The Automotive Service Association (ASA) of Florida board of directors has announced that the organization will leave ASA and become the Florida Auto Care Alliance. It also will join forces with the Midwest Auto Care Alliance.
Mavis Tire Express Services Corp. is buying Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Centers, a business with both corporate-owned and franchise locations across the U.S. The addition of 165 Tuffy stores to the Mavis portfolio gives it more than 1,200 automotive locations in 35 states.
Plaza Tire Service Inc. locations in Mayfield and Benton, Ky., are offering free tire repair to residents whose tires were damaged in the tornado that hit the area on Dec. 10.
This Honda Accord 2013-19 is equipped with an indirect tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). The vehicle is not equipped with tire pressure sensors mounted on the wheels.
The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) reminds service professionals with certifications expiring on Dec. 31 to schedule their tests now to ensure they have time to get recertified.
NASTF Executive Director Donny Seyfer kicks off the ADAPT Automotive Technology Summit by encouraging shop owners to not be afraid of the major changes facing today’s industry.
Hamaton Inc. highlighted a new, universal tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) sensor and a new TPMS scan tool at the Specialty Equipment Market Association Show.
Autel has announced that its MaxiTPMS ITS600 tablet offers Department of Transportation (DOT) tire registration via an integrated CIMS E-Tire registration feature.
Bill Hanvey president and CEO, Auto Care Association and Paul McCarthy, president and CEO, Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association, gave a state of the industry address but both seemed more excited to actually be talking with real people in person.
The latest report from the TechForce Foundation confirms what tire dealers and others in the automotive industry know too well — the demand for and shortage of technicians has gotten significantly worse in the last year. In fact, it nearly doubled.
General Motors (GM) said it will install up to 40,000 electric vehicle chargers across North America as part of a plan to put nearly $750 million into charging infrastructure that will help attract drivers to its electrified models.
Every couple of years, MTD takes the pulse of our readers’ auto service business through our Tire Dealer Automotive Service Survey. The feedback we receive is always enlightening.
Hunter Engineering Co. and U.S. AutoForce are offering "an integrated tire inspection and quoting solution to our mutual auto dealer customers," according to Hunter officials.
Frozen lug nuts, bad weather and heavy traffic — these are some of the more mundane surprises that road service technicians can encounter. But once in a while, you come across a situation that’s so odd you remember it many years later.
Discount Tire's parent company, The Reinalt-Thomas Corp., is investing in automotive robotics and automation company RoboTire, which is creating robots to change tires in less than 15 minutes.
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