60 Minute Tune: Family Atmosphere Transcends All Other Customer Service Efforts
When customers visit 60 Minute Tune, an Auto Value Certified Service Center and a customer of Warren Distributing located in Granada Hills, CA, they’re greeted by the smell of fresh coffee and friendly, smiling faces. Shop owner David Jackson wouldn’t have it any other way.
‘Does Not Bother Me None’ – Until It Affects Me, That Is!
As I get older, I pick and choose the subjects I get flustered about very carefully. There just aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done, and worrying about some particular thing tends to be a distraction rather than a productive use of the ever-decreasing amounts of energy I have on hand. I also guard against getting too sweaty about anything I can’t control.
Connected CARS Provides High-Level Look At New Vehicle Technology
The event featured 108 attendees, including shop owners, technicians, educators, engineers and industry VIPs who are interested in rapidly evolving vehicle technology and testing.
ASA Gears Up For Connected CARS
Join the Automotive Service Association (ASA) on May 18-20 for an in-depth look at the technical aspects of advanced driver assistance systems at Connected CARS.
AASA’s Bill Long Extols Industry’s Broad Range Of Possibilities And Opportunities
“It has been a great year for the aftermarket,” said Bill Long, president and chief operating officer of AASA at the Member & Media Briefing at AAPEX Tuesday morning. “We are a huge industry that continues to show steady growth in the face of drastically changing vehicle technologies, placing our industry at $268 billion by the end of 2016.”
U.S. House Committee Holds Hearing On DOL Overtime Rule
On June 9, the U.S. House Committee on Small Business held a hearing titled, “Damaging Repercussions: DOL’s Overtime Rule, Small Employers, and their Employees.”
University Of The Aftermarket Opens Registration For The 2016-’17 Leadership 2.0 Class
The next generation of motor vehicle aftermarket leaders will gather at Northwood University in Midland, Michigan, in late August for the start of the University of the Aftermarket’s Leadership 2.0 class. Now in its 22nd year, Leadership 2.0 aims to develop future aftermarket industry leaders through a unique post-graduate style, collaborative education program.
Mobile Service & Repair Co. Builds Solid Foundation In Wadsworth, Ohio
Twenty years after its inception, Mobile Service & Repair Co. is still going strong in Wadsworth, OH. But when Frank Dannemiller started the business out of his garage in 1995, he had no idea what obstacles he would have to overcome.
SEMA Accepting Scholarship Applications
The SEMA Memorial Scholarship Fund offers financial assistance of up to $5,000 to help foster the next generation of automotive aftermarket industry leaders and innovators. Students can apply for the scholarship at sema.org/scholarships. Deadline for the program is March 1, 2016.
Randy Pickering Joins Elite As Business Development Coach
Elite has announced that Randy Pickering has joined the company as its newest business development coach. In his new role, Pickering will utilize his 39 years of experience as a shop owner to provide one-on-one business building guidance to current shop owners throughout the U.S.
