http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Article/list/43145 Breaking news regarding technical information, management , training, events and other topics in the automotive industry. 2009-11-21T10:28:21Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Business+%26+Management+Solutions/Menkes-Automotive-rises-to-the-top-of-the-countrys/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/643245?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 When Vernie Menke used to wander out to his father's shop behind his childhood home, he knew he wanted to work in an automotive shop for the rest of his life. But when he walked into his first job at Paul Fischer Performance Shop in 1970, his views all changed. Yes, he still wanted to be in a shop, but this was different. The shop was pristine. It was spotless and organized ? just how Menke knew a good automotive repair shop should be run. 2009-11-21T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/643245/menke-flash-260_flash.gif HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Distribution/DENSO-to-combine-business-in-Australia/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642932?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 To improve efficiency and customer service, DENSO Corporation is combining its primary business functions in Australia, such as production at Australian Automotive Air Pty. Ltd. (AAA) and, sales, service and logistics functions at DENSO International Australia Pty. Ltd. (DIAU). These functions will be integrated into AAA, though DIAU will continue to be a holding company. During this same time, AAA will also change its name to DENSO Automotive Systems Australia Pty. Ltd. (DNAU). All changes will take effect April 1, 2010. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/472009/642932null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Distribution/Four-Seasons-adds-660-new-SKUs/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642930?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 In its continuous effort to offer automotive technicians everything they need to fulfill their temperature control replacement part needs, Four Seasons has added more than 660 new part numbers to its line in 2009 to date. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/472009/642930null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Distribution/CleanFUEL-USA-expands-alternative-fuel-options-for/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642931?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 CleanFUEL USA, a supplier of alternative fuel infrastructure and propane engine systems, is debuting its latest Liquid Propane Injection (LPI) system for the General Motors (GM) 6.0-liter engine. The new engine system will be available the first quarter of 2010 and the company is now taking orders to meet the increased demand for greener fleet vehicles, as the Department of Energy (DOE) starts to award stimulus funds this December. Propane projects were one of the largest beneficiaries of alternative fuel grants given under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), securing $33.5 million. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/472009/642931null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Engine-Repower-Council-sets-up-Facebook-presence/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/643050?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 The Engine Repower Council has turned to the social networking site, Facebook, as another means to educate motorists about the benefits of remanufactured/rebuilt engines. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/643050null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/InstallerNet-database-offers-telematics-access-for/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/643048?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Fleet managers and users of telematics services now can easily access location data for on-board diagnostic (OBDII) ports on thousands of vehicles, thanks to a comprehensive database service from InstallerNet. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/643048null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Business+Basics/Certified-Automotive-uses-technology-to-get-its-me/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/643126?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Gene Morrill might be one of the few shop owners in the country who encourages his technicians to log onto Yahoo! Messenger during work. But utilizing technology in a multitude of ways helped the shop land in second on the top 10 Motor Age Top Shops in 2009. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/643126/certified-flash-260_flash.gif HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Hankook-Tire-achieves-victory-at-Super-Lap-Battle-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642760?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 For the second year in a row, when the smoke cleared from the Super Lap Battle Finals a Hankook driver was on top of the podium. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/642760null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Snap-on-expands-hybrid-coverage-in-new-software-bu/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642758?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Snap-on?s latest software upgrade, Bundle 9.4, delivers the most powerful diagnostic capabilities in the industry today with advanced technology such as hybrid/energy system control coverage for the major hybrid vehicles on the road today, including Toyota Prius, Camry and Highlander, Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner, Saturn Vue and Aura, Lexus GS, LS and RX, and Mazda Tribute. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/642758null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Distribution/Motorcar-starters-amp-alternators-catalog-wins-awa/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642782?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. has received the Best New Catalog of a Product Line for Import Cars or Trucks award from The Auto International Association (AIA) for its Quality-Built Starters and Alternators Catalog. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/472009/642782null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Business+Basics/Motor-Age-unveils-top-10-shops-in-Top-Shops-contes/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642710?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Shops from around the country fill out the top 10 of the fourth annual Motor Age Top Shops Contest. The top shop in 2009 is Menke Automotive Repair in Newburgh, Ind., and shops from Colorado, Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, California, Michigan, Arizona and another Indiana shop round out the list. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/642710null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Distribution/Autolive-to-acquire-Delphi-passive-safety-assets/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642784?