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Is there a person reading this who is not familiar with Amazon? I doubt it. Two years ago I had a meeting with AC-Delco at AAPEX and asked if their products are sold via Amazon. No surprise…the answer was in the affirmative.

So the following interested me, not just because of the Amazon effects and influences on global commerce, but because a) this was related to an aftermarket supplier and b) they are headquartered about ½ hour from Aftermarket International’s parent company, JABS Media LLC. And let me say in advance we do not have a business relationship with them.

NOCO (www.no.co) is located in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. They make battery chargers, Jump starters and related products. You can find them at AAPEX and various trade shows around the world. They have been in existence, per their website, since 1914. Chief Visionary Officer (some title !) Jon Nook says sales said regarding sales to Amazon “It’s a significant portion of our sales, and it continues to grow.”

Nook has commented however NOCO’s product reviews and ratings on Amazon were not “adding up” and appeared to be targeted by overseas competitors. “It effects our revenue, it effects our profitability, it impacts our brand reputation” Nook explained.

NOCO has filed a lawsuit in federal court against almost a dozen foreign companies, primarily in China, claiming they are “gaming” Amazon’s site.

Specifically they claim these companies are paying third parties for fake reviews that hurt competition via manipulation of algorithms. Nook says research has shown you can buy a fake review for as little as $2…the cost of a cup of coffee or a bet on a slow-footed nag at your local racetrack.

We’ll keep an eye on this story and let you know of any developments.

Meanwhile, if readers know of other similar alleged incidents effecting the auto aftermarket please let us know.

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Coronavirus Impedes Automotive Parts Production Production outside of China may grow As I read and watch coverage of the coronavirus, the United States is warning its citizens that we are likely to see some back orders in smart phones and a shortage of fireworks for our Independence Day celebration on July 4. What they are neglecting to tell us is that order fill rates for delivery of aftermarket automotive parts from China to the U.S. and to many other countries are starting to drop — sometimes as much as 50%.

As an industry member explained to me, most major manufacturers of parts with operations in China had enough inventory on their shelves to supply the needs of their customers in February and even part of March. However, many plants in China are working with only 50% or 60% percent of their work forces. It’s not that half of the plant workers are sick, it’s a matter that they are restricted to stay at their homes and not cross specific regional borders where the illness is prevalent. More than 2,700 Chinese, mostly from the city of Wuhan have already died. While the Chinese government might allow a high-ranking manufacturing official to travel on business, the typical assembly-line worker is being forced to stay at home, or at least, not leave his or her immediate community for the time being.

Internationally known parts manufacturers that have agreements to produce their components in joint ventures with China always offer paid vacations during the Chinese New Year. The Chinese government has extended this holiday because of the coronavirus and has told these manufacturers to continue paying these workers during their time off. Smaller companies that cannot afford to do so (and some of these are the ones that produce less-than-quality parts) already are closing. While costly, it’s a wise move for the bigger manufacturers to continue the pay because it will enable them to regain their workforces once the virus is under control.

Repair shop operators and parts distributors around the world will likely be forced to turn some customers away until the virus is under control and inventories can be built back up.

The positive side of this unfortunate virus is that automotive parts manufacturers in other parts of the world have an opportunity for increased sales, and just not on a temporary basis. Because of the spread of this disease, many worldwide manufacturers already are discussing the need to spread out their operations so they won’t be faced with similar problems in decades to come. Some may have already started their strategies because of the tariff wars between the U.S. And China. Now is the time to put them in full gear. Having parts availability is a must for the aftermarket.

And by the way, often times new-vehicle sales increases can be a big hinderance to the aftermarket.

That’s not likely with this scenario because they have a parts shortage because of the virus as well.

Aftermarket manufacturers in Mexico, South America, Europe, the Mid East and other Asian countries would be wise to determine if they are capable of increasing their production levels to help fill the parts-shortage gap. This will not be an easy chore, but it’s one that could help the worldwide economy in these turbulent times. Some Chinese plant operations now only have enough of a work force to run one shift per day, instead of two or three.

Instead of looking at this virus as a doomsday affair, it would be much better for the thinking minds of the world to determine how to keep everyday activities involving the automotive international marketplace moving until medical professionals and government officials can circumvent the coronavirus.

