Federal-Mogul Launching Year-Long Multi-Brand Campaign to Drive Demand for Premium Repair Solutions
Federal-Mogul Corporation is launching an extensive, fully-integrated campaign designed to reinforce the message that longer lasting, better performing premium replacement products are today’s best option for professionals and do-it-yourselfers performing virtually any common automotive repair.
Revisiting OBD II’s Missing Mode — Mode $06
Mode $06 has sometimes been called the “missing” mode because it has been hard to find on most scan tools. And even if you did find it, it didn’t make any sense because it was all hexadecimal gibberish.
Tool Feature: Tooling Up for TPMS
A Tire Pressure Monitoring System is a great safety innovation and has likely saved some lives, but TPMS also complicates tire replacement and rotation, and special tools are often required to reset the system.
Car Care Professionals Network to Offer Marketing Seminars
In an effort to help repair shop owners gain new marketing knowledge and expertise, the Car Care Professionals Network will hold marketing seminars throughout 2010 at various State Association meetings and other industry events around the USA.
Identifix Recognized as AAA Automotive Preferred Supplier
Identifix announced recently that it has been selected as a AAA Automotive Preferred Supplier. Identifix has created a special bundle of services that includes both its Direct-Hit and Hotline services.
Impressive Year-End Numbers Announced by Raybestos Brand
2009 was an extremely busy manufacturing year for Raybestos brand products. The Raybestos brand, a member of the Affinia family of brands, produced 1,400 new brake numbers and 539 new chassis numbers over the past year.
Management: A Shop’s Opinion on Reman Aftermarket Automotive Parts
Remanufactured auto parts have become a major portion of today’s multi-billion dollar automotive replacement parts industry. Today, just about every type of rebuildable component from windshield wiper motors to computers to complete engines and transmissions are offered through a local warehouse, jobber or retail parts outlet.
DuPont Announces World’s Most Popular Car Colors
Silver gleams in first-ever DuPont global color rankings for 2009.
Equipment and Tool Institute Launches New Website
The completely redesigned website provides members with the ability to update their own member profiles; contribute to blogs and forums; access ETI event details, key documents, reports and forms.
Purolator Announces New Catalogs for the Professional Installer of Quality Oil and Filtration Products
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.