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Autoliv Inc., an automotive safety manufacturer, will acquire North American airbag, seatbelt and steering wheel assets from Delphi. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/472009/642784null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Equipment-and-Tool-Institute-launches-TPMS-study/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642759?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 The Equipment and Tool Institute (ETI) is continuing to assist members in bringing new and improved equipment and tools to the marketplace, and is launching its second Market Research Study to cover Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) and specific questions on the growing trend of the OEMs to equip vehicles with telematics solutions. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/642759null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Floor-mats-fault-in-accidents-ruled-a-valid-possib/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642355?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 The vehicle testing team at Edmunds.com, an online resource for automotive consumer information, has confirmed that it is possible for the floor mats of essentially any vehicle to dangerously interfere with its accelerator pedal, as is suspected in the recent Toyota and Lexus accidents that generated a huge recall and many news headlines. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/642355null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Michelin-adds-to-retread-truck-tire-line/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642343?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Michelin Retread Technologies is expanding the retreadable offerings of its X One wide single truck tire line with the recent rollout of the X One XZU S Pre-Mold Retread. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/642343null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Industry+News/More-DIY-maintenance-reported-for-2009-2010/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642322?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 With fewer consumers purchasing new vehicles and deciding to keep their vehicles on the road longer, consumers reported increased vehicle maintenance behaviors in several areas in 2009, according to The NPD Group, whose recent automotive aftermarket research reveals that more than 90 percent of consumers say they will do the same amount of maintenance or more in 2010. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/472009/642322null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/2009+Industry+Week/Customized-Camaro-on-Nitto-tires-is-Mothers-Choice/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642346?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 A customized 2010 Camaro equipped with Nitto tires, the Lingenfelter T/A, has won a Mothers Choice Award for excellence in automotive design at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/642346null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Industry+News/Penray-promotes-Mary-Shelton-to-marketing-analyst/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642363?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Penray has announced that Mary Shelton has been promoted to marketing analyst, effective immediately. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/472009/642363null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Auto-transportation-CEOs-form-Electrification-Coal/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642385?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 More than a dozen business leaders -- including Carlos Ghosn, President & CEO of Nissan Motor Company; David W. Crane, President & CEO of NRG Energy; and Frederick W. Smith, Chairman, President & CEO of FedEx Corporation -- converged to form the Electrification Coalition. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/642385null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/2009+Industry+Week/Three-CARS-attendees-win-with-Toyotas-Techstream-L/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642352?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Toyota has introduced a new Techstream Lite Diagnostic Kit, developed to make factory level Toyota Techstream Diagnostics more affordable. Demos of the new system were available at the recent CARS Expo in Las Vegas, and attendees were encouraged to enter a drawing to win one of three Techstream Lite Diagnostic Kits. 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/642352null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Snap-on-Business-Solutions-opens-new-facility/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641948?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 One gigabyte. That's how much data is processed every second through Snap-on Incorporated's fiberwires, which amounts of to billions of page views per month. Snap-on Business Solutions, the tool company's technology arm, celebrated continued growth with the opening of a new facility last week in Richfield, Ohio. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/641948null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/EcoBoost-engine-attracts-younger-buyers-Ford-repor/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641873?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 EcoBoost(TM) engine technology is driving younger, more affluent customers to Ford showrooms, the automaker reports. And many of these buyers are hot to trade in their competitive-make vehicles to get their hands on one equipped with the fuel-efficient direct-injection turbocharged EcoBoost engine. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/641873null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Fleet-managers-to-purchase-nearly-4-million-hybrid/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641876?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Hybrid electric vehicles represent a growing percentage of total vehicle purchases by corporate and government fleets around the world, as fleet managers strive to reduce both the costs and the carbon footprints of their cars, vans, buses and trucks. According to a recent report from Pike Research, cumulative sales of hybrid vehicles in the fleet sector will total nearly 4 million worldwide between 2009 and 2015. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/641876null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/New-features-added-to-Continental-delivery-truck-t/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642058?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Responding to customer requests for a more rugged regional truck tire, Continental says it has enhanced its HSR1 tire for commercial pick-up and delivery applications. The heavy steer regional tire now includes a curb/scuff rib feature in the 245/70R19.5 size. