NACE Live Action Theater Tackles Rekeying Issue
The International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) has announced that this year’s Live Action Theater will conduct a “Profit Clinic” to tackle the issue of rekeying. The Live Action Theater (formerly known as the Action Demos), which will be located inside the Exposition, will feature both Profit and Process Clinics, designed to enable attendees to take away real practical knowledge.
Mitchell’s Solution Portfolio Now Includes Advanced Scheduling Tool
Mitchell International announced an exclusive partnership with Collision Resources, Inc. to distribute and integrate its CR Auto Scheduler program with Mitchell’s UltraMate estimating and ABS business management software.
CTS Automotive Receives “Excellent Launch Award” From Toyota
CTS Corporation was honored last week by Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America with an “Excellent Launch Award” for design, quality and launch coordination of its Electronic Throttle Control (ETC) Pedal Assemblies for the Toyota Avalon. The award was handed out at the 2005 Fall Supplier Event in Lake Tahoe, NV.
AMI Announces 2005 Tom B. Babcox Memorial Scholarship Recipient
The Automotive Management Institute (AMI), in conjunction with Babcox Publications, recently announced Sandra Utterback, manager and service advisor, Grammer’s Auto Repair and Welding, Inc., Tullahoma, TN, as the recipient of the “Tom B. Babcox Memorial Scholarship.”
OEM Technology Sessions Return to CARS
On Thursday, Nov. 3 at the Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS) event in Las Vegas, representatives of several original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will present individual seminars that will provide attendees with specific information on new systems or features that are being incorporated into today’s automobiles. Attendance to these sessions is open to anyone registered for CARS. Manufacturers conducting the OEM technology sessions include DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Honda, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and Volkswagen.
WIX Filters Extends Joe Gibbs Racing Sponsorship Through 2007 NASCAR Season
WIX Filters has announced that it will extend its associate sponsorship of Joe Gibbs Racing through 2007, taking the mutually beneficial relationship into its 15th year of NASCAR competition.
Akzo Nobel Hosts Profitability Conference
Chemical company Akzo Nobel has been working with International Truck and Engine Company (ITEC) to enable the company with the tools needed to discover hidden opportunities within their North American operations at 2005 Akzo Nobel Profitability Conference in San Francisco.
Ford Selects PPG Business Services Group as Training Provider
The PPG Business Services Group has been selected by Ford Motor Company as the exclusive training provider for the Ford Certified Collision Repair Network (CCRN) curriculum. PPG has been working closely with Ford through its PPG Business Services Group to develop and implement the CCRN program content at their Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealerships for the past four years.
Mazda Motors UK Signs Agreement with Paint Suppliers
Mazda Motors UK Ltd has signed agreements with selected paint suppliers for its Approved Bodyshops in the automotive aftermarket throughout the Mazda dealer network. The use of one of three paint systems for warranty work is mandated across all Mazda Approved Bodyshops throughout the UK.
Editor’s Ink: Help Him Help You
On my way home from the office sometime last year, I noticed some activity going on at a long-abandoned repair facility. Over time, the activity became pretty serious as the new owner was adding much more than just a new coat of paint.