Strong Support for Largest-Ever Vehicle Check-Up Event
The Car Care Council’s largest-ever consumer vehicle check-up event will be held on Sunday, Oct. 7 in conjunction with the 49th Annual Northwood University International Auto Show in Midland, Mich.
Car Care Council Hosting Largest-Ever Vehicle Check-Up Event
Council to hold event at Northwood International Auto Show.
Rep. Bono Mack Introduces Motor Vehicle Safety Legislation
Bill addresses vehicle electronics, crash data collection and the conditions of importation of vehicles and equipment.
Vehicle Safety Bill Introduced in U.S. Senate
Provisions important to collision repairers are included, notes the Automotive Service Association.
Safety Inspections, Health Care Reform and Right to Repair to Top Agenda for AAIA’s Aftermarket Legislative Summit
These are three of the issues that individuals attending the 2011 AAIA Aftermarket Legislative Summit will talk to their elected officials about when they visit Capitol Hill June 20-21.
Veyance Technologies Offers GatorGauge Inspection Tool for Serpentine Belts
This latest innovation from the supplier of Goodyear Engineered Products gives underhood technicians a simple solution for determining when a serpentine belt is worn and needs replaced. The tool is made specifically for use with the company’s Gatorback brand, which is tested each week under the hood of every NASCAR vehicle.
National Car Safety Inspection Standards Proposed
House Bill 229 — the Michael Jon Newkirk Transportation Safety Enhancement Act of 2011 — would require states to establish minimum annual vehicle safety inspection programs or lose specific federal funds.
AiM, Experian Automotive Team to Deliver Complete Vehicle Information for Consumers
AiM Mobile Inspections’ “AiM Preferred” package offers consumers in the market to buy or sell a used car the ability to order online both AiM’s 150-point vehicle inspection and Experian Automotive’s AutoCheck vehicle history report, which includes the industry’s first and only vehicle history score, according to the company.
EPA, Customs Announce Joint Effort on Imported Vehicles, Engines
EPA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection are working together to prevent engines and vehicles in violation of the act from entering the U.S., with extra focus on importers who are known to have violated the Clean Air Act in the past.
Alliance Inspection Management Names Andrew Snetsinger Director of Operations and Sales, Canada
Snetsinger brings more than 12 years of inspection and wholesale auditing leadership experience to this role. AiM is a new and pre-owned vehicle inspection partnership in North America.