Celebrate The New Year With New Promotional Materials For Your Business

Start the year off right with brand new “Be Car Care Aware” materials for your business. The Car Care Council is ringing in the new year with updated materials, from banners to informational mirror hangers, to help auto care businesses celebrate National Car Care Month in April and Fall Car Care Month in October.

MACS To Host Heavy-Duty A/C Training In Sparks, Nev.

The Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) Worldwide and MACS member RANSHU have joined forces to host a diagnostics-centered training event for heavy-duty and off-road vehicle A/C technicians from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. PST on Saturday, March 21 at RANSHU’s new warehouse facility in Sparks, Nev.

Online Voting Begins In $125,000 ‘Search For A Champion’ Contest

Consumers can help select the 15 finalists in the popular annual “Search for a Champion” racing sponsorship contest by casting votes for their favorite video entries at www.AlwaysaChampion.com.

How Obama’s Immigration Actions Will Affect Small Businesses

President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, which were announced recently and are scheduled to take effect soon, are intended to “make it easier and faster for high-skilled immigrants, graduates and entrepreneurs to stay and contribute to our economy, as so many business leaders have proposed.”

Federated-KOI Cavalcade Of Customs Set For January In Cincinnati

The 55th annual Cavalcade of Customs and Training Expo will be held Jan. 9-11 at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, OH. Federated Auto Parts and its long time member, KOI Auto Parts, are partnering again to host one of the country’s premier training and educational opportunities for shop owners and service technicians.

Early Bird Registration Deadline Extended For Women’s Board Winter Meeting

Join the Car Care Council Women’s Board for two days at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 4-5, 2015. All associates and non-associates are invited. The early bird registration deadline has been extended until Jan. 12.

Bosch Upgrades Premium ICON Beam Blade

Robert Bosch LLC has added ClearMax 365 to its premium Bosch ICON Wiper Blade line, which the company says offers up to 40 percent longer blade life.

Michigan School Invests In Engine Dynamometer

As the automotive technician profession becomes more and more complex, schools and training will need to keep up – and a high school in Brighton, MI, is doing just that. According to the Livingston Daily, the Brighton school district invested $51,000 for an engine dynamometer to give students a better hands-on experience when learning about engine performance.

Registration Is Now Open For ToolTech 2015

Registration is now open for the Equipment & Tool Institute’s (ETI) ToolTech 2015 event. The event will take place April 13-16, 2015, at the Radisson Hotel and Suites in downtown Austin, Texas.

Conventional Gasoline Models Expected To Represent Less Than Half Of Vehicles Sold Worldwide By 2017

A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the emerging global market for technologies that improve fuel economy, including global market forecasts for light-duty vehicle sales, segmented by powertrain, region and number of cylinders, through 2025.

Bosch Introduces New OE Platform Fuel Pump Modules For The Aftermarket

Bosch is introducing new Bosch Original Equipment (BOE) platforms for its premium aftermarket turbine fuel pump modules. Covering select passenger car (BOE-C) and truck (BOE-T) applications, these fuel pumps bring the benefits of advanced Bosch turbine fuel pump technology to late-model vehicles and to many earlier applications with fuel pumps built on older technology.

MACS Worldwide Section 609 Technician Training Program, Updated For R-1234yf, Approved By U.S. EPA

The Mobile Air Conditioning Society (MACS) Worldwide will roll out a new Refrigerant Recovery and Recycling Technician Certification Training Program on Jan. 1, 2015. MACS will initiate proctored training, self-study training and online training simultaneously on that date.