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/642058null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Redline-offers-aftermarket-service-light-reset-pro/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641971?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Redline Detection has introduced the "Lights Out" service light reset solutions guide for Mercedes Benz for the global automotive aftermarket. The Lights Out guide provides automotive technicians with step-by-step directions to quickly and easily reset the maintenance alert on nearly every Mercedes Benz model on the market today. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/641971null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Rotary-Lift-Revolution-Lift-featured-on-Cool-Tools/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641967?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 The Revolution Lift RFP9 four-post lift will be featured in an episode of the DIY network program "Cool Tools" during prime time on Thanksgiving. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/641967null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Mercedes-Benz-debuts-ML450-HYBRID-4MATIC/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641872?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Mercedes-Benz has launched the innovative ML450 HYBRID, the first European full hybrid vehicle to be offered in the U.S. Featuring V8-like power with four-cylinder fuel economy, the ML450 HYBRID features two electric motors and a 275-hp V6 gasoline engine that work together to provide impressive hybrid power, fuel economy of 21 miles per gallon around town and 24 mpg on the highway. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/641872null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Mobil-1-endorsed-as-oil-for-the-Cadillac-Escalade-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641878?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 ExxonMobil reports that Mobil 1 has been selected as the factory- and service-fill endorsed motor oil for the 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid, the first-ever, full-size luxury sports utility vehicle to feature hybrid powertrain technology. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/641878null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Citing-positive-brand-recognition-Pirelli-Drivers-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/642055?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Pirelli says Porsche racers competing on its P Zero Racing Slicks and Racing Rain tires are impressed with this year?s inaugural Pirelli Drivers Cup USA, and the series will run again next year. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/472009/642055null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Business+%26+Management+Solutions/Honeywell-covering-training-in-three-new-courses/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641684?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Honeywell Consumer Products Group (CPG) is making a name for itself as a resource for technicians, service advisors and distributors looking for repair and maintenance information. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/641684null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Toyo-sponsored-drag-racing-duo-don-championship-cr/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641573?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Team Toyo drivers Gary Forkner and Thomas Bayer have each won Division 7 championships in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series while competing on Proxes Drag Slicks. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/641573null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Toyota-expands-service-support-for-independent-rep/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641773?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS) has released new service resources for the independent repair community, which the company says improves upon the Toyota/Lexus/Scion technical information Web site, with new functionality. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/641773null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/DENSO-DuPont-Automotive-co-develop-eco-resin/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641732?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 The plant-derived resin radiator end tank, which can be found in some 2009 Toyota Camrys, has just earned the Most Innovative Use of Plastics award in the Environment Category from the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Automotive Division for Toyota and partners DENSO and DuPont Automotive. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/641732null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Customer+Service/Leather-seats-a-top-priority-for-some-car-owners/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641685?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 While your customers are concerned about brakes, engine performance and oil changes when they come to see you, that's not even close to the top of the list they're looking at otherwise. CarMax, Inc. recently came out with the top 10 vehicle features searched for on carmax.com in October. Leather seats top the list as the most desired feature among carmax.com consumers. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/641685null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Hankook-appoints-new-president-of-Hankook-Tire-Ame/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641574?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. has named Soo Il Lee its new president for Hankook Tire America Corp. (HanAm), effective Dec. 1, 2009. In addition to his duties as HanAm president, Lee will also serve as COO for the company?s business operations throughout the Americas including the overall growth and marketing strategies for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Central and South America. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/641574null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Hennessy-Industries-names-worldwide-sales-VP/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641746?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Hennessy Industries has announced the promotion of Mike Wilcox to vice president sales worldwide. He formerly was vice president sales North America. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/641746null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Purolator-updates-catalogs-for-techs-use/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641262?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Purolator announces that the 2009 catalogs for its professional installer oil and air filtration lines have been updated with a host of new details. Especially designed to enhance the efficiency and productivity of parts professionals and technicians, the updates will make it faster and easier to select the correct automotive oil and air filters. