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Auto Repair & Service
Feature Auto Repair & Service In Fort Simpson, Winterization Means Winterization
September 1, 2000 by
CARS Magazine
Daryl Sloat, of D J Automotive in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories (five hours north of the B.C. border) lives and works in an environment where winter means more than a frosted windshield. “Usuall…
Feature Auto Repair & Service Are Franchises the Final Frontier?
September 1, 2000 by
Paula Ellis
You can’t drive a mile down a major street without seeing one. Their ads are on your T.V., their jingles are on your radio. They’re franchises, and they’re everywhere. The high volume, quick turnaroun…
Feature Auto Repair & Service Gas Welding & Brazing
September 1, 2000 by
CARS Magazine
Sticking metals together with heat is a lot older than automobiles, but few consumer service industries use the “hot wrench” more than auto repair. Oxy-acetylene are still the gases of choice, and con…
Feature Auto Repair & Service “Training” has evolved to a new definition for “ROI”
September 1, 2000 by
Robert Greenwood
It is time to recognize, and essentially understand, the evolved and expanded concept, that “training” of shop technical personnel, and its owners/managers, in today’s world has matured to new additio…
Feature Auto Repair & Service When Cooler Heads Prevail…
September 1, 2000 by
Rick Cogbill
We don’t often see Basil flustered. He just quietly does his work, over in his little corner of the building that we jokingly refer to as “The Healing Room”. On occasion he ventures out into the mayhe…
Feature Auto Repair & Service Firestone Recall Update
September 1, 2000 by
CARS Magazine
Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. has announced a recall in North America of some 14.4 million tires sold, of which 6.5 million are thought to be still in use for light trucks and sport utility vehicles that…
Feature Auto Repair & Service Selling the Season
September 1, 2000 by
CARS Magazine
“Winterization” used to be the Canadian expression for anything that prepared cars, homes, RV’s or cabins for the rigours of the cold season. These days however, the drama of winter seems to have lost…
Feature Auto Repair & Service Exide Battery ceases Canadian automotive battery production
September 1, 2000 by
CARS Magazine
Exide Canada Inc., which will cease production of automotive batteries at its Vaughan, Ontario plant on November 30, has launched a feasibility study to determine if its plant can be converted to the …
Feature Auto Repair & Service Out of the Wilderness…
September 1, 2000 by
Jim Anderton
By the time you read this, the Firestone Wilderness, ATX and ATX II recall will be well underway, and chances are the lawsuits will be, too. This recall is smaller than the radial recall of Firestones…
Feature Auto Repair & Service Ford to evaluate hydrogen fuel technology
September 1, 2000 by
CARS Magazine
Ford Motor Company has issued a purchase order to test and evaluate a series of Stuart Personal Fuel Appliances, over the next two years. The appliances consist of a packaged, scaleable, portable and …
Feature Auto Repair & Service Partnership creates an expanded E-Marketplace for the automotive industry
September 1, 2000 by
CARS Magazine
USAutoNews.com, the largest Internet automotive portal providing e-commerce to automotive dealers is partnering with PurchasePro.com, which offers business-to-business e-commerce solutions, to create …
Feature Auto Repair & Service UAP to offer vehicle warranty through AutoPro outlets
September 1, 2000 by
CARS Magazine
AutoPro Mechanical and AutoPro Collision service and repair facilities will now be offering Canadian motorists an extended warranty protection program. The AutoPro Extended warranties can be purchased…