ALLDATA Celebrates 70,000 Customers
ALLDATA held a media day event at its headquarters in Elk Grove, CA, on Apr. 3, to celebrate its latest accomplishment – 70,000 customers – and to spotlight how ALLDATA is helping automotive service professionals boost their business success ….
Video Feature: ALLDATA Media Day Event
ALLDATA held a media day event April 3 at its headquarters in Elk Grove, CA, to celebrate its latest accomplishment – 70,000 ALLDATA customers – and to spotlight how ALLDATA is helping automotive service professionals boost their business success. ALLDATA President Jeff Lagges and other company executives discussed how ALLDATA is reinventing itself for a changing market ….
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Training Program Updates
State-of-the-art automotive technology doesn’t do anybody much good if technicians can’t get the training they need to fix and maintain today’s systems. Unfortunately, in recent years there has been an industry-wide trend to axe training programs. Parts suppliers are under tremendous price pressure these days, and most are looking for ways to cut costs where
Management: The Internet as a Shop Tool
During the the last few years, automotive aftermarket use of the Internet has continued to grow, making it a valuable business tool in automotive repair shops. Ask most techs and they’ll tell you the Internet in the past decade has been a useful tool for seeking specific repair information or chatting through e-mail with fellow technicians on a hard-to-diagnose repair.
Directions: The Internet as a Shop Tool
Over the last few years, automotive aftermarket use of the Internet has continued to grow, making it a valuable business tool in automotive repair shops. Autologue CEO Jim Franco, who’s company provides automotive information system services, e-cataloging parts pricing and other electronic data services for the automotive distribution market, spoke recently in an “Executive Interview”
ALLDATA Releases New Updates
ALLDATA LLC has issued its quarterly release, adding more than 330,000 pages of factory-correct automotive service and repair information to its core product. In addition, 2,294 new Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs), totaling 7,963 pages, were added. The release reflects new and updated information from U.S., Asian and European auto manufacturers.
ALLDATA Supports SkillsUSA
ALLDATA LLC provided resources and judging for the 2007 SkillsUSA Automotive Service Technology National Championships. The competition was held on June 25-29 in Kansas City. This is the eighth year that the company has been involved with the regional, state or national SkillsUSA competitions.
Tech Tip: Helpful Pointers for Inspecting, Diagnosing and Servicing Clock Springs
A clock spring isn’t related to the clock and it doesn’t have spring in it. However, it is found on every single vehicle, both import and domestic, produced since 1994. Dorman Products offers the following instructional pointers for technicians servicing clock springs.
Tech Feature: Getting Up to Speed on Hybrid Vehicles
Hybrids are hot. As the price of gasoline goes up, so does the demand for new vehicles that can squeeze more miles per gallon from every drop of gasoline. Hybrids do that by combining the best of both worlds: electric power for low-speed, stop-and-go driving, and gasoline power for highway cruising and long-range driving.