Directions: Performance Review
As we close out 2012, it’s time to take a few minutes and look back at how your shop performed this year. Did your profitability go up, stay the same or go down this year? We’re hoping it increased for you, and we are expecting better times ahead as we look into the Do It For Me (DIFM) market in 2013.
Directions: Top 20 Automotive Related News stories for 2012
Underhood Service takes a look at some of the top automotive related articles from 2012. What is your top story from this list? What do you think should have made the list that isn’t reported here? E-mail us at [email protected]
Directions: More Diesels Heading Down The Pipeline
It may be a good idea to have some of your techs become ASE certified in diesel engine diagnostics, which you can market to your diesel-driving customers.
Directions: Autonomous Autos Take to the Streets
There is a lot of speculation on how driverless vehicles – which are already on the roads as test cars – will impact the service industry.
Directions: Are You Ready for the Most Tested Fuel in History?
In mid-August, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to grant a partial waiver for 15% ethanol (E15) content in gasoline for 2001 and newer model year cars and light trucks.
Directions: When it Comes to A/C Cans, NRDC Gives DIYers the Cold Shoulder
The NRDC argues that cross-contamination of refrigerant will be a problem in future A/C systems and is looking to keep the cans out of the hands of consumers.
Directions: What Are You Working On in the Shop?
In April, Consumer Reports (CR) released its Annual Auto Survey that asks car owners how satisfied they were with auto repairs performed by dealerships and independent shops in the previous 12 months.
Directions: Issues on 1234yf Still Up in the Air
There has been a lot of talk about the new HFO-1234yf A/C refrigerant making its way into new vehicles. Some of the misconceptions and rumors about the refrigerant were addressed at the Mobile Air Conditioning Society Worldwide (MACS) convention and trade show in January. One of the biggest concerns techs and shop owners have is which vehicles will have the new system.
Directions: Service and
It will be interesting to see if drivers of older cars continue to put off maintenance and service to a point where a vehicle repair becomes so expensive that the owner opts for a new vehicle. If so, it could be bad news for independent repair shops that are already seeing a slow down in scheduled service and maintenance.
Directions: Performance Powered – Chevrolet Celebrates 100 Years
For its first 40 years, Chevrolet seemed content designing, building and installing four- and six-cylinder engines in its