ACDelco is celebrating its 100th birthday not only by reflecting on its deep heritage, but planning its future as the automotive industry continues to evolve.
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) will hold the third Vehicle Safety Inspection Forum on Oct. 19 in Houston. The purpose of the forum is to bring together shop owners, industry leaders and policymakers to discuss the importance of periodic motor vehicle inspection (PMVI) programs and what can be done to protect these programs.
Robert Bosch LLC has announced the addition of 24 new SKUs in the month of May to its aftermarket product lineup. Additions were made to the braking, engine management sensor, spark plug and rotating machines product lines.
The Automotive Management Institute (AMi) is accepting applications for the annual $1,000 Tom B. Babcox Memorial Scholarship. AMi, in conjunction with Babcox Media, established the scholarship, which is awarded to an Automotive Service Association (ASA) Mechanical Division member who strives to be, or is presently working, in a management capacity.
The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) awarded $14,000 in scholarships to help post-secondary automotive students pay for tuition during the 2016-’17 school year. The scholarships are in the amount of $1,000 per student and were made possible by a successful fundraising drive within the AASP-MN membership, as well as a generous donation from the Minnesota State I-CAR Committee.
The campaign’s goal is to raise the awareness of the implications of access to vehicle diagnostic data to vehicle owners and the auto care industry.
These local events are part of the YANG Regional Meet-Up program, which was launched in June 2015. All young professionals, both members and non-members, under the age of 40 in the industry are encouraged to attend.
The Automotive Management Institute (AMi) is accepting applications for the $1,000 Arrowhead Automotive Aftermarket “High Octane” Scholarship. AMi, in conjunction with Arrowhead Automotive Aftermarket, established the scholarship, which recognizes an Automotive Service Association (ASA) Mechanical Division member who strives to be, or is presently working, in a management capacity.
In a recent study by RepairPal Institute, researchers took a look at repair costs for some of the most popular car models, creating the RepairPal Institute Auto Service Cost Index.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has become the first major carmaker to reach a cooperation deal with Alphabet Inc.’s Google to develop self-driving vehicles, reports Bloomberg.
Berberich was exposed to the auto service industry growing up, as his father was a master tech for Ford and his uncle owned an auto electric rebuilding business. In college, Barberich decided to blaze his own trail and became a manufacturing engineer, but soon found his way back to the auto service industry by joining his wife, Diane, as the owner of Al’s Automotive and Tire.
Members of ASA updated their representatives on the importance of these new technologies to independent automotive repairers and consumers and the efforts of the automotive industry to work together.
