MACS Creates Car Care PSA
In a continuing effort to educate drivers on the importance of professional mobile A/C and engine cooling system repair, the Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) Worldwide has created a 30-second video public service announcement.
Honeywell Announces Patent Agreement with DENSO
DENSO Corp. and DENSO International America have reached an agreement with Honeywell for the use of a Honeywell patent relating to the manufacture of pressure sensors used in automobiles. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The patented technology relates to an improved method of etching silicon wafers for the manufacture of pressure sensing integrated circuits
Tom Lindberg Named President, CEO of Interdynamics; Company Named Advance Auto Parts Vendor of the Year
Tom Lindberg, former vice president, International for Honeywell’s Automotive Consumer Products Group, has been tapped to lead Interdynamics as president and CEO. Interdynamics manufactures mobile A/C and compressor products. Tom Lindberg, former vice president, International for Honeywell’s Automotive Consumer Products Group, has been tapped to lead Interdynamics as president and CEO. Interdynamics manufactures mobile A/C and compressor products.
Compact Performance Sales Top $3 Billion in 2003
Sales of appearance accessories, handling and suspension parts and performance and racing products for compact performance vehicles topped $3 billion in 2003, according to SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association.
Castrol SYNTEC Blend DIFM Sales Increase 80 Percent in 2003
Castrol Consumer North America offers operators a choice between conventional and synthetic motor oils, with Castrol SYNTEC Blend, a part synthetic motor oil, which provides added engine protection for severe driving conditions.
High-tech is Giving Drivers Another Set of Eyes on Highways
Advances in automotive technology are giving drivers another set of eyes. There is parking assistance that backs a car into a parking space, miniature cameras that help a driver see at night and in blinding sunlight, detection devices that sound an alert when a driver crosses into a lane without activating the turn signal or starts to get too close to a pedestrian.
ASAAA Announces Its Support for Right to Repair Act
The Alliance of State Automotive Aftermarket Associations (ASAAA) has issued a statement announcing its support for HR 2735, The Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act. Aftermarket associations throughout the U.S. that are represented by ASAAA, were unanimous in their support of the bill, said ASAAA.
Thomson Delmar Learning Re-Launched ASE Test Prep Web Site
With technicians across the country preparing to take ASE exams, educational resource firm, Thomas Delmar Learning has re-launched www.ATCChallenge.com, its online automotive ASE test prep course. Delmar Learning has made improvements to the site, updating it with the latest ASE task lists.
New AAIA Report Provides Insight Into Auto Repair Professional’s Tool Buying Habits
A new market research report published by the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA) reveals that technicians, shop owners and service managers prefer to purchase their tools from mobile tool distributors. The report — “Tool Purchasing Trends” — offers insight into current and future purchasing decisions of professional users of tools and equipment for automotive repair based on surveys of more than 1,340 respondents.
Experts Warn Industry’s Growth in South Carolina Will Be Flat at Best
South Carolina is chasing automotive manufacturing jobs even as the industry’s work force is slipping away from the U.S. Some experts warn South Carolina will lose its auto jobs too, as automakers and parts companies move jobs abroad or squeeze out jobs at home through efficiency gains. Some experts warn South Carolina will lose its auto jobs too, as automakers and parts companies move jobs abroad or squeeze out jobs at home through efficiency gains.