MAHLE Service Solutions showcases its new interactive touch screen displays and new A/C units for processing R1234yf and R134a refrigerants at the 2015 MACS (Mobile Air Conditioning Society) Training Event and Trade Show in Orlando, Fla. Located at MACS booth #315, MAHLE Service Solutions is a silver sponsor of the event, as well as the presenting sponsor of the keynote luncheon with Robert L. Darbelnet on Wednesday, February 4.
MAHLE Aftermarket Inc. recently named Las Vegas, Nev., native, Kevin Roche as the fourth annual MAHLE Aftermarket Champion Technician. Roche was awarded the title based on his entry in the MAHLE Aftermarket Champion Technician contest, established to spotlight talented and forward-thinking engine technicians and specialists nationwide.
The new University of the Aftermarket Foundation logo was created to convey the foundation’s primary mission of education through its block lettering and wreath. It incorporates a road sign icon to communicate automotive and includes the commonly used foundation moniker, UofA Foundation.
NACAT Education Foundation has announced the official launch of an “Hour of Automotive Technology,” a program devoted to helping K-12 students become exposed to career and technical education subject matter related to automotive technology. “Hour of Automotive Technology” allows teachers to access peer-reviewed, grade appropriate, one-hour science- and technology-based lessons that have been submitted by classroom educators or corporate trainers.
ACDelco is releasing stronger, more durable brake products for police applications with its line of ACDelco Professional DuraStop Police Brake Pads and Rotors. The line is designed for and made of materials selected expressly for the heavy-duty driving applications of police cars.
The annual Federated-KOI Auto Parts Cavalcade of Customs and Training Expo, held Jan. 9-11 in Cincinnati, saw an increase in attendance of over 19 percent from last year’s record crowd. As part of the vendor trade show, KOI Auto Parts offered 32 types of training workshops for a total of 81 sessions held during the weekend. A record-setting 754 service technicians, shop owners and shop managers attended multiple training classes taught by qualified instructors from Federated/KOI vendor partners.
Representatives of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) and motor vehicle industry associations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the agency and the motor vehicle industry for the reduction of copper in brake pads. The MOU calls for the reduction of the use of copper in brake pads beginning in 2021 to levels less than 5 percent by weight and further reductions to 0.5 percent by the year 2025.
Ford Motor Co. sees Generation Z, the oldest of which are still in their teens, as the “first truly global generation, born into an on-demand, technology-driven culture. Expected to account for more than 20% of the world’s population, these digitally savvy, socially conscious consumers, most of whom are still teenagers, are working to help define the trends of both today and tomorrow.”
Price is often the biggest sticking point in an auto repair job. Some customers just have no feel for what certain services or parts cost, others have perhaps been treated poorly in the past (or are cheap), and some just flat out do not have the money. Choices need to be made between fixing a vehicle or paying rent or buying groceries. For those customers, a shop in Gallatin, TN, is going beyond typical customer service and actively trying to help.
MAHLE Aftermarket Inc. recently named Las Vegas, Nev., native, Kevin Roche as the fourth annual MAHLE Aftermarket Champion Technician. Roche was awarded the title based on his entry in the MAHLE Aftermarket Champion Technician contest, established to spotlight talented and forward-thinking engine technicians and specialists nationwide.