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Canadian aftermarket business confidence continues to rebound

Canadian aftermarket business confidence continues to rebound

The Automotive Industries Association of Canada released the results of its second round of COVID-19 Business Impact survey, showing improving optimism and business performance, but with some lingering concerns. Compared to survey #1 results, confidence levels for...

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New diagnostic scan tool from Continental

Continental has introduced a new automotive diagnostic scan tool designed to help improve technician’s productivity by streamlining vehicle diagnosis. The Continental Autodiagnos Pro Automotive Diagnostic System has been specially designed to help automotive...

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MAHLE Motorsport announces sales and program manager

MAHLE Motorsport General Manager, Brad Green, has announced the promotion of Joe Maylish to Sales and Program Manager for the company’s North American motorsports division. MAHLE is the world's largest piston manufacturer and is the leading piston liaison between...

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Openbay rolls out online automotive service chat platform

Openbay, Inc., an automotive service marketplace and SaaS company, announced the availability of a tire catalogue and new updates to its online chat platform, Openbay Otis. Otis installs on an automotive service centre's website and now allows consumers to perform...

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ASE presenting webinar on Ford electrification

The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) is hosting a free webinar on Friday, June 19 at 4:00 p.m. ET entitled “Electrification at Ford Motor Company and Its Impact on Service.” As Ford Motor Company gets ready to launch the 2020 Mustang Mach-e...

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Heat pump technology extends EV cold-weather range

Heat pump technology extends EV cold-weather range

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation have revealed new details of their innovative heat pump system, deployed in Hyundai and Kia's global electric vehicle (EV) line-up to maximize their all-electric driving range in low temperatures. Hyundai and Kia's heat...

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OK Tire honours top stores, suppliers

OK Tire honours top stores, suppliers

OK Tire Winkler of Manitoba has been named OK Tire Stores Inc. ‘National Store of the Year’ for 2019, while top suppliers were also honoured. The awards were presented at the company’s annual conference in late February but only announced now. OK Tire’s annual...

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Registration open for AAPEX 2020

 Attendee registration is open for AAPEX 2020, Tuesday, Nov. 3 through Thursday, Nov. 5,  at the Sands Expo and Caesars Forum Conference Center in Las Vegas. As the premier event representing the more than $1 trillion global automotive aftermarket industry, AAPEX is...

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