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News Auto Repair & Service Bosch Heavy-Duty Alternator Boosts Power, Reduces Fuel Costs
November 12, 2001 by
Auto Service World
Robert Bosch Corporation’s has introduced an alternator for heavy-duty trucks that is more powerful and more efficient that previous models.The LI-L alternator, specially designed for Class 3-8 heavy-duty trucks, significantly impacts the trucking industry by increasing output nearly 40% while…
News Auto Repair & Service Hastings Expands Canadian ACL Representation to U.S. and Mexico
November 9, 2001 by
Auto Service World
Hastings Manufacturing Company has announced it has signed an agreement to become the exclusive marketer and distributor of ACL engine components in United States and Mexico. The Hastings, Michigan-based piston ring and engine-parts specialist said the agreement with Melbourne, Australia-based…
News Auto Repair & Service United Automotive Distributors Closes Doors After Sell-Off
November 8, 2001 by
Auto Service World
United Automotive Distributors Ltd. is closing its doors after being a major influence on the automotive aftermarket in Vancouver and other parts of British Columbia for 32 years.Doug Reid who heads up the company told Jobber News that the company…
News Auto Repair & Service American Finance Company Opens Canadian Call Center
November 8, 2001 by
Auto Service World
AmeriCredit Corp. today officially dedicated its new call center in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.The Peterborough center, which is located about 160 kilometers northeast of Toronto, is the company’s first to be located in Canada and fifth call center in North America.…
News Auto Repair & Service Ottawa Shop Selected Carquest Award of Excellence Finalist
November 6, 2001 by
Auto Service World
Carquest Auto Parts has announced that Roy Rump of Roy Rump & Sons Tire & Auto Centre, Ottawa, Ont., as a 2001 Carquest Excellence Award Finalist and the only Canadian location to be selected.“CARQUEST is dedicated to the independent shop…
News Auto Repair & Service Gasket Training Goes On-Line
November 5, 2001 by
Auto Service World
The Fel-Pro CounterPro training program for automotive parts counterpeople and other automotive professionals who sell or install gaskets is now available on-lineAccessible through the www.federal-mogul.com website, The Fel-Pro CounterPro training program offers in-depth technical information covering gasket design and performance…
News Auto Repair & Service Freudenberg-NOK Phasing Out Detroit Gasket in Favor of Corteco Identity
November 2, 2001 by
Auto Service World
Freudenberg-NOK, the North American partner of the Freudenberg and NOK Group Companies, the world’s largest supplier of original-equipment automotive gaskets and seals, today announced the alignment of its aftermarket product lines into a single business unit called Corteco. At the…
News Auto Repair & Service Bridgestone Brand To Be in CART in 2002
November 2, 2001 by
Auto Service World
Championship Auto Racing Teams, Inc. and Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., announced that the Bridgestone Potenza racing radial will be the tire all FedEx Championship Series competitors will be racing on in 2002. Bridgestone tires also compete in Formula One competition and will…
News Auto Repair & Service Canadian Tire Money Honored in Exhibition
October 25, 2001 by
Auto Service World
Almost every Canadian has a few crumpled bills of Canadian Tire Money and this enduring icon of Canadiana is now be honored with an exhibition at the Currency Museum in the Bank of Canada in Ottawa, Ont.The Story of Canadian…
News Auto Repair & Service Michael Cardone, Jr. Receives Automotive Leader Award
October 24, 2001 by
Auto Service World
The Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association presented Michael Cardone, Jr., president, CEO and COO of Cardone Industries with its “Automotive Leader of the Year” Award for his contributions to the automotive remanufacturing industry.Cardone, a 30-year veteran of the industry, is known…
News Auto Repair & Service Automotive Products and Technologies Honored at International Competition
October 19, 2001 by
Auto Service World
Dignitaries and Automotive Journalists honored a wide range of products and technologies at the International Grand Prix for Technical Innovation at Equip Auto in Paris, France today.The awards recognized innovations in the aftermarket and Original Equipment levels of the automotive…
News Auto Repair & Service NGK Plug Pro Winners
October 18, 2001 by
Auto Service World
NGK Spark Plugs of Canada has announced the first batch of winners in its Plug Pro contest.Each received a $100 certificate toward NGK Store Catalog merchandise. The contest asks members of the NGK Plug Pro aftermarket trade program to answer…