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Find travel information for ASRW
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Valuable travel information for ASRW, including airline discount codes, housing options and details on Orlando, Fla., leisure activities is available online. Just visit the NACE or CARS website and find the "Registration & Travel" button at the top of the page for details. Remember to register before Aug. 9 to receive the early-bird rates for the show.

Also, watch your mailbox next week for the August issue of AutoInc., which features a list of all the family-friendly activities available in Orlando.




Well-led life leads to 50 years in business
The News-Times via Tire Review    Share    Share on FacebookTwitterShare on LinkedinE-mail article
He's a guy everybody loves. That's possibly the best way to characterize Tulio Belardinelli, a mainstay in the Bethel, Conn., community since 1961. This year marks the 50th anniversary of his business, Belardinelli Tire Co. More

High unemployment costs automakers lost sales
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The nation's stubbornly high unemployment rate will cost the auto industry lost production of 1.5 million new vehicles this year, a study found. The survey underscores why weak economies stay weak. If consumers had the confidence and the money to buy new cars, it would allow more auto production which, in turn, would further boost the economy. More

Tips for selecting the right management software
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As a shop owner, how do you go about selecting the right shop management software program for your business? Here are some tips to guide you. More

CustomerLink: Finders. Keepers.
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Motorist Assurance Program Brake Safety Awareness Week
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The Motorist Assurance Program has announced its sponsorship of the 5th annual Brake Safety Awareness Week. During this week, more than 9,000 MAP participating facilities will offer inspections and educate vehicle owners regarding key under-car systems as well as provide complimentary automotive troubleshooting materials. More

Opinion: The coming autopocalypse
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The thinking behind the Obama administration's proposed new fuel efficiency standards seems to be: What won't kill the auto industry will make it stronger. But these standards are the regulatory equivalent of a bunker buster that will, in fact, decimate the industry. More

URG Offers Quality Recycled Parts Search Engine
United Recyclers offers body shops and mechanical repair shops the ability to search used parts for cars and trucks. Each URG member provides quality assurance to the product. The result is a nationwide label that delivers consistently high quality parts and maximizes consumers, collision center, and estimator confidence. more


New Jersey auto mechanics working overtime to repair overheated vehicles
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Heat exhaustion isn't reserved for the living; your car might also be feeling the effects. As much of New Jersey has remained in the upper 90s and low 100s, mechanics have worked overtime on overheating vehicles. More

Help your peers soar to new heights — while you soar to Orlando, Fla., for free!
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There's still time to enter and take the lead in the ASA Chairman's Club program — the association's grassroots member recruitment program that rewards regular members who recruit prospective shops to become members. With new prize tiers offered, there's never been a better time to participate. The current contest ends Aug. 15. More

Send us your article ideas!

Do you have something on your mind? Maybe it's an issue that is affecting the industry, and you would like to learn more. Or maybe you have a strong opinion that you would like to express. AutoInc. is in the processing of compiling the 2012 editorial calendar, and we would love to get your ideas and input for feature stories as well as contributors for guest editorials. If you have an article idea or would be interested in a writing a guest editorial, please contact Leona Dalavai Scott, AutoInc. editor, at leonad@asashop.org by July 31.



2 teens named America's Best Student Auto Technicians
Mormon Times via Deseret News    Share    Share on FacebookTwitterShare on LinkedinE-mail article
Two Mormon teenagers earned the title of America's Best Student Auto Technicians when they came in first at the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition. Matthew Saunders and Drew Torrey recently graduated from Vale High School in Vale, Ore. More

General Motors tech program to start at college
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General Motors officials say that as the company turns the corner financially, it is seeing an increase in the need for entry-level service technicians. That increase has helped pave the way for the company to team with Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardener, Mass., to help fill the demand. More

Pico Can Test Breakout Box

• Instantly check power and ground circuits
• Identify communication link protocols
• Connect an oscilloscope for signal capture and collection of signal waveform data
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Take these precautions when working on today's hybrids
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The world around us is changing fast and the automotive world is changing with it. The greater part of this dynamic is because of tougher government regulations regarding safety, emissions and fuel economy. More

Oakland, Calif., auto shop collaborates with local artists
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Gallerygoers in North Oakland absorbed the connections between art, anthropology and automobiles at the premiere of an art show called "Diagnostics," a collaboration between Oakland artists, social scientists and car mechanics. Over the course of the two-year project, the three groups joined to create an interactive art space at the North Oakland auto shop, Enthusiast Automotive. More

 
 
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