A just-released report by the Automotive Industries Association of Canada reveals some startling gaps in the confidence level that electric vehicle and hybrid electric vehicle owners have in the independent automotive service provider (ASP) to service their vehicle...
The Automotive Aftermarket Retailers of Ontario annual golf tournament raised $10,000 for the AIA High Fives for Kids Foundation. Pictured (left to right): Tom Dunlop, Vice President Sales at Specialty Sales and Marketing and H54K board member, Diane Freeman,...
AIA Canada pressed the aftermarket’s position on right to repair before Quebec legislators as they study Bill 29 designed to enshrine right to repair in law in the province. Invited to testify before the Committee on Labour and the Economy studying the bill, AIA...
Canada’s auto service market has returned to a pre-pandemic level of $9.1 billion this year--down from $10.9 billion in 2022--in what can be seen as a return to normal service activity by Canadians. That according to the J.D. Power 2023 Canada Customer Service...
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(SPONSORED CONTENT) Serpentine belts on today’s cars can have over 10 points of contact, creating very complicated drive systems and more opportunities for issues such as pulley misalignment or unwanted noise. Years ago, belts were made with a Neoprene rubber compound...
There’s an old trope that it takes one-tenth as much work to sell to an existing customer than to acquire a new one, but that’ s not quite true. Repeat customers, especially if you can impress them enough to return repeatedly and regularly to you, are the lifeblood of...
Vast-Auto Distribution, a subsidiary of Groupe Del Vasto, a leading distributor and marketer of automotive parts in Eastern Canada, and a shareholder of the Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, announced that it has acquired the assets of Pièces d’Autos Victo and Freins...
After a successful set of fundraising efforts in 2022, the AIA High Fives for Kids Foundation is off to a strong start for the 2023 Chairman’s Challenge. With some key fundraising events still ahead, the automotive aftermarket industry charitable foundation has...