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Raybestos brand chassis parts – a member of the Affinia family of brands – has added tie rod ends to the Raybestos chassis catalog for select 2012 models.

Mitchell International has donated its estimating software to more than 400 collision school programs through the Collision Repair Education Foundation. This in-kind donation, valued at roughly $140,000, provides collision instructors with up-to-date industry software when most would not have been able to purchase this product due to their limited collision budgets.

The American Automobile Association (AAA) issued a press release on Nov. 30 stating that 95 percent of consumers surveyed had not heard of E15, and only 5 percent of vehicles on the road have been approved for E15 use. The recent survey undertaken by AAA has pointed to the strong likelihood of consumer confusion, vehicle damage and voided warranties as a result of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) approval of the E15 blend of ethanol. AAA further called on regulators and the industry to stop the sale of E15 until motorists are better protected.

Bosch has expanded its line of Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensors, with new features that the company says will benefit distributors, retailers, installers and motorists throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Twenty-five years after the first U.S.-made Honda automobile was exported to overseas markets, associates at the company’s Marysville Auto Plant recently marked production of the 1 millionth Honda automobile to be exported from the U.S. The silver 2013 Honda Accord EX-L Sedan will be shipped to South Korea.

Brent Horner from Lima, OH, received the Technician of the Future award, sponsored by Mitchell 1 and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), during a ceremony on Nov. 15 as part of the 2012 ASE Fall Board of Governors meeting in San Antonio, Tex.

Getting to know your VCI Scan Tool with Bob Pattengale provides interesting tips and tricks to help you more efficiently use the hardware and software. The Bosch Mastertech VCI offers broad and in-depth vehicle coverage through two powerful diagnostic scan applications – the ESI[tronic] 2.0 and the award-winning Shop Foreman Pro software. AVI and Pattengale show you what you need to know on how to use these powerful applications.

The Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) opened with a colorful splash of orange and ended on a similar celebratory note with an increase in the number of exhibitors and exhibits at the 2012 event. AAPEX was held Tuesday, Oct. 30 through Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nev.

ACDelco has introduced a new starter in its Professional line (337-1123; GM No. 19296670) covering 700,000 Chevrolet and GMC full-size pickup trucks and vans equipped with Duramax 6.6L V-8 diesel engines.

Bosch’s updated Mastertech VCI (M-VCI) scan tool provides greatly expanded, in-depth vehicle coverage, especially for European vehicles, with its powerful new ESI[tronic] 2.0 diagnostic software. ESI[tronic] (pronounced “Easy-tronic”) 2.0 complements the scan tool’s award winning Shop Foreman Pro software.

ACDelco has added 10 new part numbers to its Professional All Makes Ignition Wire Set product line, covering models from Dodge, Chrysler, Subaru, Honda, Ford, Isuzu, Mazda, Jeep, Buick, Chevrolet and Volvo.

The Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) kicked off the world’s first third-party vehicle lift inspector certification program on Oct. 31 with a two-day event at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. More than 300 industry professionals attended the ALI Lift Inspector Certification Program orientation.