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The changing face of your competition
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A seasoned automotive service and collision repair industry veteran weighs in on how competitors are changing the landscape for independent shops. Like many industries worldwide, the automotive industry is experiencing some significant challenges. And the solutions for those challenges are changing the way most segments of the industry - including
the independent auto repair and service segment - conduct business. More
New dates and direction for ASRW 2010 events
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The dust has barely settled on the ASRW
2009 events, and dynamic plans have been put into motion to lead the way into 2010 and beyond. New direction calls for new dates! The ASRW 2010 events will take place Oct. 11-13 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas (no longer during AAIW). Automotive Service & Repair Week (ASRW) will now be a stand-alone event.
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GM CEO Fritz Henderson resigns after only eight months
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General Motors CEO Frederick "Fritz" Henderson stepped down this week after the board determined that the company wasn't changing quickly enough. Chairman Ed Whitacre Jr. said at a hastily called news conference that he will serve as
interim CEO, and an international search for a new CEO and president is planned.
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ASA announces benefit agreement with Airbag Solutions
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The Automotive Service Association (ASA) is pleased to announce a new member benefit agreement with Airbag Solutions, an online pictorial database displaying OEM requirements for servicing airbag and restraint systems after deployment. The Airbag Solutions database is sold in annual, one-month or one-day subscriptions and covers more than 3,500 vehicles from years spanning 1988-2010. ASA
members save 20 percent on annual and monthly subscriptions.
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"Do You Have Five Minutes?"
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Don’t know your membership number? Contact the Membership Department at (800) 272-7467, ext. 295, for your number and to update your contact information.
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Car Clinic: The trouble with lightweight brakes
Popular Mechanics
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Lighter Isn't Better: Reducing the mass of cast iron in brake discs is one way to trim costs, but it comes at a reduction in brake performance.
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Leahy files antitrust repeal amendment to Senate Healthcare Reform Act
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Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, has filed an amendment to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H.R. 3590, to repeal the McCarran-Ferguson Act for health insurers. "This amendment will prohibit the most egregious anticompetitive conduct-price fixing, bid-rigging and market allocations-conduct that harms consumers, raises health care costs, and for which there is no justification," said Leahy. "Subjecting health and medical malpractice
insurance providers to the antitrust laws will enable customers to feel confident that the price they are being quoted is the product of a fair marketplace."
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NHTSA proposes passenger ejection crash safety test
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed a new crash safety test with the intention of reducing passenger ejections through side widows. The test involves propelling an impact device toward the side windows up to four times in order to simulate a roll over. Per the NHTSA, the mass is based on that of a 50th percentile male's upper torso on the window opening during an occupant ejection. The requirement would measure how far the impact device moves
beyond the window's plane. This new standard, if applied, would affect just passenger-adjacent side windows of most vehicles.
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AMI/AVI Education Scholarship deadline is Dec. 10
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The Automotive Management Institute (AMI) is accepting applications for the $1,000 Automotive Video Inc. (AVI) Education Scholarship. The educational scholarship program is aimed at helping to develop quality technicians, managers and shop owners. The scholarship will be applied toward the recipients’ expenses to attend the 2010 AVI Annual Training Conference in Fort Myers, Fla., Jan.
14-16. Click here to apply today.
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Jaguar Land Rover signs NASTF Service Information Standards Agreement
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The National Automotive Service Task Force announced that Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC has signed the NASTF Service Information Standards Agreement, joining thirteen other auto manufacturers agreeing to make service and training information and tools accessible to all vehicle repairers on an equal basis.
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U.S. November auto sales struggle to gain ground
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U.S. auto sales struggled to gain ground in November and big improvements aren't expected until people stop worrying about losing their jobs. Sales were flat compared to last November,
according to Autodata Corp. Even higher incentives couldn't push the needle much beyond the dismal lows seen a year ago, when a credit freeze and the financial meltdown kept car buyers at home. Fuel-efficient cars showed continued strength, as did crossovers, which are as roomy as SUVs but are built on lower car frames, bolstering fuel economy. Truck sales were again weak.
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Check out CARDONE's online catalog of 37,500+ SKUs featuring import and domestic, early to current model applications. If your part is in our catalog, ask for it at your local parts supplier. MORE |
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GM considers Saab sale to Beijing Automotive
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General Motors may sell parts of its Saab
unit to Beijing Automotive Industry Holding and shutter the brand, two people familiar with the talks said. A sale of assets, including production machinery, is among GM's options, said the sources, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. GM directors will review the future of Saab after Koenigsegg Group withdrew a joint bid with Beijing Auto, the sources said.
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Survey: Automotive technicians make purchase decisions based on brand
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Frost & Sullivan announces the results of an end-user study, "Automotive Replacement Parts Preferences
Among U.S. Automotive Technicians: Brands and Distribution Channels." Full-time automotive technicians were surveyed to measure their brand perceptions of various products used on a regular basis. More specifically, the survey assessed the overall brand perceptions, feature importance, brand purchase decision makers/influencers, and future brand intentions for automotive batteries, motor oil products, and tires within automotive garages/repair shops throughout the U.S.
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Researchers trying to protect pregnant drivers
USA Today
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Women are driving longer into their pregnancies — often saving maternity leave until after giving birth — a lifestyle change that is leading to predictions of an increase in fetal deaths in
car crashes. Researchers aware of the trends are working on computer models to help develop pregnancy-friendly safety devices. Ford Motor-funded research at Virginia Tech and Wake Forest universities is near completion on mathematical models that measure how crash forces affect pregnant women and fetuses.
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For a limited time, you can test-drive the all-new Toyota Electronic Parts Catalog (EPC), the online tool that provides what you need for fast and efficient Toyota repairs. Gain free access to the entire catalog of Genuine Toyota Parts so you can source and order right from your computer anytime, anywhere. Start
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