CARQUEST Brakes Announces Back To School Promotion Winners
CARQUEST Brakes has announced its Back To School promotion winners. Ten lucky winners traveled to McHenry, IL, in October to the CARQUEST Brakes Training Facility for a week-long session on Brake Diagnostics & Advanced ABS.
Looming Mandate: Without Help, Shops Face Dark Future
…How Will You Cope?
Aftermarket Update: CARS 2005 Provides Education, Networking, Entertainment
Bedford, TX — Hundreds gathered at the 2005 Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS) held at The Mirage in Las Vegas Nov. 3-5. CARS, the premier event of the Automotive Service Association’s (ASA) Mechanical Division, is held annually during Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week (AAIW) and focuses on education while also offering entertainment and networking
Back From Vegas
Last month I attended the grandaddy of all automotive trade shows in Las Vegas. “Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week” (AAIW) is a multi-show affair that fills both the Las Vegas Convention Center and the Sands Expo Center with more than 2 million square feet of exhibits and cars. The event is not open to the general
Disposing of Used Oil Filters in the Shop
Do used oil filters take up a lot of space at your repair shop? Would you like to turn these used oil filters into recyclable steel? If so, an oil filter crusher may be the perfect piece of equipment for your shop. Oil filter crushers are safe, clean and easy to use. In most cases,
Midas Completes First Independent Shop Conversion, Grows Nashville Shop Count to Eight
Ron Atkisson, who opened his first Kar Plus shop in Nashville in 1984, has become a Midas franchisee and will convert four Kar Plus shops in the Nashville area to the Midas brand. He also will reopen two previously closed Nashville-area Midas shops.
Tech Tip: Car Battery Maintenance – To Water or Not to Water?
In millions of vehicles, lead-acid batteries start people on billions of journeys every day. Yet as car engines become more complex and the technology of automotive batteries advances, motorists seem to be confused about the proper maintenance of the batteries under their hoods. The article, "Auto Batteries: Some Go the Distance" in the November 2005 issue of Consumer Reports, clouds the issue further.
Tech Tip: Nissan Steering Pull Diagnosis and Repair
Customers may use the term "vehicle pull" to describe a number of different potential incidents. The following diagnostic and repair information is specific to steering pull.
Performance Upgrades: Tuning, Tweaking & Boosting Your Way to New Profits
The import performance market offers a unique service opportunity for you. Import vehicle owners are accessorizing their vehicles like never before, and many are buying aftermarket performance parts in record numbers. Though many of these parts are sold to people who can install the parts themselves (things like wings, spoilers, lights, big bore mufflers, etc.),
Recruit, Hire and Retain the Best
According to the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association, the vehicle service and repair business is around $250 billion, or two-thirds of the total aftermarket. Hiring and retaining great technicians is a key issue with business owners, especially since technicians are retiring everyday, and fewer young people are entering the industry than in previous decades.