Americans Choose Gas Over Alternatives, New Harris Interactive Study Finds
Owners choose lower-cost technological solutions over higher-priced alternative fuels.
Eighty-Six GAAS Scholarships Presented; Challenge Issued to Match Scholarship Fund Donations
GAAS Scholarship Chair Pete Kornafel has issued an industry challenge: he and his wife, Annie, will match 100 percent of each donation to the GAAS Scholarship Fund received before Wednesday, June 30, up to $15,000 in total. Each donation of $1,000 or more will receive a 2010 scholarship named in that person’s honor.
Dayco Power Transmission Names Michael Kamsickas President of North America Original Equipment
Appointment key to meeting global customer needs through strong regional leadership and technology, company says.
Highlights from GAAS 2010, Day One
Counterman Editor Mark Phillips has been reporting back from the 15th annual Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium, which kicked off yesterday and wraps up today in Chicago. Here, Phillips provides some key highlights from a number of yesterday’s presentations.
Two Weeks Until the APRA MEGA Clinic
APRA’s HD Transmission Division, Volume Transmission Remanufacturers Group, HD Brake Division, Clutch and Electrical Division will be together for one “MEGA” meeting, June 3-5 in Springfield, Mo.
$45,000 in New Scholarships Created to Celebrate Universal Technical Institute’s 45th Anniversary
More than 120,000 graduates have earned technical degrees from UTI since 1965.
Snap-on Doubles Software Coverage with Software Bundle 10.2
The new Software Bundle 10.2 provides more than 59,000 new codes, tests, tips and data, including drivability, diesel, undercar, transmission, body control coverage and more.
OBITUARY: Ohio Technical College Founder Julius Brenner Committed to Local Education, Training
Brenner’s entrepreneurial spirit led him to start the Ohio Diesel Mechanics School in 1969 to conduct six-week diesel training courses in Cleveland’s Warehouse district. That school has since grown from a one-room, six-student classroom to what is now known as Ohio Technical College — an 800,000-square-foot facility where more than 1,200 students receive training and education. Ohio Technical College has had many successes in its 40-year history, most recently being named the Tomorrow’s Technician 2009 School of the Year.
Dana Develops ‘Industry-First’ Eco-Friendly Engine Gasket Coating
The technology, which the company says is the first to withstand temperatures as high as 1,000 degrees Celsius, is currently in production with a large diesel-engine manufacturer.
Consumers Still Unsure About Electric Vehicles, According to Cars.com Survey
Even more consumers are unsure of clean-diesel cars, study shows.