Federated Auto Parts will sponsor Matt Tifft when he competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season opener on Feb. 20 at Daytona International Speedway.
According to experts at Northwood University, ‘tepid’ is the best word to describe economic growth both in the United States and globally today. In an annual whitepaper examining the state of the economy and offering predictions for the year ahead, Northwood University president and CEO Keith Pretty and economist and vice president Timothy Nash say to expect both “optimism and apprehension throughout the year.”
ACDelco is giving service centers and consumers two more reasons to choose ACDelco GM Original Equipment radiators: new pricing and a limited lifetime warranty. ACDelco says its GM OE radiators are reliable, corrosion-resistant and lightweight to provide optimal heat transfer characteristics. They also match the original factory part in fit, form and function.
The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) has changed its testing schedule to allow year-round access for automotive professionals. ASE testing is now available 12 months out of the year. Whether a candidate registers on the first day of a registration window or the last, they will always have 90 days to schedule an appointment and take a certification test at any of the 450+ Prometric test centers across the country.
MAHLE Service Solutions has announced the release of ACX, its new line of ArcticPRO A/C service equipment. The ACX1280 series is designed to competently, efficiently and safely service the new R1234yf refrigerant worldwide. The ACX1180 series is specifically designed to handle R134a refrigerant.
New research from Carfax suggests that millions of people may be driving, buying or selling potentially dangerous cars due to an unfixed recall. The company’s annual research on the issue shows more than 46 million cars nationwide have at least one safety recall that’s never been fixed. In fact, 5 million of them were bought and sold by potentially unsuspecting consumers in 2014.
Three in four young people would rather give up social media for a day than their car and 72% agree they would rather give up texting for a week than their car, according to a research study from MTV, a division of Viacom. Findings from the study, “Millennials Have Drive,” were discussed at the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Convention and Expo 2015.
Need a dose of good news for your business? Then hear this: The influx of new vehicles in the market will lay the foundation for bountiful aftermarket service and repair opportunities. And, with import vehicle sales continuing an upward climb, there will be a lot more import nameplates on the roads for years to come – music to all of our ears.
With National Car Care Month in April quickly approaching, there is no better time to put a proactive plan in place to convince your customers to invest in their vehicles to keep them running better and longer. The non-profit Car Care Council has an assortment of promotional tools designed to help you take advantage of the opportunities that National Car Care Month can create.
Federated Free Fuel Fridays are back. Beginning Jan. 30, Federated will announce four winners of free gas cards on its Federated Auto Parts and Federated Car Care Facebook pages. Two winners of $50 gas cards will be randomly selected from each of the Federated Facebook pages for a total of four winners announced each Friday from Jan. 30 through March 27, 2015.
Health Effects Institute (HEI) conducted an independent study of new technology diesel engines to determine whether the engines achieved the expected emissions reductions, thereby improving air quality for public health, as well as whether the new technologies resulted in any unintended increases in emission components. The study concluded that exposure to new technology diesel exhaust does not cause any increase in the risk of lung cancer or other significant adverse health effects in study animals.
