NGK Spark Plugs Canada will be known as Niterra Canada Ltd. as of April 1. The ignition and sensor specialist announced the name change late last year but had not picked the date for the new name to be official.…
The Automotive Industries Association of Canada launched a new tool that plots tens of thousands of shop locations across the country. The Auto Care Landscape in Canada tool is an online interactive map that shows locations of more than 25,000…
Peter Szarafinski, long-time head of international media relations at Liqui Moly died unexpectedly just ahead of Christmas. Colleagues were stunned to learn of the news of the 47-year-old’s death before Christmas Eve. “Unfathomable – the great loss of a valued…
An agreement has been struck between farmers and a major equipment manufacturer in what may signal a larger movement afoot in the right to repair debate. The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) announced it signed a memorandum of understanding with…
Len Mazzanti is taking over as the chief executive officer at CRC Industries. He succeeds Perry Cozzone, who served as CEO from 2018 until his retirement at the end of 2022. An announcement from CRC highlighted Mazzanti’s 30 years of…
Happy New Year to all of you! Auto Service World, CARS, Jobber News and Turnkey Media hope you had a wonderful holiday season and wish you nothing but the best for the year ahead. We thank you for helping us…
From all of us here at Auto Service World, CARS, Jobber News and Turnkey Media, we wish you the best for the holiday season. We won’t be publishing news between now and the end of the year. But you’ll still…
The last issue of the year for 2022 of Jobber News has arrived. It should have already reached your mailbox, where you can read all about the Jobber of the Year, Fortin’s Supply. If not, be sure to check out…
Prices of Michelin tires will go up for the third time in less than a year. The company announced the latest round of increases will take effect Jan. 1, 2023, in Canada and the U.S. Select passenger and light truck,…
After being brought on a year ago as president and chief operating officer, Spectra Premium Mobility Solutions has promoted Josh Gordon as president and chief executive officer. The move is effective immediately. Spectra’s previous CEO Denis Chabot is retiring. He…
Élisabeth Lambert has been named chair of the Automotive Industries Association of Canada’s Quebec Division Committee. She’s the first woman to hold the seat in the group’s history. Lambert spent the last two years serving as the committee’s vice president…
Thermal, efficiency and emissions system components manufacturer Nissens announced Jeff Hansen as the new president of Nissens North America. The move was effective Oct. 1. Hansen was most recently the company’s sales director. He takes over from Peter Henry, who…