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EPA To Propose Eliminating Use Of 134a In Vehicles, Consumer Products

According to the agency, a proposed rule will be issued this summer to withdraw approval for 134a for use in new motor vehicles and as an aerosol in consumer products. EPA pointed to the availability of substitutes for 134a in both motor vehicles and consumer products including 1234yf, which was approved under SNAP for use on vehicles.

National Car Care Month Is On The Horizon

With severe weather striking most of the country this winter, it’s hard to believe that National Car Care Month in April is on the horizon. However, it’s not too early to think about ways to leverage the Car Care Council’s national consumer media campaign to help grow your business.

University Of The Aftermarket Foundation Announces 2014 Officers And Board Of Trustees

The University of the Aftermarket Foundation announces its newly elected officers for the coming year.

MACS To Hold Program On Servicing Refrigerant Recovery And Recycling Machines At January Training Event

Shop owners and technicians with questions on how to service and repair a refrigerant recovery and recycling machine can have them answered on Friday, Jan. 17 at the MACS Training Event and Trade Show.

ASA Announces Dates, Location For 2014 Business Meeting

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) will hold its next annual business meeting March 6 at The Sheraton Overland Park in Overland Park, KS. The meeting coincides with the Vision Expo, an annual education and trade show event hosted by ASA’s affiliated association, ASA-Midwest.

ASA Welcomes New Affiliate In Pennsylvania

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) board of directors has approved an affiliation agreement naming ASA of PA as its 13th affiliate.

Shop Owner Elected 2014 NASTF Chair

Allen Pennebaker, owner of Orinda Motors of Orinda, CA, has been elected 2014 chair of the NASTF board of directors, the first independent shop owner chair of NASTF since its founding in 2000. Pennebaker has served on the NASTF Board for many years as a representative of the Automotive Service Council of California.

SEMA Kicks Off 2014 Webinar Series

SEMA will kick off its 2014 webinar series Thursday, Jan. 9, with popular SEMA Show speaker and noted author Christine Corelli, who will deliver “Twenty Ideas in 20 Minutes – Driving Business Growth and Fueling High Performance: How to Create a Sales-Service Excellence Culture.”

ATMC Announces Officers And Directors For 2014

The Automotive Training Managers Council has announced its Officers and Directors for the year 2014.

Ten Presenters Bring OEMs And Independents Together At NASTF Fall General Meeting

The Fall 2013 General Meeting of the National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) was held during the AAPEX/SEMA trade shows in Las Vegas, Nov. 6, 2013. Sixty-five people attended the event live, and another 37 attended via the webcast. More than 300 viewed the recorded webcast within a week following the event.

MACS Announces 2014 MACS Mobile A/C Update Clinic Topics

Working technicians will be educated on a variety of important service and repair topics when they sign up to attend a 2014 MACS Mobile A/C Update clinic.

Car Care Council Women’s Board Names Aftermarket Women Of The Year

The Car Care Council Women’s Board (WB) announces that Paula Lombard, president, WEXCO Industries, and founder, AutoTex Pink, has been chosen as the 10th annual Aftermarket Woman of the Year. Diane Larson, owner and manager, Larson’s Service Inc., has been named the Female Service Shop Owner of the Year. The announcement was made at the 2013 Women’s Board reception, Tuesday, Nov. 5, during the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) in Las Vegas, Nev.