News Briefs
Missouri Member Gets Environmental Award
Juel Clevenger, AAM, president of Delta Lube and Tune-Up of Lee's Summit, Mo., has received an award for his comprehensive recycling program."I feel very honored to receive this award. However, more importantly, I hope other ASA shops get involved with saving our earth and do their part in recycling."
In 1981, before many shop owners were thinking about environmental issues, Clevenger began accepting used oil from the public and has since added oil filters and auto batteries to the list of materials collected and recycled by Delta. Several years ago, Clevenger designed and manufactured a low-cost oil filter cutting device to separate oil filter elements from their steel castings. He uses this machine to generate high-quality steel for local recyclers. Delta also recycles refrigerant from automotive air conditioners, automotive coolant and scrap metal components from automotive repair.
Clevenger has been involved in Kansas City's oil collection program and Delta serves as a state-certified collection facility. Also, Delta personnel advise the local fire department and landfill operator on the handling and disposal of contaminated used oil.
The award was presented to Clevenger by the Convenient Automotive Services Institute (CASI) for extraordinary effort to further the fast lube industry's environmental goals.
Service Market Gains Product Share
The service market is capturing a growing percentage of car and light truck aftermarket product sales, while the "do-it-yourself" share of aftermarket product volume has steadily declined, reports James A. Lang, president of Lang Marketing Resources. The service market product share was 67.1 percent in 1985, growing to 72 percent by 1995. Due to consumer demographics, changing vehicle designs and an increasing share of import vehicles on U.S. roads, Lang predicts an increase in service market share to 75 percent by the year 2000.Summary Of Parts Disclosure Laws Available
The Automotive Service Association has compiled a summary of state laws that provide for the disclosure of aftermarket crash parts that may be used in the repair of collision-damaged motor vehicles. The summary is available in the ASA Views and News section of the ASA Web Site (http://www.asashop.org), or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to ASA, Collision Division, P.O. Box 929, Bedford, Texas 76095-0929.SAE Offers New Publications
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has a new directory of automotive OEM suppliers, the Worldwide Automotive Supplier Directory. Also available from SAE is the second edition of Automotive Air Conditioning Refrigerant Service Guide.PPG Receives Statewide Environmental Award
Gov. George V. Voinovich presented an award for Outstanding Achievement in Pollution Prevention to PPG Industries' Delaware, Ohio, manufacturing plant. The annual award has been coordinated by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the past 10 years to demonstrate how pollution prevention can be good for both the environment and business. PPG was recognized for its program focusing on eliminating waste at the source.RTI Enters Wheel Alignment Business
RTI has purchased the "Laser 4" Four-Wheel Laser Wheel Alignment business from Rotary Lift. Rotary recently decided to exit the business and concentrate on selling lifts, their main product.ASA Meets With GM
Ten representatives from the General Motors Powertrain Group met with the ASA Mechanical Division Operations Committee while in Lexington, Ky., for the 1996 Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS). The informal question-and-answer session was an extension of a previous meeting between the two groups held in Detroit one year earlier. Group discussion focused on high-mileage concerns and component performance of GM vehicles, among other issues. In addition to the 16-member operations committee, several other ASA members were in attendance, including Don Seyfer, AAM, ASA chairman; Glenn Young; Peter Brown; Cesar Pascual; Dave Stevens, AAM; and Mark Warren.CCC Celebrates 10,000th Collision Repair Customer
During the International Autobody Congress and Exposition (NACE) last month in Orlando, Fla., CCC Information Services, Inc. signed its 10,000th collision repair facility customer, Roger and Karen Michael, owners of Michael's Auto Body of Harrisonburg, Va.ASA Main Page || AutoInc. Main Page
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AutoInc. Magazine ®, Vol. XLIV No. 12, December 1996