• The NASTF/ASA OEM Scan Tool Resource Center is now open.
• Magneti Marelli Aftermarket North America (Auburn Hills, MI) has selected CAS of New England as its first distributor of Magneti Marelli diagnostic scan tools for North America.
• Cincinnati-based Tire Discounters is expanding into Nashville with 12 locations planned, beginning with the first store openings this spring. The company already has 87 stores throughout the Midwest.
• Tire Discounters is now a service provider member of the Automotive Maintenance & Repair Association (AMRA).
• Eight Royal Tire locations across northern Ontario are being converted over to the Fountain Tire banner. The two companies have had a 50/50 partnership since 2012.
• Lang Marketing offers a new study, “80 Products Installed … 2013 and 2014,” that provides volume, share and trend analysis for these items through seven major U.S. groups of car and light-truck service outlets. Click here for more information.
• TBC Corp. has signed a three-year contract with Revionics Inc. for price and promotion optimization.
• Mopar/Chrysler is testing stand-alone Express Lane no-appointment basic maintenance shops, according to a recent article from Automotive News. It’s worth checking out.
• Stanley Vidmar, which includes the Lista storage and workbench company acquired in 2012, is now called Stanley Storage & Workplace Solutions. The business is now a part of Stanley Black & Decker’s industrial and automotive unit.
• The 2014 schedule for the in-person Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems Brake Training School kicks off March 25 in Owosso, MI. The schedule offers classes into November, with a total of 23 sessions in 13 U.S. states and Ontario. Click here for more information.
• The CCC One Total Repair Platform is now the technology platform of choice for Fix Auto’s network of collision repair shops.
• Lincoln Electric has launched a mobile application, called the Lincoln Library, that provides welding and cutting information.
• eBay is now an associate member of the Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA).
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