Raybestos Brand Releases Time Saving Quick Reference Guide

Affinia Global Brake and Chassis with its Raybestos brakes - a member of the Affinia family of brands - makes it easier for technicians to locate today's most frequently used part numbers. The new Quick Reference Guide is a time saving identification tool for technicians servicing 2000-2011 vehicles.

Affinia Global Brake and Chassis with its Raybestos brakes – a member of the Affinia family of brands – makes it easier for technicians to locate today’s most frequently used part numbers. The new Quick Reference Guide is a time saving identification tool for technicians servicing 2000-2011 vehicles.

The Quick Reference Guide includes expanded foreign nameplate coverage and lists part numbers for Raybestos brand disc brake pads, brake shoes, disc brake rotors and brake drums. Leading the way in first-to-market coverage, this guide includes:
• 1,453 brake pad listings for model year 2011;
• 692 brake rotor listings for model year 2011;
• 26 brake drum listings for model year 2011; and
• 83 brake shoe listings for model year 2011.

Each new Raybestos Brakes Professional Grade replacement brake component is rigorously researched, extensively tested and fleet proven to match OE safety criteria. The Raybestos brand is the only Aftermarket brand to provide Safety First Engineering. Import and domestic brake systems are constantly researched to ensure OE fit, form and function. All designs and materials are tested at the factory and then again on dynamometers at the R&D lab in Winchester, KY. The parts are then put to the test in the real world on racetracks, police cruisers and vehicle fleets to guarantee premium performance and maximized safety.

To order a copy of the new Quick Reference Guide (catalog number RQR-11), contact your local Raybestos brand sales representative. For more information on Raybestos brake or chassis parts, visit www.raybestos.com or call (800) 323-0354.

When Your Shop Is Worth Much More Than You Thought

Although every sale of a shop in which I am involved has its own unique set of circumstances, which makes my job both very interesting and very challenging, Cowden Automotive stands out as particularly memorable because I was able to demonstrate to the long-time owner, Paul Cowden, that his business was worth about three times what he had initially thought.

Case Study: Owner of San Francisco-based Import Service Shop Delighted to Discover Just How Valuable His Business is to Qualified Buyers
I sometimes share case studies of the clients I have been able to assist in my role as an aftermarket business broker and provider of intermediary and advisory services. I do that when I think the story will provide a reader in similar circumstances with new insights or helpful information.
In the case of Cowden Automotive, Inc., I acted in a consulting capacity assisting the owner and his broker in valuing the business, creating a marketing plan, finding a qualified buyer, and arranging financing for the sale.
Although every sale of a shop in which I am involved has its own unique set of circumstances, which makes my job both very interesting and very challenging, Cowden Automotive stands out as particularly memorable because I was able to demonstrate to the long-time owner, Paul Cowden, that his business was worth about three times what he had initially thought.
Needless to say, delivering that kind of good news to a shop owner is a rewarding experience. Discovering that the sale of his business would result in his retirement nest-egg being substantially larger than he had ever thought was a fitting tribute to someone who had spent his entire working career as a busy automotive service shop owner.

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