Federal-Mogul Receives Patent for Wagner EDGE Laser-Shaped Friction
Patented friction now featured in Wagner ThermoQuiet brake pads.
The Pulse: How Technicians Source Fuel Pumps
Brand is extremely important in this category, with brand loyalty remaining at nearly 80 percent.
The Week in Review (Dec. 7-11, 2009)
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Affinia Group Files Petition for Federal Brake Rotor Standards
The petition for a safety standard is the latest step in Affinia’s ongoing public awareness campaign to bring to light important safety issues affecting aftermarket auto parts and to push for effective action where necessary. The new Safety Standard that Affinia seeks from NHTSA would require all rotors sold in the United States to meet minimum performance standards for structural strength and crack-resistance under rigorous laboratory testing. No such mandatory standard exists in the U.S. today, although rotors are a critical component of a vehicle’s most important safety feature, its brake system.
Mitchell 1 and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence Present Technician of the Future Award
Ballard has been an automotive technician for three years and an ASE Master Technician for one year. He is employed as an automotive technician at Cache Valley Advantage Automotive, located in Logan, Utah. Ballard took courses at Dixie State College in St. George, Utah, in the automotive repair program as a high school student, which included electric car conversion. He graduated from the Toyota T-Ten program through Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, in May.
More Collision Shops Joining Facebook, Twitter to Increase Market Presence
While no body shop owner is ready to claim a staggering sales boost as the result of being on Facebook, social networking/micro-blogging site Twitter or any other social networking site, some collision shops are creating presences for their businesses on these sites and feel they’re reaping some benefits from using what amounts to free marketing tools.
Consumers Did More Vehicle Maintenance in 2009, and Most Will Do the Same Amount or More in 2010, Reports NPD
According to NPD, 94 percent of consumers are planning to do the same amount of maintenance they have been doing on their vehicle or more next year.
The Shop of Tomorrow Is Possible Today
AAIA and partner companies provide glimpse of a more efficient shop environment at AAPEX.
First-Ever Car Care Fair Showcases ‘Be Car Care Aware’ at AAPEX
The Car Care Fair exhibit occupied a 22 x 30-foot space located on the upper floor of the Sands Expo Center.
Bill Cropper Named 2009 CABA Person of the Year
The Person of the Year honor is bestowed upon an individual who makes a significant personal contribution of time and effort for the betterment of the association. Cropper first volunteered for service to the association when he joined the board of directors in 1977.