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/641262null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Petty-to-build-customized-vehicles-for-sale-relyin/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641258?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Long a fixture in the top echelons of professional racing, Petty?s Garage in Level Cross, N.C. is shifting toward manufacturing performance vehicles for the public, including ?museum-quality? restorations of vintage racers, customized classics and high performance street vehicles. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/641258null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Snap-on-teams-up-with-Carbon-Motors-to-develop-Pol/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641423?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Snap-on has partnered with Carbon Motors, a new homeland security company, to help develop service strategies for the first-ever purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/641423null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Ohio-Technical-College-donates-125000-in-scholarsh/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641419?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Ohio Technical College (OTC) has donated $125,000 in scholarships to high school students who participated in the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge National Championship during the 2009 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, recently held in Las Vegas. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/641419null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Industry+News/Womens-Board-awards-scholarships/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641418?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 During its reception at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas Nov. 3, the Car Care Council Women's Board (WB) presented Jessica Randby of Duluth, Minn. with a $2,500 post-secondary scholarship, as part of the WB scholarship program, now in its seventh year. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/462009/641418null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Customer+Service/ChiltonPro-beefs-up-online-training-features/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641261?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Chilton, part of Cengage Learning and producer of reference sources for automotive professionals and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) automotive enthusiasts, reports that its professional automotive repair information system, ChiltonPRO, now includes videos and animations that demonstrate system operation, repair techniques and safety precautions to improve and simplify vehicle repair and maintenance jobs. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/641261null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Racer-Rado-joins-Continental-and-Hoosier-in-Time-A/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641572?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Running with renewed vigor via a partnership among Hoosier Racing Tire and Continental, driver Chris Rado and his World Racing Scion tC will be competing on Continental?s ExtremeContact tires in the Unlimited FWD class during this weekend?s Redline Time Attack Series at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/641572null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Business+Basics/Hankook-rolling-ahead-with-several-2010-racing-spo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641259?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 After celebrating its most successful motorsports season to date, Hankook Tire plans to get back on the track in 2010, continuing its participation in professional drifting and time attack competition and re-establishing a contingency reward program for grassroots racing enthusiasts. 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/641259null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/2009+AAPEX/QampA-Richard-Shiozaki-DENSO/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641091?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Despite the larger economic trends, the need for vehicle repairs and replacement continues to mount, according to Richard Shiozaki, senior vice president, DENSO Sales California, who adds that the company's aftermarket sales division posted gains of more than 20 percent last year. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/462009/641091null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Business+%26+Management+Solutions/Aftermarket-Foundation-spreads-a-giving-message-th/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640911?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 The Aftermarket Foundation celebrated its 50th Anniversary by launching a new Web site to help further its goals of assisting those in need. The new, comprehensive Web site at www.aftermarketfoundation.org shares more information about what the Foundation does as the ?Heart of the Aftermarket.? 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/640911null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Toyo-taps-new-senior-director-of-sales-operations/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640914?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. (TTC) has hired John Hagan as senior director of sales operations. A 20-year veteran of the tire industry, Hagan will have full responsibility for the management of all TTC sales operations while reporting directly to the company?s president and CEO, Yasushi Takagi. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/640914null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/SOMS-announces-pilot-fleet-program-with-TruGreen/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641030?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 SOMS Technologies, LLC, developer and manufacturer of the microGreen Extended Performance Oil Filter, has announced that a pilot testing program is under way with TruGreen, which has been using the microGreen Extended Performance Oil Filter on its vehicles. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/641030null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Express-Lube-earns-national-award/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640998?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 San Antonio-based Express Lube has been awarded the President's Award within the Automotive Oil Change Industry by high performance lubricant manufacturer Royal Purple. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/640998null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/2009+Industry+Week/Vegas-unveiling-highlights-new-Hankook-all-season-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641053?