ABRA opens fifth repair shop in Milwaukee July 23, 2008

ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a damaged vehicle repair company, has opened its fifth repair shop in the city.

Shop equipment is significant export for Italian manufacturers July 23, 2008 By: Chris Miller

BOLOGNA, Italy -- The Old Country is indeed well known for its fashion, food and rich history, but the automotive industry here holds a prominent place in the global market. Northern Italy is in fact an industrial hub, where such OEMs as Ferrari, Lamborghini and Ducati are joined by a number of repair shop equipment manufacturers who engineer their products to the high standards set by these motorcycle and automakers.

Attendance at free ASA workshops growing July 23, 2008

BEDFORD, Texas — The Automotive Service Association (ASA) recently hosted three more Service Information Workshops in Pittsburgh, Harrisburg and Willow Grove, Pa., to educate shop owners and technicians about the availability of service information to automotive repair shops.

O'Reilly reports increasing sales, profits in tough economy July 23, 2008

Despite the dismal state of the economy and the dire prediction of financial analysts, O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. has reported increased sales and gross profits for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. The company says sales are up 9.4 percent to $704 million, while gross profits are up 10.4 percent — all improvements from the previous year.

GM, Electric Power Research Institute team up to increase plug-in vehicles July 23, 2008

General Motors is teaming up with the nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to accelerate the introduction of plug-in electric vehicles. General Motors will work with EPRI and the utility companies on everything from codes and standards to grid capability to ensure that when the Volt goes to market, the infrastructure is ready - and customers can realize the full potential of these revolutionary vehicles as soon as they leave the showroom.

Mitchell 1's Performance Center brings live online training into the shop July 22, 2008

With its new PerformanceCenter ?live? training sessions, Mitchell 1 is providing shop owners and service advisors professional training to help improve and grow their businesses.

WABCO-TVS wins best quality award from Tata Motors July 22, 2008

WABCO Holdings Inc. has announced that WABCO-TVS (India) Ltd. has earned a "Zero PPM" quality award (zero defective parts-per-million) from Tata Motors, the largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in India and the world's second largest bus manufacturer as well as fourth largest truck manufacturer.

Lisle offers harmonic damper pulley puller July 22, 2008

Lisle Corporation has introduced a new harmonic damper pulley puller: Harmonic Damper Pulley Puller -- Lisle 51450 -- for Chrysler, GM, Mitsubishi and Dodge.

ASA contributes $5,000 to I-CAR Education Foundation July 22, 2008

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — The Automotive Service Association (ASA) recently contributed $5,000 to support the I-CAR Education Foundation’s many activities that promote and enhance career opportunities in the industry.