Randy Epp quickly had to learn how to run his shop after his father passed away. He shared his story as the group Underpressure from the University of the Aftermarket Leadership 2.0 presented information on succession planning at GAAS.
Who is going to be taking care of vehicles in the future? If you look at the vehicle owner instead of the vehicle itself, you might be able to gauge how much business you’ll get in the next two to five years.
The Timken Company just announced enhanced features for its automotive aftermarket category management service, reflecting growing capabilities and additional value to Timken distributors.
Petty's Garage, Richard "The King" Petty's high-performance speed shop, will hold its second annual Spring Fling Car Show on Saturday, May 26, at the shop in Randleman, N.C.
Toyo-sponsored off-roader “Ballistic” BJ Baldwin won overall in the Silver State 300, recently held near Crystal Springs, Nev., with a time of 5:25:56.
Lesley says I don't do "moderation" very well. In fact, she said it again just a few minutes ago when I got up from the couch and grunted and groaned my way across the family room, suffering from the soreness yesterday's workout wrought upon me.
When your car is returned the steering wheel has greasy paw marks on it, the radio presets are gone and the seat is so far back you can't reach the pedals. Even if the repair was done perfectly, doesn't this speak volumes about the service quality?
There are some vehicles that find their way into our bay and seem to camp out there. Sometimes we draw a dirty hand on our own, and sometimes it's dealt to us.
Political pundits say you need a certain "fire in the belly" to even consider running for President of the United States. It appears that same quality is also a necessity if you want to work on customs, classics, collectibles, hot rods and racers.
Brad Desaulniers, the president of PartCheck Live, a competing bidding platform to Parts Trader, which is powering State Farm’s new parts procurement system, analyzes a collision repairer’s letter.
BASF Automotive Refinish presented
its Distributor of the Year Award to
Leading Edge Auto Refinishers,
Phoenix, at its annual ColorSource
Conference on April 19 in La Jolla,
Calif.
The Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA) is gearing up for its 2012 annual golf outing, to raise funds for the Jerry Dalton Memorial Education Fund and the March Taylor Education Fund.
The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) received a letter from one of its members outlining a long list of challenges the business has endured through State Farm's mandated parts bidding process.
Oxygen sensors monitor oxygen level and air density, and send signals to the vehicle computer so it could adjust fuel delivery for optimum performance in the changing race conditions.
In an effort to further increase the
effectiveness of its catalog
management system, Honeywell
Friction Materials has
upgraded to a new state-of-the-art
system offered by Solenium
Group.
Remy International, Inc., North America's largest independent manufacturer of advanced electric propulsion motors, and Enova Systems, Inc. have signed a long-term electric motor supply agreement.
Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. announced that it will conduct a safety recall involving 2009 Camry and 2009 to 2011 Venza vehicles to replace the stop lamp switch. Approximately 70,500 Camry and 116,000 Venza vehicles are covered by this recall.
