CARB Proposing Ban on Sale of Automotive Refrigerant to Consumers
SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has proposed a law to ban the sale of 134a refrigerant to consumers, potentially impacting the ability of California DIYers to work on their cars. If enacted, Californians will no longer be permitted to purchase cans of auto refrigerant, leaving them with no option but to
Automechanika Show Coming to Canada
In a late addition to its global program, Messe Frankfurt has added Automechanika Canada to the 2007 schedule of key automotive trade shows. Automechanika Canada will be held Sept. 26-28 in Toronto and will run concurrent with Canada’s CarFixWorld event there. As with other Automechanika events around the globe, Automechanika Canada will focus on all
Car Care Council Women’s Board Announces 2006 Automotive Communications Award Recipients
BETHESDA, MD – The Car Care Council Women’s Board (WB) announced the recipients of the 2006 Automotive Communications Awards. The winners were honored during the Women’s Board reception, which took place Oct. 31, at the Sands Expo Center during AAPEX. The Automotive Communications Awards are sponsored by the Women’s Board and supported by the Automotive
Industry Abuzz as Auto Minds Meet
If the atmosphere in Detroit seems especially thick Friday, for once it won’t be the humidity. It will be the high-pressure impact of two great forces — one sweeping in from Europe, the other fixed in Michigan — which could shake the automotive industry from Japan to Detroit. Rick Wagoner, the head of General Motors Corp., is scheduled that day to meet with Carlos Ghosn, the head of both Nissan and Renault, to discuss a possible GM-Renault-Nissan alliance at the suggestion of GM investor Kirk Kerkorian.
Tomorrow’s Technician Editor Serves as Team Judge to Winning Team in National Student Auto Skills Competition
Earlier this week, 50 two-person student teams from across the country competed against each other, and against the clock, to accurately diagnose and fix vehicles in the 2006 Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills National Finals. The competition took place June 27 in Dearborn, MI. Two aspiring techs Bradley Bolton and Aaron Clay, seniors at Paris High School in Paris, TX, only needed 29 minutes and 34 seconds to accurately diagnose and fix their Ford Mustang Convertible and win the 2006 Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills national finals on Tuesday. Ed Sunkin, editor of Tomorrow’s Technician, a B-to-B automotive tech magazine that is distributed to 1,200 NATEF-certified schools, reaching more than 50,000 automotive technician students, served as a Team Judge for the Paris, TX, duo.
Identifix Launches a New Direct-Hit
Identifix announced the launch of a major upgrade to the award-winning Direct-Hit system. The upgrade includes the addition of four robust new features including a preventive maintenance plan, complete maintenance specifications, search technology and a new user interface.
Need for Auto Technicians Fuels New SMCC Program
The two-year automotive degree program at Southern Maine Technical College seemed beyond repair in 2002, when school administrators suspended it. Automotive instructors at the South Portland college were retiring. Most high schools had better equipment than the gear at SMTC, and the college faced budget constraints.
Executive Interview with Ron Pyle, President and Chief Staff Executive of the Automotive Service Association (ASA)
Every other week, aftermarketNews.com offers an interview with high-profile individuals in the automotive aftermarket. We give executives free rein to express their views on anything from the state of their corporations to recent legislative news to future trends in their niche markets. Here you see what matters to the newsmakers themselves.
Rift Harming Auto Industry
The tense relationship between Detroit’s automakers and their suppliers was on display Wednesday as executives from both camps spoke about cooperating and collaborating while taking subtle or direct swipes at each other.
Three Orlando-Area Women Receive Recycled Rides
It was part of the 2023 Driven Brands Collision Conference at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center.
