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I-CAR Announces New Executive Vice President
Thomas M. Mack of Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., began serving as Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) executive vice president June 1. He succeeds Jeff Silver who left the organization after 11 years of service to open his own collision repair business. A search committee selected Mack from more than 80 applicants for the position. Mack has a master’s degree in business administration from Northwestern University and nearly 20 years of experience in automotive industries, most recently as president of EMS-TOGO Corp. and Dinol International, manufacturers of automotive sealants, coatings, and adhesives and a global manufacturer and marketer of corrosion-inhibiting materialsDemand For Emergency Road Assistance Sets Record
The American Automobile Association (AAA) received 27.5 million calls in 1995 from members in need of emergency road service, 2.6 percent higher than a year ago. This is the third consecutive year of record call volume. According to AAA, the number of calls has increased by 23 percent since 1993, due primarily to harsh winter weather. Thirty percent of calls were for no- start situations.Emission System Upgrades For Older Cars Result In Lower Emissions
A project to reduce the pollution output of older cars through emission system upgrades resulted in reducing emissions on 13 test vehicles by more than 60 percent. The vehicles, model years 1975 to 1980, represented a variety of fuel and catalyst systems, engines and vehicle sizes. The purpose of the project was to explore an alternative to accelerated retirement (scrapping) of older cars and inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs currently used to reduce emissions of older vehicles. The project was partially funded by the air pollution control agency in San Diego, Calif., and results were presented at a Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) conference in February.Number Of Vehicles Coming Off Lease To Rise By 700,000
An estimated 4.6 million vehicles will be coming off of retail lease plans and corporate fleet leases in 1996, an increase of 700,000 over the 1995 total, and nearly 1 million more vehicles than came off lease two years ago, according to a National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) report citing CNW Marketing Research. An estimated 2.8 million units will come off of retail leases in 1996 and an additional 1.8 million used units will re-enter the used vehicle market from corporate fleets.AWDA Reports Strong February Sales For Members
The Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA) survey of WD sales increases shows 1996 began with a 6 percent sales increase for January and a 17.7 percent increase in February, according to an Automotive Marketing report. The report also states that WD sales have increased every year since 1991, until last year when sales increases declined to just 2.4 percent for the year.ASA Main Page || AutoInc. Main Page
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AutoInc. Magazine ®, Vol. XLIV No. 6, June 1996