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Nearly every technician has common chassis-repair tips and tricks that his or her fellow alignment, chassis and service technicians could sit around and discuss for days.

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Many shops today have gotten out of the habit of road-testing vehicles, especially for anything but a specific handling complaint.

Take the vehicle for a ride, as shown, to see how it handles and how it acts. You might find a situation in which the vehicle doesn’t return easily from a right-hand turn, that when compared to returning from a left-hand turn, is actually quite difficult.

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early every technician has common chassis-repair tips and tricks that his or her fellow alignment, chassis and service technicians could sit around and discuss for days, if not weeks on end. When you work in a shop with shop policies and procedures, as well as your own habits, likes and dislikes, it seems that things are always done in a certain way. People often fail to look outside the box on the way they do things on a normal basis.

You show up in the morning, put your uniform on, open your toolbox and you go to work. Boom, boom, boom. At the end of the day, you lock everything up and you go home. Do you ever stop and consider what you’ve done all day? Think about how you did your job and what could have been learned or developed as a new skill or technique to make your job easier

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for yourself and to make you more effective and efficient? This article is designed to do just that, to give you some food for thought, for thinking outside the box, so to speak. The photos are not telling you what you have to do. They are not telling you that any of the work shown is mandatory, but the information presented may get you to think about trying it sometime, that it might have been helpful in a previous job. And it it’s a good idea to share these ideas with your fellow technicians during your lunch break or weekly meeting. The typical front-wheeldrive sedan and the mundane work that has become almost automatic for many people is not what we are talking about in this issue. We’re talking about why things are the way they are and what happens when things don’t go right. Hopefully, you’ll enjoy the information presented.

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Take a couple of pieces of tape and a marker with you.

When you are going straight down the road put a mark on the tape on the column and the tape on the steering wheel, referencing where the steering wheel is. This should agree with what you find on the alignment rack. If it doesn’t, there’s an issue somewhere in the system.

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When replacing struts, save yourself some time and trouble by putting a magnetic bubble gauge on the rotor with a couple of lug nuts holding it in place before you remove the strut. After removing the old strut and installing the new one, shift the assembly until the bubble gauge is at the same reading as it was before.

This will make life a lot easier when running it over to the alignment rack to set toe or possibly install an alignment cam, if you choose to do that.

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Draw a line down the center of this strut in relation to the threaded area where the upper strut-mounting nut goes. You’ll see that there is a bend to the strut rod. The vehicle in the first photo did not return from a righthand turn because this strut was bent and a tremendous amount of side force was being put on the strut bearing assembly. This took some time examining the vehicle and a lot of work had been done trying to solve this problem.

The fact is that if there is a lack of steering-wheel returnability, you should take the time to find out why and not automatically assume that it is just an alignment angle-related situation. This repair job, per customer’s approval, included the installation of complete front strut assemblies, along with a four-wheel alignment.

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When you get a vehicle that is anything but a fourdoor, front-wheel-drive in your shop, such as a Camaro, Mustang or one of the Chrysler performance vehicles, your specs in your reference books will often tell you that things are not as alignable — but they are. Go on YouTube and type in the specific vehicle and look for any aftermarket kits that might be available to make the car fully alignable and provide the handling performance the customer really wants from it. Some of these YouTube selections are shown. aftermarketinternational.com

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Some of the specific information presented on YouTube and on the vendor’s website is shown. This is an upper control-arm adjustment for a late-model Ford Mustang that you won’t find listed in most of the alignment equipment information or the electronic information retrieval systems found in most shops. It’s there but only if your information also contains submissions from aftermarket alignment-kit manufacturers. Just look for it a little bit harder you may find it. It will expand your horizons and enable you to do more professional work and possibly sell more parts to cure problems.

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This is an old-style adjustment sleeve on a parallelogram-type steering system, but the fact is that there are literally millions of these vehicles still out there. When you get a vehicle in for alignment, look at the ears on these adjusting sleeves’ clamps. They should be as shown — parallel to each other and not tightened down so excessively that they are touching each other. If they have been excessively bent, you have little choice but to tighten them down that much again.

This creates a dilemma, as they should only be parallel as shown.

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Continuing in the area of toe adjustment, a pipe wrench or locking pliers is actually the least desirable tool to use on a split steering sleeve like the one in the previous photo. A variety of tools are shown here. These tools work better because they, unlike locking pliers and pipe wrenches, don’t create pinch-clamping in the sleeve and allow it to rotate more easily when used.

