Shop Owner Staff

The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) recently announced that the organization has signed an agreement with Prometric to deliver ASE certification tests in their proctored computer-based testing centers. The move represents only the second time ASE has changed testing partners in its 38-year history.

Federal-Mogul Corporation has released a new ANCO wiper blade master catalog featuring coverage of hundreds of additional automotive applications as well as a comprehensive new line of integral rear wiper blades. The ANCO brand is “The Clearest Choice in Wiper Blades.”

The Car Care Council’s Fall Car Care Month Tool Kit is now available to aftermarket companies and organizations. The kit has all the tools needed to celebrate Fall Car Care Month in October and can be found by visiting their website.

The store got is name because Henry Levine’s in-laws had a sign he could use – the one from the former Midway Theater in Dallas. Fifty years later, that name, Midway Auto Supply, is synonymous with first class customer service in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area when it comes to auto parts. On July 31, Midway Auto Supply celebrated its 50th anniversary party with its customers.

AAPEX attendees should act now to lock in discounted early-bird rates at many Las Vegas hotels ranging from 10 to 30 percent. AAPEX organizers have also negotiated the elimination of resort fees at most hotels resulting in additional savings of up to $20 per night.

A Texas tire dealership and its parent company are being sued by the family of a woman killed in a hydroplaning accident, claiming the dealer should have told the woman that buying only two new tires was not safe.

As the Chase for NASCAR Sprint Cup races toward the top prize, Raybestos Brakes – a member of the Affinia family of brands and the Official Brakes of NASCAR – help technicians, consumers and race fans hit the jackpot with a “Race for the Cash” rebate and sweepstakes promotion.

Artie Conk, owner of Artie’s Summit Garage in Summit, NJ, discovered a 1934 open-wheeled race car at a friend’s house. The car was in pieces and scattered around the property. Conk has rebuilt the vehicle using Model A and Model T parts and says that it can now reach speeds above 90 mph.

August heat and summer vacations can make it easy to forget that autumn is just around the corner, but the Car Care Council wants to help repair shops turn over a new leaf at their business during Fall Car Care Month in October. Shops can receive a free “Fall Car Care Month” banner, while supplies last, paying only the cost of shipping.

Frank Kerr, crew chief for Marcos Ambrose and the #47 Little Debbie Toyota, won the NASCAR MOOG “Problem Solver of the Race” Award Sunday after Ambrose captured his first top-five finish of the year in the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen (NY) International.

Independent repair shop owners in the Bradenton, FL, area are concerned that vehicle owners will soon be forced to take their vehicles back to the dealerships because independent shops will no longer being able to service today’s high-tech vehicles. One shop owner estimates that he already sends 10 percent of his customers back to dealerships.

Federated member Berg Auto Supply recently held a grand opening ceremony on July 28 for its new location in West Fargo, ND. As part of the grand opening festivities, Berg also held its annual customer appreciation day.