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COVID-19: Multi-billion dollar relief and beyond

COVID-19: Multi-billion dollar relief and beyond

The implications for aftermarket businesses from efforts to limit the COVID-19 outbreak are far reaching, and there are a number of resources, including financial relief, that are being made available by government and agencies including, but not limited to, the just...

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Getting your auto service messaging right on COVID-19

Getting your auto service messaging right on COVID-19

Providing the right messaging to your auto service customers about what you're doing to combat the spread of COVID-19 is an important consideration for your business. A number of auto service providers have reached out with what they're doing to build confidence with...

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Chris Dekker: What gets you up in the morning?

Chris Dekker: What gets you up in the morning?

Chris Dekker is the owner of My Garage Auto & Tire in Airdrie, AB, and last October’s Indie Garage cover story. He asked his staff how they felt about working in this industry and has allowed Indie Garage to share what they said. _________ What gets you up in the...

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Spring arrives and with it, pothole damage

Spring arrives and with it, pothole damage

Shops working in colder climates know all too well that every car that comes in could have been the victim of pothole damage over the winter and end of season thaw. Certainly damage that is severe will be noticed, but automotive professionals are also aware that some...

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Dean Law: Diagnosing diode ripple

Dean Law: Diagnosing diode ripple

We welcome our newest Indie Garage contributor Dean Law of Law's Automotive in Portage la Prairie, MB with this look at diode ripple. Dean has been creating his own videos and we liked his down to earth, real world approach. So we are very pleased to add his authentic...

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Permatex Threadlocker Gels Outperform Liquids

Permatex Threadlocker Gels Outperform Liquids

SPONSORED CONTENT -- Permatex, a leading innovator in chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, offers a versatile Permatex Gel Threadlocker line formulated to deliver a higher level of accuracy and usability. Liquid threadlockers can drip off the...

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Newfoundland auto shops dig out after 80-cm dump

Newfoundland auto shops dig out after 80-cm dump

Think you’re having a tough winter? Give a thought to the automotive shops – along with other local businesses – in St. John’s, Nfld., that were paralyzed in January by a monster snowstorm that dumped up to 80 cm of snow in 24 hours.  Accompanying winds that...

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MAHLE deal with FCA gives aftermarket shops secure access

MAHLE deal with FCA gives aftermarket shops secure access

MAHLE and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) have concluded a deal that will provide users of MAHLE diagnostic tools to have access to FCA diagnostic and service information through the secure data gateway. According to information released by MAHLE Aftermarket Service...

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