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Hankook has rolled out a new all season tire for the U.S. market. The unveiling took place at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/641053null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Business+Basics/Honeywell-extends-multi-sponsorship-support-of-NHR/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640915?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Honeywell Consumer Products Group has extended its association with NHRA. In the contract extension agreement, Honeywell has renewed two official sponsorships and will continue to sponsor the FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/640915null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/No-17s-crew-chief-breaks-six-way-tie-atop-MOOG-awa/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640913?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Drew Blickensderfer, crew chief of the No. 17 Dewalt Tools Ford Fusion driven by Matt Kenseth, captured his fourth NASCAR MOOG ?Problem Solver of the Race? Award after the No. 17 car picked up 27 positions to finish third in the Dickies 500 Sprint Cup event at Texas Motor Speedway. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/640913null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Business+Basics/Belle-Tire-implements-heightened-employee-training/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/641052?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Belle Tire, which has 80 locations across Michigan and Ohio, is offering advanced training for its technicians. Saying that the educational opportunity is ?unlike any other offered by retailers in the area,? the company?s classes are being conducted by Master ASE Technician Larry Bluford, who has more than 30 years of experience in automotive service. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/641052null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Industry+News/Parts-suppliers-concerned-over-health-care-reform/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640604?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 House passage of proposed health care reform could be detrimental to the industry's employer-based coverage, according to the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), whose President and CEO Bob McKenna recently issued the following statement on the House passage of health care reform. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/462009/640604null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/SAKOR-Technologies-offers-educational-version-of-h/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640655?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 SAKOR Technologies, Inc., has announced the availability of a specially designed educational version of its HybriDyne Hybrid Vehicle Test System. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/640655null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Repair-shop-seminar-outlines-bank-cards-compliance/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640664?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) will host its final educational program for the year, "BankCard Secrets Revealed...Plus, New PCI Compliance Requirements: What Are They and Do You Have To Do It?," Dec. 1 at Master Collision in Plymouth, Minn., and Dec. 3 at the PPG Training Center in Edina, Minn. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/640664null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/2009+Industry+Week/Pirelli-equipped-custom-wins-GM-SEMA-honor/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640755?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 A souped-up Camaro running on Pirelli tires has won the General Motors Design Award for Best Sports Car at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/640755null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Customer+Service/Road-testing-a-good-plan-but-protect-your-shop-fir/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640576?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Road testing your customer?s vehicle after completing service and repair work is generally considered to be a good idea, for many reasons. Obviously it?s very important to verify the quality of your work to ensure customer satisfaction. However, validating the safety of the vehicle after work is complete can also help reduce your liability risks. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/640576null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Industry+News/R-L-Polk-amp-Co-sponsors-Global-Symposium-2010/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640633?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Dave Caracci, chairman of the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS), has announced that R. L. Polk & Co. has renewed its corporate sponsorship of GAAS for the 2010 event. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/462009/640633null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Brad-Hughes-joins-Cooper-as-new-CFO-as-Phil-Weaver/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640756?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Cooper Tire has named Brad Hughes as its new vice president and chief financial officer. He succeeds Phil Weaver, who announced his retirement in May. Weaver had been with the company for 19 years, serving as CFO since 1999. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/640756null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Customer+Service/Four-Seasons-rewards-techs-for-signing-up-for-e-ne/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640573?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 The Four Seasons ?Cool It? Sweepstakes offered service providers and professional technicians an opportunity to win one of several great prizes for simply signing up to receive The Four Seasons Standard e-newsletter. Both existing and new e-newsletter recipients were eligible to win a prize. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/640573null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/DENSO-revamps-compressor-program-for-2010/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640577?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 In an effort to meet customer requirements, DENSO substantially improved its First Time Fit® automotive air conditioning compressor program. The company converted its remanufactured compressors to coreless, providing an attractive compliment to its existing factory new offering.  2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/640577null HTML http://www.search-autoparts.com/searchautoparts/BendPak+%7C+Ranger/BendPak-Garage-Sale-Runs-Thru-Dec-31/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/629872?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 BendPak | Ranger is offering blowout prices on up to 40 of their most popular items and combinations. Now is the time to save on two-posts, four-posts, alignment lifts, tire changers, break lathes and more. