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CALENDAR.(Automotive Aftermarket Industry Assn)(Calendar)
Aug 18, 2008 ... MEETINGS/CONVENTIONS September 3-5 Automotive Aftermarket Industry Assn., Fall Leadership Days, Grand Hyatt Hotel, SanAntonio; Contact: AAIA, (301) 654-6664. 6 Mid-America Tire Dealers Assn., scholarship golf tournament, Elks Country Club, Salina,...
ASSOCIATIONS.
Aug 18, 2008 ... TIA introduces e-newsletter BOWIE, Md.The Tire Industry Association (TIA) is introducing an e-newsletter in August for members called "The Business Owner.'' The electronic publication provides useful tips on issues such as improving business' finance, information ...
TIA's 2008 Hall of Fame class comprises Morgan, Westhafer.
Aug 18, 2008 ... The Tire Industry Association (TIA) will induct tire dealers Larry Morgan and Terry Westhafer into its Hall of Fame this year. Hall of Fame inductions will take place Nov. 4 at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas during TIA's Breakfast with the President prior to the ...
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Aug 18, 2008 ... Auto-Lab Franchise Management Corp. has repair centers in Michigan, Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Iowa and Indiana, with additional shop openings on the ...
Franchises offer "strength in numbers'.
Aug 18, 2008 ... When operating a franchise, the odds are often in the franchisee's favor, according to the Entrepreneur's Source, a business and franchise coaching organization. In a report on its Web site (www.theesource.com) addressing the "secrets to finding the right franchise for you,'' ...
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Aug 18, 2008 ... The average cost of acquiring land and building a Christian Brothers Automotive Corp. outlet is $1.4 ...
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Aug 18, 2008 ... Christian Brothers outlets feature epoxy floors and 10 working service bays. Houston entrepreneur ...
Test tubes optional Auto-Lab expands program via new builds, conversions.(Company overview)
Aug 18, 2008 ... Byline: Steve Dudukovich Auto-Lab Franchise Management Corp., an automotive service franchisor with 36 repair centers in six states, is looking to expand its franchise concept into new territories and is looking at existing independent shop owners to help it grow. ...
Coker's stoked up for another 50.
Aug 18, 2008 ... Byline: Vera Linsalata Joseph "Corky'' Coker, 53, and his 78-year-old father Harold have always had a passion for antique cars, motorcycles and hot rods and couldn't help but collect the stuff. That hobbybegun by a father and passed on to the sonbirthed Coker Tire ...
ATD expands warehouses.
Aug 18, 2008 ... CHARLOTTE, N.C.American Tire Distributors Holdings Inc. (ATD) has relocated and expanded its distribution center operations in Montgomery, Ala., and in Houston. The company relocated its Houston-area operations June 23 to a 94,000-sq.-ft. distribution center located at 860 ...
RMA sees 4% drop in shipments in '08.
Aug 18, 2008 ... U.S. tire shipments could fall as much as 4 percent this year to fewer than 300 million units, according to the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA). The projected drop in shipments reflects the worsening domestic economic pressures predicted for both the consumer and ...
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Aug 18, 2008 ... Tire Wholesalers Inc. in Troy, Mich., set up a separate operationuParts Wholesalers Inc. (PWI)uto handle its Mighty ...
Directory of auto service franchises.(Auto-Lab Franchise Management Corp.)(Christian Brothers Automotive Corp)
Aug 18, 2008 ... Auto-Lab Franchise Management Corp. 705 South Main St., Suite 200, Plymouth, Mich. 48170 (734) 354-0492 Fax: (734) 354-0822 Web site: www.autolabusa.com E-mail: Info@autolabusa.com Stephen Wilson, president/COO ...
Mighty Distributing continues to add tire dealerships to its parts franchise program.
Aug 18, 2008 ... Byline: Vera Linsalata In the past five years, Mighty Distributing System of America Inc. has doubled the number of tire dealerships in its franchise program, and the firm has no intention of stopping there. Thirty-two of Mighty's 116 franchise distributors are tire ...
Federated Auto Parts' selling point: flexibility.
Aug 18, 2008 ... Byline: Kathy McCarron Federated Auto Parts' Car Care Center program maintains flexibility to adapt to the distinct characteristics of its independent affiliates. The Staunton-based auto parts distributor uses its nationally recognized name to help its affiliates ...
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Aug 18, 2008 ... The MiST is filled with cleaning solution and placed on the front floor of a vehicle, ...
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Aug 18, 2008 ... Federated Auto Parts' network has about 70 distribution members and ...
They follow a different path Christian-based service chain trying to live up to the Bible's message to "Love your neighbor as yourself'.
Aug 18, 2008 ... Byline: Jeff Yip Mark Carr is a believer in divine intervention. The Houston entrepreneur, who was clueless about how a car worked when he and a friend opened an auto repair shop in 1982, is today president and chief executive officer of a 53-store automotive service ...
Tuffy's hangin' tough Service work booming despite economy.
Aug 18, 2008 ... Byline: William Schertz While ongoing economic factors have created a tough operating environment for many U.S. businesses, Tuffy Associates Corp. is living up to its name. In 2007, the Toledo-based franchisor's Tuffy Tire & Auto and Car-X Tire & Auto dealers brought ...
Double Coin chairman removed over serious disciplinary violation.
Aug 18, 2008 ... Byline: Namrita Chow A senior executive at China's Double Coin Holdings Ltd. (DCHL) has been removed from office due to what the company called a serious personal disciplinary violation. Xian Fan, DCHL's director and chairman of the board, is suspected of being ...