Diagnostic Solutions: Modern Battery Design and Testing
Modern battery technology is changing the way we deal with battery testing and replacement.
Hybrid Service: Nissan Altima
While the Toyota Prius dominates most of the hybrid discussion, the Nissan Altima Hybrid warrants some attention too.
Targeted Marketing Efforts Deliver Customers And Increased Revenue
At the end of last year, readers of ImportCar were asked, “What are the top concerns of your business for the coming year?” Several respondents’ comments centered on profitability, increasing car counts and staying competitive (see sidebar for specific comments). Not an easy job in today’s tough business climate. You already know that to win
News Technologies For Safer Driving: Adaptive Lighting, Night Vision, Backup Cameras & Blind Spot Detection
the road ahead, but they have limitations. That’s where new technologies such as adaptive lighting and night vision come into play.
DriverSide.com and ASE Announce Cooperation to Help Consumers Find Certified Professionals
DriverSide.com and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) have announced a cooperative program to help drivers locate credible, ASE-certified technicians and Blue Seal of Excellence recognized repair shops. DriverSide will incorporate ASE shops into its shop locator listings.
Active Safety Technology: Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Departure Warning & Collision Mitigation Braking
A vehicle that stops itself may sound like something out of a futuristic sci-fi movie, but the technology is here and now. From collision mitigation braking to adaptive cruise control, find out how many of today’s next generation active safety systems come into play.
Tech Tip: Servicing a Malfunctioning Automotive Ignition Switch
The automotive ignition switch, formerly a straightforward device used to connect battery voltage to various circuits and prevent theft of the vehicle, has recently been switched up.
Tech Tip: A/C Service Tools & Equipment
Hot weather is fast approaching, and that means it’s time to tool up for summer air conditioning service work. A lot has changed in recent years. A whole new generation of smarter, more accurate, more efficient A/C recovery machines and recharging stations have been introduced to handle today’s reduced refrigerant capacity vehicles.
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.
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