ACDelco Now Offers Licensed Power Tools
ACDelco has just introduced a licensed lineup of more than 60 power tools and accessories, including impact, ratchet and torque wrenches, drill/drivers, polishers, grinders and work lights – available in air, cordless and digital models. ACDelco also offers inspection cameras in both 6-volt alkaline battery and 12-volt lithium-ion battery versions, and accessories such as chargers, batteries and camera cables.
Editor’s Notebook: Preventive Maintenance Equals Safety, Dependability And Road Readiness
With gas prices falling and consumers more likely now than a year ago to be taking driving trips and vacations, there’s no better time than during the summer months to promote preventive maintenance services at your shop, to get your customers’ vehicles “road ready.”
Quick Check Diagnostics Available From AVI
Instructor Jim Wilson has put together a must-have class for every technician out there. This class will help you when it takes longer to diagnose a job than you would like. It covers a step-by-step approach to engine diagnostics. The class provides in-depth coverage on scanners, labscopes, graphing meters and low amp probes.
You Can’t Lose With Federated Car Care And The ‘Let It Ride’ Sweepstakes
How about winning a car? How about winning a trip? How about winning both? With the Federated “Let it Ride” Sweepstakes, one lucky Federated Car Care Center member will not only win a trip to Las Vegas, but also be awarded a Chevy SSR to take home. Not bad for a grand prize.
Raybestos Brand Increases Focus On Growing Demand For Import Parts
As sales of import vehicles continue to outpace domestics, Raybestos brand chassis parts – a member of the Affinia family of brands – is launching a new sales and marketing strategy to address the growing demand for import replacement parts.
Bosch Introduces Duraterm Glow Plugs
Bosch’s revolutionary Duraterm glow plug technology utilizes a self-regulating control system that reduces glow wait time by more than 50 percent, said the company.
Customers Charged Up About Their Long-Lived ACDelco Batteries
In 1986, Ronald Reagan was president; oil prices dipped below $10 a barrel; an upstart software company named Microsoft issued an Initial Public Offering for stock; Bobby Ewing was brought back to life on the TV soap “Dallas”; and Jeff Becker bought an ACDelco Freedom 60 battery in suburban Los Angeles.
Winners Of The Raybestos ’64 GTO-R Take Ownership On Power Tour
s, were in attendance to deliver the company’s 1964 GTO-R promotional project build to its prize winners – Nina and Mike Murray from Flesherton, Ontario, Canada. The Murrays’ winning entry was pulled from more than the nearly 60,000 unique entries received as part of the brand’s Summer 2011 North American sales promotion.
Bosch Introduces OE-Quality QuietCast Medium Duty Disc Brake Pads
Bosch has introduced a new series of QuietCast Medium Duty Premium Disc Brake Pads, expanding the QuietCast brake products line with the addition of 24 popular Medium Duty Brake Pad numbers.
Bosch Spark Plugs Launches ‘The Gut-Check Challenge’ On Facebook
Bosch Spark Plugs is asking car enthusiasts who think they have automotive smarts to give the company’s “Gut Check Challenge” a try.
Federated To Sponsor Sept. 8 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race In Richmond
The NASCAR Sprint Cup “Race Before the Chase” will have a new sponsor this season. Now called the Federated Auto Parts 400, the “Chase” will be held on Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Richmond International Raceway and will be televised nationally on ABC.
Mitchell 1 Launches New ProDemand Website
Mitchell 1 announces it has launched an informative new website for its ProDemand repair information software. The site features a wealth of information about the next generation of software from Mitchell 1 that will change the way that automotive technicians service vehicles, said the company.