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Individuals may now register to attend the 2013 SEMA Show. The annual trade show, which is open to industry professionals in the automotive specialty equipment market, is set for Tuesday-Friday, November 5-8, 2013, in Las Vegas, Nev.

Elite Worldwide has announced that due to popular demand, its The Best-Kept Secrets to Marketing to Your Customers webinar will be presented again on Tuesday, June 4th at 10:00 a.m. PST. The webinar will be presented by Elite business coach Joe Marconi, an industry-leading shop owner who runs two of the top shops in America, and will be offered free of charge.

For projects that call for a lot of power, ACDelco announces a new, ACDelco-licensed Li-ion 18V 1/2-inch drill to its growing portfolio of auto and equipment tools. It features 444 in.-lbs. of maximum torque yet weighs less than 4.5 pounds.

Once again, Bosch has expanded the diagnostic capabilities of its powerful Mastertech VCI (M-VCI) aftermarket scan tool to better serve the automotive repair technician. This dynamic tool can now provide authentic OEM dealer level diagnostics for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac branded vehicles.

Strong Arm was named the Federated Outstanding Co-Man Vendor of the Year. In addition, KYB Americas Corporation was honored as the Federated Co-Man Vendor of the Year – Order Fill. Presented annually, these Co-Man vendor awards recognize supplier partners who have shown outstanding dedication and support of the Federated Co-Man operation and programs.

Clean diesel car registrations increased by 24.3 percent in the U.S. from 2010 through 2012, following similar trends of double-digit diesel car sale increases throughout the country, according to new data compiled for the Diesel Technology Forum.

Known as the “Strategy Diva,” Cynthia Cohen says it’s not time to rest in today’s digital world. Cohen, founder and president of Strategic Mindshare, will present “It’s a Social, Mobile, Digital World! Are You Taking Advantage or Letting Opportunity Pass You By?” at the 2013 Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS), May 21-22 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare near Chicago.

With a successful Facebook page adding new friends every week, ACDelco has now expanded its social circle with a Google + page and its own ACDelco YouTube channel.

Mitchell 1 has added a new Business Contact Syndication feature to its SocialCRM digital marketing services. This new feature ensures that an auto repair shop’s name, address and phone number (NAP) are correct and consistent across the Internet and then distributes or “syndicates” the information out to hundreds of search engines, local directories, mobile applications and social media sites.

Consumers are keeping vehicles longer and longer and the average age of a vehicle on the road is more than 10 years old. In many of these older vehicles, the odometer reading already exceeds the mileage intervals listed in the manufacturer’s maintenance schedule.

Weathers Motors, Inc. of Media-Lima, Pa., has been selected as the Federated Shop of the Year, it was announced today by Phil Moore, senior vice president of Federated Auto Parts.

Nearly 2 million (1,951,243) Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicles have been sold in the United States, significantly reducing CO2 emissions and fuel consumption.