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MAHLE Clevite Inc. recently introduced a total of 81 new part numbers in December for various types of bearings, gaskets, filters, piston rings and turbochargers. The new part numbers are now available for a range of light vehicle and heavy-duty applications.

Will your shop be the Federated “Shop of the Year”? Federated is now accepting nominations for the first Federated “Shop of the Year” award. Entries must be submitted by January 15, 2013.

KOI Auto Parts and Federated Auto Parts are teaming up again to host the 53rd annual Cavalcade of Customs and Training Expo in Cincinnati, OH. The annual extravaganza is scheduled for Jan. 11-13 at the Duke Energy Convention Center.

The devastation from Superstorm Sandy has had a significant impact on much of the East Coast, leaving thousands of individuals with substantial damage to home and property. After hearing of the tremendous losses faced by many affected communities, Bosch has committed $340,000 in funding and in-kind donations to help the victims of this natural disaster.

Bosch’s Mastertech VCI (M-VCI) aftermarket scan tool now provides OEM level diagnostics for General Motors vehicles by supporting the General Motors Tech2WIN application. This is a powerful addition to M-VCI’s diagnostics capabilities which already boasts two industry leading aftermarket diagnostics applications – ESI[tronic] 2.0 (pronounced “Easy-tronic”) which provides coverage for European and Korean vehicles and the award-winning Shop Foreman Pro software which provides Asian and domestic coverage, said the company.

ACDelco is offering Professional Service Center and Alliance Jobber Program participants and distributors a new ACDelco Digital TV Menu Board configured specifically for ACDelco customers. A new addition to the ACDelco Image Program, the specially configured boards are designed by 10FootWave, a provider of customized digital infotainment solutions for business.

Raybestos brand brake parts – a member of Brake Parts Inc. – has added model year 2013 brake catalog listings for select makes and models.

Raybestos brand chassis parts – a member of the Affinia family of brands – has added ball joints to the Raybestos chassis catalog for select 2012-2013 models.

The SAE International Cooperative Research Project (CRP1234-4) team recently established to perform an updated engineering review of R-1234yf refrigerant usage in vehicles has issued on update on its progress.

Volkswagen head Ferdinand Piech has now ended the silence that had fallen on the automotive industry following Daimler’s announcement of its plans to withdraw from using HFO-1234yf in future vehicles.

Like it or not, this could be our generation’s asbestos. We are just at the start of what could be a painful, but necessary, process that will impact the automotive aftermarket and the environment in a positive way.

On Monday, Dec. 3, Federated executive Mike Schultz was one of several volunteers on hand at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey to help out at the Toys for Tots-Blue Angels “Save Christmas for Children Displaced by Superstorm Sandy” collection event. The volunteers helped unload a C-130 cargo plane and trucks full of toys that will be distributed to communities still recovering from the storm destruction.