application Now Available
The Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) is gearing up to select its second annual “Head of the Class Award” winners, to honor up to seven aftermarket companies that continually invest in employee education and training. The award was created in 2011 and will be administered by the AAIA Education Committee on behalf of the association.
ASE Test Prep App Now Available
Lets learn how to ACE the ASE! The Study App, announced in Las Vegas at the AVI Training Conference during AAPEX is now available! Technicians everywhere can download the ASE study app on their mobile phones.
Delphi Announces Annual Dream Shop Sweepstakes Giveaway
Due to the popularity of last year’s Dream Shop giveaway, Delphi announced they will again equip one lucky technician with parts, tools, equipment, shop supplies and training as part of the 2012 Delphi Dream Shop Sweepstakes, which launched this month and will continue through September 30.
Point of View: It’s Show Time…
This is the time of the year that most of the national tool distributors hold their annual trade shows. And the TechShop team will be packing up to attend these trade shows to bring you the latest in equipment and tool innovation.
VDO REDI-Sensor Wins 2011 AIA Industry Awards for Best New Product
Continental Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket, manufacturer and supplier of VDO OE-engineered TPMS replacement parts, was cited for “Best New Product for Import Cars or Trucks” in the 2011 Automotive International Industry (AIA) Awards competition, which was recently held during the 2011 AAPEX Show in Las Vegas, NV.
Lift Association Elects Officers & Directors
During the Automotive Lift Institute, Inc.’s Annual Membership Meeting held in November in conjunction with the AAPEX/SEMA shows in Las Vegas, ALI members re-elected Douglas Grunnet of Stertil KONI USA as chairman of the board of directors. The association’s membership also elected the following directors for the coming year: Jerry Lentz of Challenger Lifts, Gary
Auto International Association Presents the 2011 AIA Import Product and Marketing Awards
The Auto International Association (AIA), the import segment of the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA), has announced the recipients of the 2011 AIA Import Product and Marketing Awards. The winners were honored at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) in Las Vegas, NV.
AVI Training Conference Videos
The AAPEX convention & AVI Conference took place on October 31 -November 1, 2011 as part of Industry Week in Las Vegas, Nevada. Whether you made the journey out to Vegas for the week or were stuck back home in the shop you will want to check out this ‘virtual show’ video player from AVI.
Car Care Council Women’s Board Presents Inaugural Aftermarket Women’s Business Summit
The Car Care Council Women’s Board (WB) presented the first-ever Aftermarket Women’s Business Summit Nov. 1-3 in Las Vegas, NV, during the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX). Female shop owners and managers from all over the country attended the day and a half event, which featured education sessions and networking opportunities focused on empowering them to achieve business and professional success.