APA Annual Meeting Delivers on Multiple Accounts
With more than 70% of its membership in attendance, the 28th Annual Automotive Parts Associates (APA) Shareholders’ & Manufacturers’ Conference, held March 5-7 in Phoenix, proved successful.
Mitch Schneider: Talk is Cheap – It Takes Money to Buy Whiskey!
Having a vested interest in a project, an idea, a concept and/or your own future, in the way of sweat equity (time, energy, effort, physical or emotional investment, and/or cash) brings with it an entirely different level of involvement because of the sacrifice implied…”It takes money to buy whiskey!” But, what does all that mean? I think it means that unless someone has a vested interest in your future or mine, we almost have a responsibility to take whatever that person has to say with a grain of salt.
Insurance Matters: Protecting Your #1 Employee
By Steve Shechter, Guest Writer
Body Shop Owner Grows Her Business Using the Power of Air
Automobiles move. The environment in which they move contains objects moving in different directions at different rates of speed, and other objects that aren’t moving at all. Even with rules governing what can move when, where and how fast, the predictable outcome of all this movement is occasional collisions. Fortunately, most of the vehicle damage
What It Takes To Be An Automotive Technician — These Days
Most people inside and outside our industry drastically underestimate what it takes to educate the modern automotive technician.
Directions: Put the Aftermarket First
A plan to help the economy, the industry and the motoring public.
What the U.S. Looked Like in 1909: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Needing a test facility for Indianapolis’ burgeoning automobile industry, Carl Fisher and three other investors purchased 325 acres in 1909. They built a 2.5-mile racetrack and dubbed it Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “The Brickyard” – a nickname coming about later that year when 3.2 million bricks were used to pave the track – is the world’s largest sports venue today, with the ability to seat about 400,000 spectators.
Management: Creating a Buzz
Operating any business in today’s economic climate certainly brings with it many challenges. But tire dealers are met with a unique set of hurdles, not the least of which is consumers’ tightened budgets. You’ve probably been met with many customers who are trying to stretch their money – those driving on tires that are well past needing replaced, and those who refuse the majority of your repair recommendations, asking instead for the least expensive alternative ….
MACS to Offer Certification Test Prep Webinar
To address the growing need for technical training for technicians, MACS now has the capability to offer live training directly to you or your group of employees via the internet. You can participate in a live MACS Section 609 Test Preparation class on ….
Walker Exhaust Offers VISA Pre-Paid Debit Cards to Installers Through Spring Promotion
The Walker exhaust brand of Tenneco Inc. is sponsoring a two-month trade promotion this spring, the "Great Exhaust Event! Rewards" promotion, that will award Visa pre-paid debit cards valued at up to $100 each to automotive service providers who complete qualifying sales of Walker emissions control products ….