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News Auto Repair & Service Mitchell Enhances On-Line Claims Management
November 20, 2001 by
Auto Service World
Mitchell International has unveiled a new, significantly enhanced version of its on-line claims management product, eMitchell.com.eMitchell, which provides leading functionality for online claims management, is Mitchell’s open Internet workspace and marketplace for all constituents in the collision repair and claims…
News Auto Repair & Service Aftermarket Warranty Company Reaches Agreement to Cover Claims
November 20, 2001 by
Auto Service World
Warrantech Corporation , a provider of service contracts and aftermarket warranties, has entered into a letter of intent to allow it to begin paying claims under service contracts insured by the now-defunct Reliance Insurance Company.The financial arrangement will allow Warrantech…
News Auto Repair & Service VW Gets the Bugs Out of its Integrated Global B2B Network
November 20, 2001 by
Auto Service World
The Internet platform started by Volkswagen in the summer of 2000 is up and running. The most important components: Online-Catalogue-Purchasing, Online-Negotiations (auctions), Capacity management (eCap) have been set up for Audi and Volkswagen and have been introduced in the other…
News Auto Repair & Service Jiffy Lube Testing On-Site Oil Analysis in U.S.
November 19, 2001 by
Auto Service World
The Jiffy Lube fast oil change chain has announced that it has installed its 100th on-site oil analysis system at its U.S. outlets.The MotorCheck system, from Global Technovations, Inc. is being offered primarily in the in San Francisco, Sacramento and…
News Auto Repair & Service Canadian Refinish Veteran Named to New Role at PPG
November 16, 2001 by
Auto Service World
PPG Industries has announced that Garry A. Goudy, a veteran of the Canadian refinish marketplace, vice president, automotive replacement glass, has been elected vice president, automotive refinish.A native of Meaford, Ontario, Goudy joined subsidiary PPG Canada Inc. in 1970 as…
News Auto Repair & Service Fleet Management Systems Partnership Formed
November 16, 2001 by
Auto Service World
AirIQ/eDispatch, a leader in mobile resource management, and Maddocks Systems Inc., a leading supplier of enterprise-wide trucking software, today announced a partnership that will assist commercial transport companies to more effectively manage their vehicle fleets. Under the agreement, the two…
News Auto Repair & Service Catalytic Converter Technology Inventors Honored
November 16, 2001 by
Auto Service World
John J. Mooney and Carl D. Keith, have been awarded the Walter Ahlstrom Foundation’s Walter Ahlstrom Prize 2001 in Finland today for their work in inventing and commercializing the three-way-catalytic converter to reduce exhaust gas pollution.The prize is awarded in…
News Auto Repair & Service Better Economic Times Nearby, Automotive Forum Told
November 14, 2001 by
Auto Service World
Economist Michael Graham , in his third consecutive appearance at the Automotive Industries Association Annual Aftermarket Forum says that positive economic signs are coming, with an economic upturn next year or 2003."If the economy is going o turn sometime next…
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.…