Tru Align Becomes Certified Vendor for O’Reilly Auto Parts
O’Reilly is offering the Tru Align universal alignment adapter to its customers that perform wheel alignment services as a new, innovative tool to safely and accurately align today’s larger and more stylish wheels.
OBITUARY: Industry Pioneer Dick Wells Dies at 75
Named SEMA Person of the Year in 1977, Wells was inducted into the SEMA Hall of Fame in 1993, received the International Specialty Car Association Founder’s Award in 1994 and was among those honored in 2001 with the NHRA’s Pioneer Award.
Michigan Automotive Parts Association Collaborates With Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium on Industry Scholarships
Applicants at the automotive scholarships Web site, www.automotivescholarships.com, will now be placed in consideration for three $1,000 MAPA scholarship awards to be presented in 2010.
Eighty Percent of Past GAAS Scholarship Winners Are Actively Employed in the Automotive Industry
The GAAS Scholarship committee conducts an annual survey of past recipients after they have completed their education and embarked on their careers. This year’s survey was sent to 2006 GAAS Scholarship recipients.
ASA President Responds to Critics of NACE Move
BodyShop Business Editor Jason Stahl talks to ASA President Ron Pyle about the decision to separate Automotive Service and Repair Week from Industry Week in Las Vegas.
DuPont Announces World’s Most Popular Car Colors
Silver takes top honors in first-ever DuPont global color rankings for 2009.
Industry Veteran Steve Bolio Passes Away
Veteran of the specialty-equipment industry and SEMA Hall of Fame member Steve Bolio has passed away. Earlier this year, Bolio along with his son Mike teamed up to launch Fulcrum Marketing, a manufacturers’ rep firm aimed at specialty automotive industry manufacturers and distributors.
Automotive Lift Institute Elects Officers and Directors
ALI honored past Chairman Jerry Lentz during annual membership meeting held last week in Las Vegas.
Grote Introduces LightForm, the World’s First Flexible LED Lighting Film
The new commercialized LightForm flexible LED lighting film is ultra thin and ultra pliable, allowing users to bend lighting around corners, over contoured areas and into complicated shapes.
Performance Motorsports Inc. Acquires Innovate Motorsports Inc.
The acquisition of Innovate Motorsports Inc. will enhance PMi’s position as a leading supplier of technologically sophisticated performance products for the automotive and powersports aftermarkets, said the company.