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Source: Motor Age

Purolator updates catalogs for techs' use

November 13, 2009

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.

Source: Motor Age

Petty to build customized vehicles for sale, relying on Goodyear for the rubber

November 13, 2009

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.

Source: Motor Age

Snap-on teams up with Carbon Motors to develop Police Car of the Future

November 13, 2009

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.

Source: Motor Age

Ohio Technical College donates $125,000 in scholarships to 'Hot Rodders of Tomorrow'

November 13, 2009

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.

Source: Aftermarket Business

Women's Board awards scholarships

November 13, 2009

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.

Source: Motor Age

ChiltonPro beefs up online training features

November 13, 2009

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.

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