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/searchautoparts/402009/629872/WheelBalancers-flash_flash.gif HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Events/2010s-National-Tire-Safety-Week-ready-to-roll-in-J/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640571?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Next year?s Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) National Tire Safety Week will be June 6-12. The ninth annual event is an initiative of the RMA?s Be Tire Smart ? Play Your PART program, a year-round effort designed to help drivers learn the simple steps they can take to ensure that their tires are in good working condition. 2009-11-10T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/640571null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Motorcycle-maker-schedules-Women-Riders-Month-for-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640572?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 If you sell and service motorcycle tires, be ready to throttle-up with a targeted promotional campaign as Harley-Davidson has set its second annual Women Riders Month for May of next year. 2009-11-10T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/640572null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/2009+Industry+Week/Goodyear-and-BBS-ingrain-concept-of-sand-sun-and-f/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640570?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 A ?desert-ready? custom Silverado ZR2 equipped with Goodyear Wrangler MT/R tires and BBS RD wheels is heating up Chevrolet?s collection of concepts at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/640570null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/2009+Industry+Week/Nitto-and-MRR-fashionably-steer-SEMA-Kias-blue-jea/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640569?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 MRR 20-inch wheels paired with Nitto tires are among the eclectic elements of the denim-oriented ?Antenna Soul? custom on display at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/462009/640569null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/TIA-booting-up-with-refreshed-tire-industry-cybers/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639623?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Upgraded Internet content has been launched to boost the Tire Industry Association?s (TIA) online offerings. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/639623null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/TIA-issues-new-TPMS-relearn-chart-for-tire-special/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639621?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 All of 2009?s new auto releases and some of the 2010 model-year cars are included in an updated TIA TPMS Relearn Chart just published by the Tire Industry Association (TIA). 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/639621null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/2009+Industry+Week/Shop-owners-dont-commiserate-but-problem-solve-in-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639999?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 LAS VEGAS ? The topics that keep shop owners up at night and concerned about is not the same thing as what drew their attention a couple of years ago. But putting a group of owners together in one room during CARS might help a few owners sleep a little easier. A four-owner panel discussion turned into a sharing of ideas at ?What Are Owners Doing Differently Today that They Weren?t Doing 18 Months Ago?? during the Friday morning education session at CARS. Covering topics from operations to services, marketing and more, many attendees walked out with at least a couple of ideas on how to handle what they?re facing. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/639999null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/2009+Industry+Week/A-healthy-mix-of-new-traditional-media-needed-for-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639977?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 About 20 years ago, most people didn't even know what an e-mail address was. Now, it's an essential part of doing business, says Todd Hayes, founder of autoshopanswers.com, who addressed attendees Friday at the NACE/CARS exhibition. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/639977null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/2009+Industry+Week/Glimmers-of-change-direct-ASA-focuses-for-2010/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/640085?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 LAS VEGAS ? Few would argue there has been a lot of change in the last year in the automotive industry. But Ron Pyle, Automotive Service Association (ASA) president, says that there are glimmers of hope. There are glimmers of change, as well, as Pyle during his address during ASA?s annual press conference spoke briefly about changes that could be on the way. Following a survey of members during the last year, the association is taking stock and making sure its offerings truly represent what members need. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/640085null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Tire-industry-specific-legal-representation-now-av/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639622?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Members of the Tire Industry Association are now able to obtain legal advice through a partnership formed with Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, the nation?s third-largest labor and employment law firm. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/639622null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/2009+Industry+Week/Gates-discusses-serpentine-belt-diagnostics/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639844?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 At least one in five vehicles requires a new belt, according to the Car Care Council. And with more than 240 million vehicles on the road, that leaves plenty of opportunity for sales in the repair bay. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/639844null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/2009+Industry+Week/Vehicle-Service-Group-up-and-running/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639842?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Vehicle Service Group (VSG), a new holding company announced by Dover Industrial Products in May 2009, is up and running. VSG combines Rotary Lift and Chief Automotive Technologies, along with six other leading global brands of vehicle lifts and service equipment: Forward Lift, Direct Lift, Revolution, Hanmecson, nogra and Blitz. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/639842null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/2009+AAPEX/Industry-should-observe-diverse-employee-landscape/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639845?