NASCAR Driver Justin Allgaier Joins Federated Auto Parts Racing Team
NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Justin Allgaier will join the Federated Auto Parts racing team for the 2015 season, according to J.R. Bishop, director of motorsports and event marketing for Federated.
Record-Setting Attendance At Federated-KOI Auto Parts Cavalcade Of Customs
The annual Federated-KOI Auto Parts Cavalcade of Customs and Training Expo, held Jan. 9-11 in Cincinnati, saw an increase in attendance of over 19 percent from last year’s record crowd. As part of the vendor trade show, KOI Auto Parts offered 32 types of training workshops for a total of 81 sessions held during the weekend. A record-setting 754 service technicians, shop owners and shop managers attended multiple training classes taught by qualified instructors from Federated/KOI vendor partners.
Giving Your Business A Face Lift
We hear time and time again from our readers that in today’s ultra-competitive market, every edge is necessary to beat the competition. Fine-tuning your shop’s customer service and perfecting shop operations are the first – and most obvious – steps. Beyond that, successful owners are working hard to deliver even more to their customers.
Will Your Tax Returns Understate The True Value of Your Auto Service Business?
After more than 30 years of owning and successfully running the town’s well-known and successful auto service business…starting out long ago as a single location and growing to multiple sites over the course of his career…Dan the Auto Man is about to make the biggest decision of his professional life. Dan has decided that it’s
Dan Freeman, Industry Veteran Of 50 Years, Takes A Look Back And A Look Ahead
Dan Freeman, who’s been at the helm of Automotive Parts Associates (APA) for 25 years, looks back on his storied and successful career, and looks forward to giving back to the industry in his well-deserved retirement that begins later this month.
Make Loyal Customers: Rewards Bring Rewards
As the slow-moving climb out of the Great Recession continues, it’s clear that consumer-spending patterns have altered – maybe not permanently, but at least for the foreseeable future. Many buyers have resorted to a lowest price mentality for goods and services – including tires and automotive service – that leaves repair shops in a challenging position when it comes to competing with chains, big boxers and online retailers.
New Car Sales Are Up! Prepare Or Beware?
As the economy recovers, new car sales will increase. The aging U.S. fleet, which was predicted to be a boom for repair shops, never really materialized as we thought it would. As an industry, independent repair shops survived and some fared quite well; just not to the extent that many of us predicted. That’s not to say we did not have opportunity, we did. However, as we painfully found out, when people are out of work, feel poor, and when consumer confidence is low, it makes our job a lot more difficult.
WIX Filters Sponsors Tomorrow’s Technician’s ‘2013 School Of The Year’ Competition
WIX Filters and O’Reilly Auto Parts have partnered with Tomorrow’s Technician as title sponsors for the “2013 School of the Year” competition, a national contest to find and name the best technician training school in the country. Schools can nominate their programs for the award by Aug. 26.
Trends In The Industry – The Future Of Your Business
There are a number of changes that are occurring in our industry, and there is no question, some of them will have a profound, long-term impact. To name just two, automobiles are being built better, and as we all know, service intervals are constantly being extended by the manufacturers.
Federated Member KOI Auto Parts To Host Annual Cavalcade Of Customs
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.