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Auto Fluids and Specialty Chemicals

If there’s one word that describes automotive fluids and specialty chemicals category today, it’s this: Confusion! It seems that every aftermarket fluid and chemical supplier is trying to outdo its competitor by expanding lines with more and more new specialty products that are targeted at narrower and narrower potential buyers. It’s vertical marketing that’s squeezing

Universal Coolants: The Ultimate Answer?

For nearly a decade, vehicle manufacturers have been introducing and using a variety of extended life coolants. The only thing these coolants have in common is they all seem to differ in formulation and color. There are orange coolants, green coolants, blue coolants, red coolants, yellow coolants, even pink ones. The proliferation of different coolant

Scanning the Market

Parts stores and distributors are missing on a major market segment if they aren’t active in the selling of diagnostic equipment.

What Technicians Will Pay for — And What They Won’T

Technicians are a fickle bunch when it comes to their preferences, especially when it comes to spending money on important things like tools, equipment and training.

Growing the Benefits of Group Buying

Sourcing import parts is sometimes not as simple as it might seem. In our case, it meant creating our own buying group that would make sourcing simpler and more cost effective.

Filter Technology

Information on replacing and caring for filtration systems.

Why Do I Call the EO Dealer for Parts?

Original-equipment technology, telematics and plain-old marketing are stealing away your professional accounts. Find out why they call the dealer instead of you.

Questions & Answers

Where do technicians go to find answers? They often head straight for their trusted parts professional, a multi-skilled business partner who seems to have all the answers.

Dual Mass Flywheel/Clutch Replacement Options

Your flywheel questions answered.

More Than a Patch: ASE P2 Parts Specialist Test Prep

ASE P2 Parts Specialist Test Prep Next month, thousands of automotive service professionals from across the country will take one – or several – ASE certification tests. Those who succeed earn the right to wear the ASE patch, a tangible reminder to customers that you know your stuff. But succeeding on the test takes knowledge

From Hot Rods to Hondas

Yesterday’s domestic ‘hot rods’ are today’s Hondas, Nissans and Toyotas.

Is The Aftermarket’s Future Safe?

A day at a German test track – or a drive through your own hometown – shows the aftermarket must keep up with technology.