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This tie-rod tool is being used. Look at the area where the tool, the second one from the left in the previous photo, is inserted into the split sleeve and how the rotating point load is distributed over a wide area, unlike a pipe wrench that would cause it to somewhat bind on the threads. Younger technicians usually don’t own these tools, as today everything is rack-and-pinion with a jam nut. A locking pliers can be used on the inner tie-rod end to rotate it, but many trucks that are out there and some older vehicles still require tools that work well to enable an accurate toe adjustment.

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Although not mentioned by most alignment-equipment manufacturers and not really taught very often, I personally always start up a vehicle and adjust toe with the engine running.

This has become even more critical with electronic power-steering-assist vehicles. On some makes of electronic power-steering-assist vehicles, when started, you can actually feel the motor engaging a zero pre-loader initial-engagement tension. Although not required, it is very advisable to do this because if there is any influence because of the power-steering hydraulic system or electronic-assist motor you can easily pick it up on your alignment equipment when you start the vehicle.

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This is an alignment screen for a specific make and model of vehicle. Please note that alignment equipment today is “smarter” than it’s ever been. On this vehicle, the alignment readings are all in the “green” but the side to side camber spread should still be corrected.

Note that this vehicle requires reset or service of the resetstability-control system as part of the overall alignment.

11 This type of steering system used on many pickups before they went to rack-and-pinion steering has an inner rack-and-pinion type tie-rod end attached to the end of the drive-link jam nut, holding it onto the outer tie-rod end and the other tie-rod end. You may find it advisable to always keep the outer tie-rod end at a right angle to the stud when adjusting. It is the exception rather than the rule, but some vehicles will, because of their geometry and parts alignment, cause a slight amount of toe change as the tie-rod end rocks forward and backward. On some Chevrolet trucks of previous years it was easy to get a tenth of a degree toe mis-adjustment per side, as the outer tie-rod end rotated when you turned the inner tierod end to affect toe. Always keep the housing at a right angle to the stud while you take your reading and make your adjustment and you’ll never have to worry about which ones have this problem and which ones don’t.

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Whenever you have a toe situation in which toe is massively out of adjustment you must bring toe into the ballpark or close to being right before you do any other adjustment on the vehicle. Toe that is out as far as shown in this photo (in fact it doesn’t even have to be out this far) will fight any camber adjustment you are performing. If you change parts that affect toe or do any work that affects toe, get the initial toe into the ballpark before you proceed with your alignment. Otherwise, you’ll be like a cat chasing its tail. You’ll adjust toe and camber will change. You’ll adjust camber and toe will change. With toe in the green range to start with you will eliminate many problems and improve your work flow.

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An often-missed area of service on many vehicles is that of the frame-mounting bushings for stabilizer bars. When they squeak or make other noises, they get serviced.

Prior to them reaching that point no one really inspects them. Look at this bar. You can’t see it in the photo, but the bar is tight on the back side of the bushing but has a considerable gap on the front side. This is with the weight of the vehicle on the tires or the vehicle sitting at its normal operating height. There is an issue here, even though the bar and bushing are not severely worn.

This is a General Motors asymmetrical lower control arm. In every other situation, such as this, where one control-arm bushing is further away than the other control-arm bushing from the lower ball joint, you have an asymmetrical control-arm bushing. The rule is that the bushing that is further away is controlling caster. The one that is more directly in line controls camber. For this reason, if you have a situation where you have a vehicle handling issue under hard braking, you should check the bushing on the part of control arm that is further away from the ball joint. This is another point that has been missed or not talked about very much anymore. It used to be of primary concern as a test question when I went to tech school and alignment school. It’s not anymore.

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This is the old tried-and-true Chevrolet upper control arm with the “banana cams.” If you look at this control arm quickly while doing any type of vehicle work you may think that the parts are okay, but if you draw a line from the end of the bolt through the cam, through the bushing, through the control arm to the head of the bolt you can easily see that the control-arm assembly with the bushing has shifted upward considerably. In other words, the bolt is no longer in the center of the bushing and the center of the control arm. This is because of a failed bushing. Simply, this part needs to be replaced before any attempt at alignment is made.

