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If you are an owner of a growing auto repair business and want to build trust and credibility among potential customers, now you have a great opportunity to earn ASE certification or get recertified. ASE has recently opened winter registration, which will remain valid until March 31.

Hunter Engineering, a global leader in automotive service equipment, has recently obtained its 300th U.S. patent. Hunter is the 1-st enterprise specialized in production of the car maintenance tools and machinery to distinguish itself by such a unique achievement.

Dealer Owned Warranty Company (DOWC), a major expert in F&I solutions and services, has entered into collaboration with RepairPal (RP), a well-known provider of auto repair and maintenance info. RP-certified workshops will now offer quality repair services to all DOWC service contractees.

BMW's strategy on shifting to electrification gave rise to investments in US-based technician training centers. BMW plans to release 25 electric cars over the next four years, while previously this objective was expected to be achieved by 2025. To reach this goal and to maintain high standards of professional after-sales support services, the German carmaker is going to invest $56 mln in technical service centers.

RepairPal platform, a major provider of auto repair and maintenance data for customers of auto repair shops, has recently registered the 2,500th repair shop to its certified network.

RepairSmith, a start-up in the field of car repair and maintenance, recently informed about the opening of its service facilities in Los Angeles and San Francisco. This business was founded to offer car owners convenient and efficient car repair/maintenance services, including honest online pricing, service booking, and choice of service location.

At first glance it seems that auto repair and food businesses don’t have much in common. But people with out-of-the-box thinking sometimes can combine completely different lines of business. In Mexico, for example, entrepreneurially-inclined enthusiasts came up with the idea to fix cars during the day and cook tacos at night.

BOLT ON TECHNOLOGY, a tech-focused service company for the auto aftermarket, has recently announced the start of a newly-developed Web site containing special tools and features intended to expand expertise of technicians in workshops and to provide handy solutions, which will ensure better standards of services and enhancement of profits.

Numerous studies say that the share of the global autonomous vehicle market will increase by more than 10 times from 2019 to 2026. There’s one issue of the new technology that deserves special attention: the influence of autonomous cars on auto repair shops and car maintenance services. More specifically, how repair shops of the future will adopt if driverless cars are to become the mainstream.