The NASTF Fall 2016 General Meeting featured a technician’s primer on module programming, “Take the Box Outta the Box,” which reviewed how to configure a J2534 interface device for laptop programming.
A record 260 young professionals attended a networking reception hosted by the Young Auto Care Network Group (YANG), a community of the Auto Care Association, on Nov. 2 during AAPEX 2016 in Las Vegas.
Registration is now open for 14 University of the Aftermarket online courses covering a variety of business and aftermarket topics. Sessions begin either on Jan. 9 or March 13, 2017, depending on the chosen course.
Additions made to braking, rotating machine, spark plug, oxygen sensor, engine management and fuel pump product lines.
Featuring a website and weekly eNewsletter, Telematics Talk focuses exclusively on the burgeoning telematics industry.
“It has been a great year for the aftermarket,” said Bill Long, president and chief operating officer of AASA at the Member & Media Briefing at AAPEX Tuesday morning. “We are a huge industry that continues to show steady growth in the face of drastically changing vehicle technologies, placing our industry at $268 billion by the end of 2016.”
Bill Hanvey, president and CEO of the Auto Care Assocation, also shared the new association mission at the media briefing on Tuesday: “To protect and advance the interests of businesses providing aftermarket products and services for all classes of motor vehicles.”
After experiencing AAPEX 2016 and the SEMA Show, ACDelco hosted the winners at the Ron Fellows Performance Driving School at Spring Mountain Motor Resort and Country Club in nearby Pahrump, Nevada. During their time at Spring Mountain, they attended the official Chevrolet Corvette driving school and also had the opportunity to test their skills on the track.
According to retired four-star General Michael Hayden, the main body for defense used to be the U.S. government. “We have not decided what we want or what we will allow the government to do to keep us safe,” said Hayden. “When government is late to the need, as it is in the cyber domain, the private sector steps in. The main body for providing security in the cyberworld is now the private sector.”
The awards recognize manufacturers and marketers for excellence in products and marketing materials for import car and truck applications, including new products and new product lines, tools and functional fluids, accessories, packaging, websites, catalogs, marketing/advertising programs and social media campaigns.
Register will discuss the industry’s pivotal issue of vehicle telematics and a technical solution that would ensure aftermarket success to the connected vehicle within the broader intelligent transportation landscape.
Winners of the 2016 Automotive Communications Awards will be announced at the press conference.