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This lifted Dodge truck was a real “problem child” I worked on for some time. The vehicle had an aftermarket lift kit on it that had been installed before the customer bought the vehicle. We put new struts on the front. We did this, we did that, we took the kit out, we reinstalled it and everything else, but nothing corrected the Ð- to 1-inch lean on the front end of the vehicle.

Finally, another person came into the shop one day who had a considerable amount of Chrysler experience and asked, “Has anybody put rear springs in this vehicle?”

The answer was, “Yes.” He asked to take a look. He looked at the two rear springs that had been purchased from a Chrysler dealership. Guess what? They both had the same part number. He looked at us and said, “You’ve got the wrong spring on the left rear.” “What do you mean?

They’re both the same.” His reply: “No, no. Chrysler uses a different spring on the one side of the rear because of the weight of the fuel and the gas tank that is carried predominantly by that spring.” We corrected the spring situation on the rear and guess what? The 1-inch height difference on the front was gone and we could align the vehicle and have it ride correctly. How do you find out this stuff? How do you know this stuff? If not listed on any electronic information retrieval system, it is listed or posted on very, very few online areas of information. This tip alone, if you work on Dodge trucks and replace rear springs, may be worth the time it takes for you to read this article.

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We’ve always been taught to look at vehicles and inspect them with the weight of the vehicle on the tires.

This particular suspension system has a lower control-arm bushing that has failed at the 5 and 11 o’clock position. Near the 1 o’clock position it’s literally torn almost all the way through. When the lower control arm or vehicle is raised as shown, the lower control arm is hanging. This problem shows up. When the weight of the vehicle is on a drive-on lift or an alignment rack this bushing does not indicate any problem whatsoever. The moral of the story? Check vehicles hanging and check them with the weight of the vehicle on the tires. This particular vehicle had a noise problem during hard cornering. If we had only inspected it while on a driveon rack we might never have found this problem.

As noted in the introduction, hopefully this article has given you something to think about. Shops always seem to be rushed. It’s always a matter of hurry up and wait for parts, hurry up and wait for customers waiting, hurry up, hurry up, hurry up. The fact is that nobody tells a heart surgeon to hurry up while he’s doing his work. Nobody tells a dentist to hurry up while he’s drilling your teeth. Why is it that in our industry we are expected to be miracle workers and work under adverse conditions, yet please everybody except the person actually doing the work? Take your time. When you get a job ticket, read it. If possible, talk to the customer or the service adviser, step back, look at the vehicle and ask yourself what you’re going to do, why you’re going to do it and how you’re going to solve either the work task or the diagnostic problem at hand.

You may find that your work environment and your overall level of compatibility with humanity improves. In other words, you’ll be less grumpy because things are going to go better for you. And don’t forget — mentor younger techs when you see an important issue. n

Ron Henningsen (ronald.henningsen@gmail.com) is the former Technical Editor of Undercar Digest magazine. He has been a professional brake and alignment trainer for more than four decades.

Jim Wilder (james.r.wilder@att.net) is the former editor of Undercar Digest. He has been an active member of the industry since 1981.

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Here’s a side-by-side comparison of light output on high-beams of an HID lamp system (right) and a halogen filament lamp system (left). Notice the single HID lamp is also casting a beam pattern on the tree line on the driver’s side of the vehicle as well as fully illuminating the right-side shoulder and tree line. Overall output is much better, and with the full spectrum light output of the HID, the overall color temperature tends to more effectively illuminate road markers and roadside obstacles further down the road. This HID system is a 35-watt system compared to the 55-watt halogen bulb filament in the left headlamp.

Shedding Light on High-Intensity Discharge Lighting Much More Than Changing Headlamps

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he theory behind high-Intensity-discharge (HID) lighting systems is older than some automotive professionals might think. In fact, the first idea for a metal-halide salt arc lamp was proposed by an English scientist and inventor, Francis Hauksbee, in 1705 (OSRAM, 2016). While our industry has largely moved toward high-efficiency LED technology, HIDs remain an increasingly affordable and relatively efficient option for increased service life, visible light output, and overall reliability in automotive headlamp applications when compared to halogen or incandescent options.

