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Source: Motor Age Vantage Point: Older, not deadApril 1, 2008To many employers, older workers are dinosaurs who need to be retired to the tar pits and replaced with aggressive, hungry pterodactyls, er, workers. To some extent this has always been a practice in American business, but it is now viewed as being desirable, if not indeed preferable, to help keep wages and benefits under control.
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Source: Motor AgeBackfire: A few good workersApril 1, 2008This letter was sent to contributor Richard McCuistian in response to his comments in the October 2007 edition of Motor Age.
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 | Source: Motor AgeASA offers new prescription programApril 1, 2008Automotive Service Association (ASA) members now can enroll in a prescription drug program through the organization.
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 | Source: Motor AgeExecutive InterviewApril 1, 2008Mike Lambert, president of the Automotive Distribution Network (ADN), was president of Parts Plus for nine years before the company's merger with Independent Auto Parts of America (IAPA) to form what is one of the most significant program groups in the industry.
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Source: Motor AgeCARB looking at reducing required ZEV sales numbersMarch 27, 2008The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is considering making revisions to the state's zero emission vehicle (ZEV) regulations. The 11-member board this morning will hear recommendations from the CARB staff that would allow carmakers to sell 2,500 pure ZEV or electric vehicles between 2012 and 2014 instead of the current mandate of 25,000 in that time period. The board will listen to the recommendation and suggest amendments or table it for further discussion.
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Source: Motor AgePast state ASA chairman speaks out against super warrantiesMarch 21, 2008Charlie Elder, AAM, immediate-past chairman of the Automotive Service Association (ASA) board of directors, testified before a Florida state committee earlier this week in opposition of super warranties. He spoke before the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) at a third workshop March 18 in Tallahassee, Fla., on greenhouse gas emissions reduction and the potential adoption of California motor vehicle emissions standards in Florida.
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