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Frank Kerr, crew chief for Marcos Ambrose and the #47 Little Debbie Toyota, won the NASCAR MOOG “Problem Solver of the Race” Award Sunday after Ambrose captured his first top-five finish of the year in the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen (NY) International.

August heat and summer vacations can make it easy to forget that autumn is just around the corner, but the Car Care Council wants to help repair shops turn over a new leaf at their business during Fall Car Care Month in October. Shops can receive a free “Fall Car Care Month” banner, while supplies last, paying only the cost of shipping.

The Automotive Management Institute (AMI) is accepting applications for the following six scholarships to be awarded this year: the Emil Stanley Merit Award, the BodyShop Business Magazine Scholarship, the Gale Westerlund/Richard Cossette Memorial Scholarship, the Tom B. Babcox Memorial Scholarship, the Automotive Video Inc. (AVI) Educational Scholarship and the Zurich “High Octane” Scholarship.

To encourage more industry participation during Fall Car Care Month in October, the Car Care Council is extending a special offer. For a limited time, the council’s “Be Car Care Aware” point-of-sale starter kit will be offered at $59, a 25 percent savings. The kit contains materials to enhance community car care events throughout the year and can be easily ordered online.

Independent repair shops that participate in the Bosch Service Center (BSC) program have access to an impressive array of technical, training, and marketing support programs that can boost their business and bottom line. Through the BSC program, Bosch helps member shops keep up with the latest technology found in domestic, Asian and European vehicles.

The star of the show for this summer’s sweepstakes campaign is a one-of-a-kind Raybestos ’32 Roadster Pickup. The sweepstakes has been developed to help technicians celebrate the racing heritage and reliable performance of Raybestos brand Brakes and Chassis parts.

Passage of the Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act would require big automobile manufacturers to share relevant repair and safety information with local neighborhood repair shops and provides strong protections for automobile manufacturers’ proprietary information.

Federated member Hovis Auto and Truck Supply recently held its annual customer appreciation celebration at its distribution center facility in Mercer, PA.

Revolution Lift announces a special leasing program that makes it possible to buy a new ALI-certified vehicle lift now through August 31, 2010.

Gary Goms discusses the importance of ASE certification to set the bar in a way that mere training and education cannot.

The mix of vehicles on U.S. roads is moving more toward small to midsize vehicles and vehicles with premium/luxury amenities, according to Experian Automotive’s just-released analysis as of March 31, 2010.

According to Kelly Blue Book data, in-market car shoppers indicate they are feeling the economy’s strong influence with regard to their attitudes about financing and purchasing vehicles.