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commercially available HID systems starting in the 1992 model year. Lincoln also produced an HID option in its 1996 Mark VIII that was available through the 1998 model year. In comparison to the substantial market, however; there has been relatively little service information produced to aid technicians in diagnosing these systems accurately when they fail.

The goal of this article will be to summarize the theory, operation, and to investigate diagnostic techniques available to technicians beyond manufacturers recommendations. The intent is to educate shop owners and technicians about these systems, the dangers present when working with them, and hopefully inform through case-study analysis of the types and identification of failure modes within OEM and aftermarket HID systems.

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HID Headlights Description & Operational Theory HID headlamps produce light using a different means than Incandescent or LED technologies. Instead of a glowing filament (halogen/incandescent) or a light-emitting semiconductor (LED), HIDs produce visible light by generating and controlling an electric arc inside an atmosphere of inert gas. HID bulbs are constructed using a glass tube outer shell around an oval bulb capsule that contains a pair of tungsten electrodes positioned opposite of each other at each end of the bulb.

In addition to the electrodes, a small quantity of halide salts with chemistry that varies depending on the desired color temperature output, is deposited inside the capsule, and the capsule is evacuated and refilled with xenon. Argon is typically used in non-automotive bulbs, but can Figure 2: An aftermarket H1-style HID bulb showing exhibit problematic characteristics for the outer glass, inner automotive applications such as longer capsule and electrodes. “warm-up” time when first started.

HID bulbs require high voltages to initiate the arc, and often operate on AC current with voltages as high as 25kV in the “start” phase. Once the arc has been established, much like the secondary ignition circuit in an internal combustion engine, the voltages required are much lower, typically 42-100VAC. There are two discrete components that generate this voltage to drive the bulbs. These components are the ballast, and ignitor.

In most aftermarket applications, the ballasts and igniters are two separate components, however many original equipment manufacturer (OEM) systems incorporate both of these devices into one module at or near the headlamp housings. There are also OEM systems that incorporate ignitors into the bulbs themselves to further consolidate the HV portion of the circuit.

The ballast is essentially a DC-to-AC inverter and generates Figure 3

Here’s an ignitor module, attached to the rear-most portion of an HID bulb installed in a 2013 Ford Escape Titanium. This vehicle is equipped with either halogen bulbs, which typically cost about $30 to $60 (United States dollars) per pair, whereas the HID replacement bulb/ignitor assembly replaces the two most likely components to fail in the system and are about $134 (United States dollars) per bulb. The two bulbs are not interchangeable but the HID bulbs and ignitors typically last about 10 to 15 times as long as their halogen equivalents. This is known as a D3S-style bulb/ignitor.

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Here’s an operational diagram of an HID system. The 12-18V input is typically switched by a Body Control Module or CAN/ LIN bus messages transmitted to the Headlight control module depending on the application.

Figure 5 Start-up, warm-up and operational characteristics of ballast output.

an AC signal that is sent to the igniter. The igniters are nothing more than a filtered step-up transformer that boosts the ballast output to the required voltage to initiate and hold a stable arc inside the bulbs. (Figure 4) Most ballasts are an auto feedback type and will transition from startup and bulb overdrive (warm-up) modes to normal operation quickly and are generally reliable at producing full output within 3-5 seconds of first establishing an arc. (Figure 5)

Common Failures/Serviceability of HID Systems There are some additional considerations to make when working with HID headlight systems and attempting diagnosis of them. Typically, bulb life for HID systems is roughly six to eight times that of conventional incandescent bulbs. Failure of the lamps typically results in flickering or inconsistent and diminished light output. This is indicative of the tungsten electrodes wearing over time and the resulting electrode material contaminating the halide salts inside the capsule making the start phase difficult. Diagnosis of this condition will be covered later in this article, but typically this results in a much higher starting voltage (that may be outside the operational range of the ballast and igniter) than typically is seen with serviceable bulbs. Additionally, it is worthy to note that bulbs should always be replaced in pairs (as is common with incandescent-type bulbs) as the wearing of electrodes and contamination of the halide salts will cause slight color output variations and total luminosity to drop over their lifespan.

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Here’s a D1S style bulb/ignitor assembly on a mid 2000s BMW 3 Series. Note the smaller ignitor assembly on the back of the bulb making this a more compact package than the previous example.

