The Automotive Service Association (ASA) held its “Celebration of Excellence” awards ceremony Aug. 12 at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Anaheim, California. The Celebration of Excellence is a traditional awards ceremony honoring the achievements of ASA members and its industry partners. Alongside the awards ceremony, the Automotive Management Institute (AMi) held its annual graduation ceremony for its recent graduates and where industry partners were also recognized.
The program will include the YANG Town Hall featuring, “Your Career – Take Control, Move on Up Now,” presented by professional coach, Dana Manciagli, from 3:45-4:45 p.m. at The Venetian Hotel, Marco Polo Room 706. Directly following, attendees are invited to attend the YANG-sponsored networking happy hour from 5-6:30 p.m., at LAVO in The Palazzo.
The Auto Care Association’s 2016 Fall Leadership Days meeting is scheduled for Sept. 7-9 at the Renaissance Hotel Downtown in Washington, D.C.
The forum consisted of several segmented discussions focusing on topics such as cybersecurity, consumer privacy and government oversight. Attendees heard from experts representing entities from across the automotive industry and the federal government.
The conference is open to both male and female Women’s Board associates and non-associates who are looking to make a difference for women within the auto care industry. Registered attendees will also receive complimentary access to the MACS Trade Show.
The Young Auto Care Network Group (YANG) of the Auto Care Association has announced its regional meet-up schedule for September. In partnership with member companies, YANG is hosting two regional meet-ups for young auto care professionals in Flint, Michigan, and Fort Worth, Texas.
The Whitefield, New Hampshire, shop is the second winner in the Alliance’s spring sweepstakes.
MAHLE Powertrain is opening a new North American headquarters in Plymouth, Michigan, later this year as part of a $16 million North American expansion that will create new jobs and accelerate a variety of advanced engine-development programs.
Scholarships totaling $175,000 have been awarded to students working either to become a mechanical, collision or heavy duty repair professional or who are pursuing a business or engineering degree that will lead to a career in the automotive aftermarket.
Bosch has awarded its third round of energy research grants, which total $1.7 million, and sponsored 15 interns in the area of energy for 2015-’16. Following a competitive grant selection process in 2015, the Bosch Energy Research Network (BERN) provided six seed-funding grants to faculty at five top U.S. universities. The grants continue Bosch’s long-term focus on energy-efficient technologies, in addition to its support of leading U.S. universities.
A panel of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) experts will participate in the National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) Fall 2016 General Meeting feature session, “Take the Box Outta the Box,” during AAPEX on Wednesday, Nov. 2 in Las Vegas. The session is designed for advanced service technicians who have already purchased an SAE J2534 vehicle interface device, but have yet to use it in the profitable business of module programming.
The Auto Care Association has completed the final phase of its internal rebranding initiative with the alignment, redesign and, in some cases, renaming of its segment communities. As a result, the 11 distinct communities that represent various segments and professional groups in the industry operating under the association umbrella portray a unified and consistent appearance that reinforces the association’s overall rebranding.