YANG Announces June Regional Meet-Up In Philadelphia

The event will take place from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, June 13 at XFINITY Live! 1100 Social.

Poll: Americans Divided On Self-Driving Cars

The results showed that 57% of respondents familiar with the vehicles would be willing to ride in them and 51% consider them safer than people-driven vehicles.

Epicor Acquires Auto Care CRM Systems Provider MechanicNet

Epicor Software Corp. announced it has acquired MechanicNet Group (MechanicNet), a Pleasanton, California-based provider of customer relationship management (CRM) and retention solutions for automotive service businesses and their clients.

The Network’s Repair America Promotion Sends 24 Winners To New Orleans For Xtreme Xperience

The winners kicked off the trip by embarking on the Steamboat NATCHEZ for a dinner jazz cruise on the Mississippi River. The next day, they hopped on a high-speed airboat for a guided expedition around the coastal swamplands of Louisiana and ended the night with a haunted ghost tour through the French Quarter.

Alliance Rallies Members To Political Action

Auto Care Association Director of State Affairs Tom Tucker addressed nearly 400 Alliance members and channel partners at the Sheraton New Orleans on June 4, to discuss the industry’s political status.

‘Get Your Shop in Gear’ With Raybestos Promotion

By ordering part number RAYSHOPKIT19, Raybestos distributors will get the “Get Your Shop in Gear” kit that includes a brake pad measuring tool, trash can, tin tacker sign, open-closed door sign and their choice of two sets of premium quality Raybestos brake pads for popular vehicle applications.

Icahn Automotive Expands Race To 2026 Technician Recruitment Program To Avondale’s Universal Technical Institute

The program is a nationwide effort to recruit, train and retain automotive service technicians, and includes partnerships with leading technical schools to help fill an industry-wide talent gap of a projected 46,000 positions by 2026.

ATMC Has Record Attendance At 45th Annual Conference In Dallas

For the first time, the conference featured two professional development tracks, one for training managers and a new one for training developers.

Women In Auto Care, AIA Canada Announce Joint Summer Women’s Leadership Conference

The conference will take place Aug. 7-8 at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center.

JD Power: New Vehicle Sales Slow, Discounts Rise, But Average Prices Break Records

May will be the fifth consecutive month in 2019 to experience a sales decline, with calendar year-to-date sales through May expected to be down 5.2% compared with the same period in 2018.

SEMA’s Search For Top Young Entrepreneurs Down To 15

Semifinalists now advance to online voting stage.

NHTSA To Extend Record Retention Requirements For Vehicle And Tire Manufacturers

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing to require manufacturers of motor vehicles, tires and child-restraint systems to retain records for 10 years rather than five.