Category Archives: Useful Information

AASA New Car Sales Analysis

The Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association( AASA) in response to the very frequently asked question of whether the uptick in new vehicle sales is a positive or a negative for the aftermarket, has performed a very thorough analysis. The answer the AASA decided upon is that it depends on your time frame.

Not The Stereotypical Mechanic

Former auto mechanic James Hamilton is the data-center engineer and force behind key innovations at Amazon’s computing-services operation. His team’s analysis during a 2011 power outage at Amazon’s data center in Virginia led the company to design its own electrical gear, and he was a force behind Microsoft’s switch to modular data centers during his tenure there.

NADA: used vehicle prices 32% HIGHER THAN 2008


Jonathan Banks, executive automotive analyst with the NADA Used Car Guide, highlighted several factors that will keep used-vehicle prices at historically high levels this year.

Vote for your favourite garage win btcc tickets

Motor Codes, the UK-wide Office of Fair Trading-approved garage scheme, has opened the voting in its annual Garage of the Year competition, calling on car owners to help in making it easy for others to find reliable, trustworthy garages.

Auto parts price-fixing probe expands into product segments

The U.S. Justice Department initially confirmed it was conducting a price-fixing investigation in February 2010  It is working with antitrust officials in Japan and Europe on the probe.