Shop Owner Staff

Affinia Group has announced the expansion of late model coverage for Raybestos brand brake parts. According to Affinia, Raybestos brand performance brake rotors have been released for more than 5.2 million vehicles.

New Raybestos brand brake and chassis products – a member of the Affinia family of brands – are being released this month for popular 2012 models.

It will be a fun-filled weekend for Federated members and their customers in late July with the running of the 16th annual Federated Auto Parts 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race scheduled for Saturday, July 23 at the Nashville Superspeedway in Nashville, TN.

Competitors of Copeland Auto Electric have offered to let owner Kevin Copeland use their buildings and tools until he can rebuild his business. The fire destroyed the shop, all the tools and seven vehicles that were at the shop for repairs.

Sallas Auto Repair in Kansas City, MO, is passionate about cars and educating drivers about how to care for their cars. After years of witnessing several women be ripped off by other auto repair shops, Sallas began “car care clinics” to educate drivers about caring for their vehicles.

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) announces a new member benefit through an agreement with Demandforce, an automated marketing and communications system that allows independent repair shops to leverage technology to attract new business, increase loyalty and understand what’s driving cars into the bays.

Chuck Lehr of Ft. Myers (FL) Automotive and Larry Magan of Gipe Automotive in Owensboro, KY, are the two winners in the Federated “Start Your Engines” Sweepstakes.

The now ex-shop manager of Greenwich Automotive Services in Greenwich, CT, embezzled more than $600,000 between 2005 and 2008. According to an article in the Greenwich Time, the manager took cash that was generated from vehicle repairs and gas station sales. He regularly accessed the shop’s computer system and altered the amounts of money the shop received.

Bosch has issued a major update to its industry leading ESI[tronic] automotive database software. The 2011/2 update, which is available now, dramatically increases the repair shop’s capabilities of servicing General Motors vehicles, and the update has added thousands of new codes and data parameters in the program’s Snaplist, including more function tests, more OBD controls and more diagnostic trouble code information than ever before.

Bosch launched “Driving Innovation,” a dramatic interactive traveling road tour at this year’s Indy 500 to demonstrate Bosch’s leadership in advancing automotive technology and building business for parts stores and service facilities.

Brad Keselowski and crew chief Paul Wolfe nursed the #2 Miller Lite Dodge’s final drops of fuel over the closing eight laps at Kansas Speedway to win Sunday’s NASCAR STP 400 Sprint Cup race. It was the first win of 2011 for the Penske Racing-owned team and carried an additional bonus in the form of Wolfe’s first-ever MOOG Chassis Parts “Problem Solver of the Race” Award from Federal-Mogul Corporation.

Federal-Mogul’s MOOG steering and suspension product line has been expanded to include nearly 60 additional high-volume replacement control arms, sway bar links, ball joints, tie rod ends, coil springs and other components for late-model European, Asian and domestic applications.