The Color Green Coming To Your Shop
You can’t ignore the movement. Here’s how to make it work for you. Anyone who has been around since the 1960s remembers the beginnings of the environmental movement, our first recycling efforts and the green-colored peace sign that was adopted as the pro-ecology logo. Since those first baby steps, we’ve seen the birth of CAFÉ
The Latest Thing?: TPMS Training’s Slow Growth Runs Parallel to Industry
To auto and tire technicians, training is like a candy bar to a chocoholic – they can’t get enough. However, in the constantly changing TPMS world, training activities seem to mirror the industry itself. There remains no consistency, except for one source – the Mitchell1 Guide, a.k.a., the technician’s bible. “There’s nothing new in training,”
Higher Tech: Advancements in Tire Innovations Abound…Just Look Around
Advancements in Tire Innovations Abound…Just Look Around If you’re like me, you’re intrigued and amazed at the technological advances that are introduced almost daily. New applications derived from nanotechnology to light waves are leaping exponentially. It’s almost too much to keep track of. But what about the lowly tire industry? Why can’t we have a
Conti Previews Upcoming New Braking System
Continental plans to launch a new-generation electronic brake system in 2011.
Ford Announces 10th World Excellence Awards
The Ford Motor Company has held its 10th annual World Excellence Awards, at which the automotive manufacturer acknowledged 47 global suppliers for their efforts towards helping Ford develop higher quality and lower cost vehicles.
Wholesalers See Great Potential in Russia
The Tires & Rubber show was unmistakably a genuine tyre trade show, despite its appearance as an event mainly attracting machinery and raw material suppliers.
Supplier Groups Join Forces on Counterfeiting
MEMA has joined with CLEPA, the European association of automotive suppliers, and the Japan Auto Parts Industries Association (JAPIA) to address counterfeiting and intellectual property rights violations (IPR) in the global automotive industry.
Dealing With Diversity: Reaching Out to All Demographic Groups is Vital to Success
Reaching Out to All Demographic Groups is Vital to Success in Today’s Diverse Marketplace Everywhere you turn today you hear and read about diversity – and its importance to and impact on our nation’s economy and harmony. Large corporations have gone so far as to install diversity officers, managers in charge of making sure people
Michelin Tying OE Prices to Oil Prices
Groupe Michelin has come up with a new global scheme to deal with rising raw materials costs and tire pricing issues.
CCPN Plans Shop-Manufacturer Forum
A vehicle repair shop/manufacturer forum will be hosted by the Car Care Professionals Network at the upcoming Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association’s (AAIA) Spring Leadership Days.