AAMCO Experiences Record Growth in Fourth Quarter; Prepares for Strong 2011
Nearly 50-year-old brand continues to expand; ranked No. 1 in category by Entrepreneur magazine.
AMN Careers: Hotline Training Technician, AAMCO
Become part of our Technical Hotline Coaching team of Master Certified experts to our 900 franchised centers.
AAMCO Launches New Mobile Application, the iGAAUGE
iGAAUGE provides a car’s maintenance schedule, troubleshoots car issues, provides traffic updates, locates the nearest gas station, contacts roadside assistance and connects users to the nearest AAMCO.
AAMCO Launches Largest Advertising Campaign in Company History
This advertising campaign also unveils AAMCO’s new logo that highlights both its expertise in transmissions and its total car care services.
AAMCO Selects Activant’s Integrated Service Estimator Solution for Use with Franchise POS System
With approximately 900 locations across North America, AAMCO has been ranked as one of the top automotive repair franchise opportunities for nine consecutive years by Entrepreneur magazine.
OBITUARY: Anthony Martino, Founder of Maaco and AAMCO, Dies
Anthony Martino, founder, chairman and CEO of Maaco Collision Repair & Auto Painting, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 27. He was 75 years old. Martino began his career in 1959 with a repair shop specializing in automatic transmission repair. He named his company AAMCO Transmissions, an acronym for Anthony A. Martino & Co., to top the Yellow Pages telephone listings, and began franchising in 1962. Martino sold his interest in AAMCO in 1967 after guiding it to industry leadership.
AAMCO Unveils Eco-Green Initiative to Promote Cleaner Running Cars and Centers
Transmission service center chain, AAMCO, recently introduced Eco-Green Auto Service Certification, a new program designed to protect the environment, reduce vehicle emissions and promote alternative fuels among the thousands of motorists AAMCO serves annually. Eco-Green Auto Service Certification will be awarded to qualifying AAMCO centers across America based on a stringent set of criteria that reduces the centers’ environmental footprint, while giving AAMCO customers a new range of services that cut emissions, improve mileage and reduce the hazardous waste associated with owning and maintaining their vehicles. The certification is the first of its type in the automotive aftermarket industry.
AAMCO Transmissions Teams With IndyCar Series For Pole Award
AAMCO Transmissions will serve as the "Official Automotive Transmission Repair Company" of the IndyCar Series, officials announced April 24. As part of the agreement, AAMCO will sponsor the Pole Award for every IndyCar Series event for the remainder of this season, including the Indianapolis 500. Beginning Saturday, April 28 at Kansas Speedway, the AAMCO Transmissions
Cottman and AAMCO Transmissions Merge, AAMCO Sold to Buyout Firm
It was announced yesterday that Cottman Transmission is reuniting with AAMCO Transmissions, forming one of the country’s largest complete car care companies, with more than 1,100 locations throughout the U.S. The combined company will eventually operate as AAMCO Transmissions. Cottman Transmission centers are expected to transition to the AAMCO name. In a separate statement released yesterday, it was announced that AAMCO has been sold to American Capital Strategies.
AAMCO Founder Robert Morgan Dies
Robert Morgan, 87, chairman and founder of AAMCO Transmissions Inc., died Feb. 11, at his home in Gladwyne, Pa. Morgan redefined the automotive repair industry in 1963 with the founding of AAMCO, the world’s largest transmission specialist. At that time, franchises were few in number, as were automotive aftermarket specialists, which were only beginning to emerge.