Dayco Wins 2017 Automotive News PACE Award For ACTIVAC Vacuum Generation System
The Dayco ACTIVAC system includes an array of standalone components, such as aspirators, ejectors, flow control valves, check valves and noise attenuators, all built to amplify or create a vacuum, while reducing vehicle weight and/or parasitic engine loss.
Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance Announces Final Perfect Stop Powersports 2016 Giveaway Winner
The Perfect Stop Powersports Giveaway was open to technicians who completed a high-quality brake job using Perfect Stop products during the months of June and July.
Federated Auto Parts Becomes Gold Lifetime Trustee Of University Of The Aftermarket Foundation
The Gold Lifetime Trustee designation is reserved for those donating $250,000 to $499,999 to the University of the Aftermarket Foundation. Federated joins the following organizations in this elite category of donors: Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association, Dayco Products, Gates Corp. and Tenneco Automotive.
Automotive Parts And Service Association Of Illinois Announces 2016-’17 Scholarship Winners
Adam Wolfe of Carbondale, Illinois, received a $500 scholarship, and Declan Wold of Elsah, Illinois, received a $250 scholarship.
Federated Member Russell Mastroff Honored With Art Fisher Memorial Award
Each year since 2005, an individual (or individuals) who exemplifies Art Fisher’s dedication to the membership, the group and the industry, has been recognized with the prestigious Art Fisher Memorial award, Federated’s highest member honor.
Federated Shop Of The Year Announced: American & Import Auto Repair
Each year, the Federated Shop of the Year program recognizes a top shop whose owners have demonstrated a track record of excellence in such areas as customer service, quality repairs, knowledgeable staff and community involvement.
Tim Sturdevant Presented with AWDA’s 2015 Art Fisher Memorial Scholarship Award
AWDA presented the 2015 Art Fisher Memorial Scholarship Award to Tim Sturdevant and SAE Warehouse, Sioux Falls, SD, for the company’s long-standing support for training and education within the auto care industry.
University Of The Aftermarket Foundation Announces 2015 Art Fisher Memorial Scholarship Recipients
The Art Fisher Memorial Scholarship honors the late industry leader, who served as CEO of Fisher Auto Parts and was the founder of Federated Auto Parts Distributors.
Michigan Legislation Would Stop Parts Mandates
Approval of the bill will protect free-market competition among parts providers because shop owners would then be able to do business with the vendors they choose. In turn, this translates into better products and services for the consumer.
Michigan Bill Addresses Insurer-Mandated Parts Procurement
The bill, if enacted, would amend the insurance code to prohibit insurers from requiring automotive repairers to use a specific vendor or process to procure parts and other materials.