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Our workplaces are becoming more diverse by the day. In fact, the word "minority" could be a term of the past, as Asians, Latinos and African-American will comprise half of the U.S. population by 2050, according to John DiBenedetto, executive vice president and chief people officer of General Parts International. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/639845null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/2008+SEMA+Show/SEMA-Show-attendees-also-eying-the-tires-on-stop-i/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639618?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Nitto and General are among the tire makers on the front lines at this week?s Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. General?s Exclaim tires are prominent on custom cars at Hyundai?s booth, while Nitto?s display is hosting a high profile one-of-a-kind concept creation by Ken Lingenfelter of Lingenfelter Performance Engineering. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/639618null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/2009+Industry+Week/Flight-1549-captain-credits-training-for-dramatic-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639861?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 LAS VEGAS - "You act like you already know who I am," Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger joked to the audience during his keynote address at NACE Thursday morning. "But that wasn't always the case." Sullenberger is the U.S. Airways pilot of Flight 1549 who was thrust into the national spotlight when he landed his plane in the Hudson River in January after colliding with a flock birds, and successfully evacuated all 155 passengers. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/639861null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/2009+Industry+Week/Clements-shines-light-on-similarities-between-repa/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639856?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 LAS VEGAS ? While the repair side of the industry continues to change, there are more ways it can reach across and help others in the aftermarket. It was a fitting message during the opening ceremony of the co-located NACE and CARS on Thursday morning. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/639856null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/The-tech-advantage/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639876?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 The new TRICO Tech program reaches out to the wholesale segment by encouraging inspection and replacement of wiper blades during the repair event. Brian Norko, vice president of sales and marketing, explains some of the expectations of this program. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/639876null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Goodyear-to-roll-out-jumbo-OTR-tires/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639614?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Goodyear plans to begin production of 63-inch, 12,000-pound off-the-road (OTR) tires during the latter portion of next year. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/639614null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/2009+AAPEX/MEMA-champions-to-improve-the-aftermarket/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639732?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 The economy has created many challenges and opportunities for the aftermarket — and both can work to make the industry stronger. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/452009/639732null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/2009+Industry+Week/Menkes-Automotive-Repair-named-Motor-Age-Top-Shop-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639855?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 LAS VEGAS ? There were some pretty happy phone calls between Las Vegas and Newburgh, Ind., Thursday afternoon. During the ASA awards luncheon Thursday at NACE and CARS, Motor Age honored Menke's Automotive Repair as the 2009 Top Shop. Owners Vernie and Barb Menke follow in the footsteps of 2008 winner Aaron Clements, of C&C Automotive in Augusta, Ga., as the winners of the fourth annual contest. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/639855null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Getting-a-busy-signal/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639877?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 George Witt discusses with CARS attendees about if it is OK to leave a phone off the hook, giving customers a busy signal. Witt says under some circumstances it is OK, and it might be better than some voicemails. He presented "Service Advisor Tips and Strategies" during Wednesday morning's CARS educational sessions. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/639877null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Pace-of-new-tires-from-Goodyear-ahead-of-companys-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639619?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Goodyear reports that its 57 product launches during the first nine months of 2009 have surpassed its roll-out target for the entire year. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/639619null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/RMA-Tire-shipments-down-13-in-2009/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639613?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Although expanded tire sales are anticipated for 2010, this year?s total tire shipments are likely to drop by about 13 percent due primarily to sharp decreases in demand for OEM car and commercial truck tires, according to the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/639613null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/2009+Industry+Week/Activant-catalog-added-to-ASA-Tire-Systems-softwar/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639338?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Tire dealers and repair shops using TireMaster business management software will have a means to access a comprehensive auto parts catalog, thanks to Activant's Integrated Service Estimator (ISE). 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/452009/639338null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/2009+AAPEX/Fras-Le-taking-science-to-the-track-with-new-provi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639488?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 LAS VEGAS ? The road ahead is laying out in more than 10 miles of track for Fras-Le. The company, which focuses strongly on its global reach, next month will open its new proving ground in Brazil. According to CEO and Director of Investor Relations Daniel Randon, 18 types of tracks covering 10 miles will be key for the company. Not only will it be able to test its many passenger and commercial offerings. