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INDUSTRY NEWS
Heath Breedlove
Joins Beck/Arnley
Beck/Arnley announced
that Heath Breedlove has
joined the company as
its new vice president of
retail and program group
sales. In this position,
Breedlove calls on and facilitates
sales growth with
program groups and retailer customers
businesses. Prior to joining Beck/Arnley,
Breedlove served as regional director of
store sales for General Parts Inc., where
he managed sales activities for more than
20 CARQUEST Auto Parts stores.
NaviGates—Online Parts
Database Unveiled
Gates Corp. has unveiled a new online
parts application database—NaviGates.
This database enables users to easily
search Gates’ complete line of OE quality
aftermarket parts by vehicle category, VIN,
or part description—all via an Internet
connection.
The next-generation NaviGates provides
application information for virtually any
vehicle catalogued by Gates. This includes
passenger cars, light trucks, medium/
heavy-duty trucks, buses, refrigeration
units, farm tractors, lawn and garden
equipment, snowmobiles, ATVs and more.
NaviGates also gives users access to the
Gates industry-leading VIN Decoder, product
photos, routing diagrams, tech tips,
training videos, and promotional materials.
Download the NaviGates application by
visiting www.gatesnavigates.com.
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Succession Award to Marie-Josée Rousseau
In the Lux 2009 contest, Marie-Josée Rousseau was presented
with the Succession Award, Published Work for a photo
of a tire recovery centre (using a Nikon D-200 camera). Said
photo was part of a series on the environment and the automotive
industry, published in a special edition on the environment
in 2009 by Rousseau Automotive Communication.
The artistic approach of Marie-Josée, who recently received
a Diploma in Art History – Photographic Concentration, and
who for the last several years has been contributing to the
various activities of the aforementioned fi rm, is geared toward
Quebec’s industrial landscape.
The contest, where close to 2,000 entries were submitted
by 84 photographers and illustrators, was presided over by
Frédéric Metz and Lino. The magazine Grafi ka dedicated a
special edition to the contest organized by Éditions Infopresse,
in cooperation with L.L. Lozeau. La Capic and AIIQ also participated in the event.
www.infopresse.com/prixlux/resultats/2009
Wells Launches Free Webbased
Diagnostic Guide for
ABS Trouble Codes
Wells Manufacturing launched the
automotive service industry’s first free
comprehensive, Web-based diagnostic
guide covering every popular ABS trouble
code on domestic, Asian, and European
vehicles manufactured since 1996.
Available 24/7 at www.wellsmfgcorp.
com, this new resource goes beyond
simple code descriptions to provide detailed,
application-specific diagnostic
recommendations. The Wells team will
continually update and expand trouble
code listings and related information to
help users more quickly identify and resolve
ABS-related issues.
Wells now also offers a dramatically
enhanced guide to OBD II powertrain
trouble codes. This free guide through
the Web site, provides comprehensive,
vehicle-specifi c diagnostic recommendations
by code as well as corresponding
cause(s) listed in probability sequence.
To use the new Wells ABS and powertrain
trouble code guides, simply follow
the “Technical” and “Trouble Codes”
links at www.wellsmfgcorp.com.
Federal-Mogul Helping
Maximize Chassis Service
Opportunities
Federal-Mogul Corp. is helping aftermarket
distributors, jobbers and service providers
maximize the growth of their chassis businesses
through the addition of hundreds of
new MOOG replacement steering and suspension
products.
The company’s MOOG chassis brand engineering
and product teams have introduced
nearly 500 new components covering an extensive
array of popular late-model foreignnameplate
and domestic applications. In fact,
310 of the latest MOOG chassis product introductions
cover foreign-nameplate vehicles.
This year, F-M has introduced more than 130
new MOOG tie rod designs, over 120 additional
sway bar links and dozens of new ball
joints, coil springs, control arms, strut mounts,
bushings, and other precision-engineered components.
The company has added nearly 1,000
new part numbers to the MOOG product line
since 2008 and nearly 2,200 over the past
fi ve years.
For additional information regarding MOOG
steering and suspension products, visit the
technician-focused Web site, www.moogproblemsolver.com,
or contact your MOOG supplier.
Visit www.FMe-cat.com for a complete
product line part number look-up.