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/452009/639488null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/2009+AAPEX/Autolite-program-aims-to-break-spark-plug-misconce/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639384?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 The Autolite team is putting their spark plugs to the test with the 2010 Autolite Challenge — a comprehensive program that is part online instant win game, part money-back guarantee for consumers and part training and rewards opportunity for technicians. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/452009/639384null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/2009+Industry+Week/Letting-parts-get-lost-in-the-shuffle-can-lead-to-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639456?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 LAS VEGAS ? It?s your budget, you need to track it. And while you?re tracking it, keep an eye on parts and products that could be lost along the way. Even just losing a $6 product could end up costing your shop big time, up to $600 depending on what your net profit currently is. That can be some scary numbers for your bottom line, according to Charlie Fewell, who presented ?Financial Management for the Service Center? during training classes Wednesday morning at the Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS). 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/639456null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/2009+AAPEX/Town-Hall-panel-discusses-new-technology-changing-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639385?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 New vehicle technologies open the doors for a new arsenal of parts and service, but aftermarket executives see a downside to these changes, like the parts proliferation that is sure to follow. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/452009/639385null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/2009+Industry+Week/Changing-plans-can-help-shops-improve-strategies-i/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639457?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 LAS VEGAS ? As the economy keeps changing, today?s shop owners need to make sure not only are they looking forward, but they have plans in place. From their people to their business methods, today?s shop owners need to be prepared to change with the changing times, says Larry Edwards, president of Edwards & Associates Consulting. It starts with you, who needs to be prepared to offer new products. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/639457null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/2009+AAPEX/ContiTech-to-partner-with-Advance-Auto-Parts/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639426?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 ContiTech's Power Transmission Group has signed an agreement with Advance Auto Parts to distribute and sell timing belts and timing kits. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/452009/639426null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/SPX-hosting-Webinar-next-week/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639241?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 SPX is hosting a free one hour Webinar next week to help technicians improve their diagnostics skills. The Webinar will cover the Pegisys, graphing, bidirectional control, Mode 6, Direct Hit and scope usage. The Webinar is Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/639241null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Huseman-takes-TORC-honors/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639616?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Rick Huseman, driver of the No. 36 Monster Energy/Traxxas/Toyota/Toyo Tires Tundra, has won the Pro 4X4 Truck class championship for The Off-Road Championship (TORC) series. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/639616null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/2009+AAPEX/Liquid-Wrench-takes-history-into-the-future-with-n/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639079?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 LAS VEGAS ? With 70 years of experience behind them, Liquid Wrench is reformulating some it its products and pushing out information through the Internet. Mike Guggenheimer, vice president of marketing, says the company is boasting a new Web site, www.liquidwrench.com, that features new search functions and more specific application videos that are tailored to technicians? needs. By implementing these new functions as well as a new texting feature, Liquid Wrench is hoping to reach more end users with more specific content. 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/452009/639079null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/2009+AAPEX/Get-ready-to-talk-to-vehicles-outside-your-shop-so/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638936?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 LAS VEGAS ? Vehicle connectivity is becoming more and more common, so you better be ready to prepare your customers for what?s coming down the pike and get them ready to be able to watch it live in their shops. Mike Blicher, business development director of automotive, commercial and military markets for Immersion Corp., says in fact, some people will be buying their vehicles based more on their connectivity than anything else. 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/638936null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/Industry+News/Uni-Select-keeps-focus-on-independents/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638885?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Richard Roy, president and CEO of Uni-Select, Inc., encapsulates the company?s strategy as this: "We've always had a real focus on the independent distributors. This is our bread and butter." 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/452009/638885null HTML http://aftermarketbusiness.search-autoparts.com/aftermarketbusiness/2009+AAPEX/Honeywell-international-meeting-designed-to-help-c/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/639072?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Honeywell wants to help its global distributors and retailers grow business ? and is doing something about it. 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/aftermarketbusiness/452009/639072null HTML http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/Industry+News/Monro-rolls-out-easy-to-learn-and-use-POS-at-30-ne/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/638651?contextCategoryId=43145&ref=25 Monro has successfully deployed VAST Point of Sale software from Aftersoft into 30 recently acquired tire stores, according to Burt August Jr., director of information technology. 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://motorage.search-autoparts.com/motorage/data/articlestandard/motorage/452009/638651null HTML