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Some of the basic tools used with the oscilloscope to diagnose HID systems

on the application, with many OEM scan tools being capable of outputting on-board diagnostic information and even DTC’s related to ballast operation.

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system, most wiring repairs like terminal or conductor replacement are discouraged by manufacturers. Many Ballast and igniter units are integrated this way to deter technicians, salvage yards or thirdparty parts remanufacturers from repairing damaged wiring or replacing many of the HV connectors. Replacement of those areas of HID systems is highly discouraged as unwanted interference, loss of isolation from chassis ground, and even the danger of electrical shock is all a possibility when they are repaired incorrectly.

Tooling required for diagnosis of HID systems isn’t overtly specialized, although voltage measurements of the HV side given start-up voltage levels is discouraged without the use of specialty equipment or add-ons such as differential scope probes. All of the waveforms in the diagnosis section of this article were captured with a PicoScope 4425 4 Channel lab scope using metri-pack “squid” breakout terminals and a low-amperage amp-clamp. Additionally, AC amperage was obtained using a 500A Fluke i400 AC amperage clamp for some of the ballast and bulb output waveforms.

Diagnosis Most HID systems do not function much differently from more conventional 12VDC headlamp circuits. On more modern vehicles, many headlamps are now controlled using an integrated headlamp control unit via CAN or LIN network communication.

This communication occurs typically between the headlamp modules and a body control module. Regardless, for HID systems, diagnosis of the 12V side of the HID circuit (pre-ballast) is often the same as many other more conventional lighting systems.

Symptoms to watch for that could indicate failures of the 12V systems: • No operation of one or both headlamps • Headlamp/lighting malfunction indicator • Stored DTC’s in BCM or headlamp modules • Communication faults between the BCM and or headlamp modules For these symptoms, 12V diagnosis should take precedence to HV diagnostics and should include a thorough inspection and diagnostic procedure to verify that power, ground, and network communication is all present at the headlamp modules and other related components before proceeding. While failures of the ballasts and other components could still ultimately be the culprit, the amperage required for start-up sequences in HID bulbs is such that the integrity of 12V power and ground wires that feed the ballast is vital to proper operation. Any high resistance or voltage drop in these circuits could cause erratic or no operation of the HID system. Any potential voltage drop or high resistance failures in this side of the circuit is likely to be noted during the high-output startup phase, when the ballasts can pull up to 20A momentarily to produce the required voltage on the HV side in the ignitors. As you’ll see in some of the waveforms, this phase is typically short lived and does not often last long.

Because of the high-amperage requirements of HID systems on startup and momentary warm-up periods when the bulbs are cold, diagnosis of the 12V supply and ground wiring should be of utmost concern. Loaded voltage drop measurements using a MIN/ MAX function of a DVOM or a scope should be utilized here as the April 2020

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Startup amperage captured on the PicoScope shows the startup amperage requirements (18A) of this OEM ballast tapering off into the “warm-up” phase, before current drops to the normal operation level near the end of the capture (1.5A). The time-base capture here is 5s/ div and the start phase of operation is seen starting around the 3.5 second mark, ending at the 5 second mark before transitioning to the overdriven warm-up phase.

Figure 11

AC with each wire providing inverted polarity from the H-bridge circuit inside the ballast. Many ballasts will detect circuit issues or ignitor failures before generating this output, so if the output isn’t present when the ballast is powered on, the failure is likely in the ballast, ignitor, or bulb circuits. Testing should then proceed with a known good bulb or ignitor (if only one side is inoperable) or by verifying ballast current draw when powered on (Figure 12).

Also, consideration should be reserved for ignitor and bulb serviceability. The primary concern is bulb wear over time, so the age and quality of the bulbs present in any HID system should be considered if flickering, or intermittent starting issues are present.

Bulbs in HID systems also should be replaced in pairs, as a slight discoloration of the light output over the bulbs lifetime does result from wear and contamination of the halide salts in the bulb capsule.

In conclusion, HID headlamps are not a new technology, but they are easily diagnosed using basic tools if you are familiar with AC current circuits and their diagnosis. In addition, many failures can be isolated to the conventional 12V circuit, which is known for common failures whether the system is a halogen, LED or HID system. For the purposes of simplicity, I have included a diagnostic chart (Figure 13) for shop use that outlines most of the diagnostic steps toward isolating failures in these systems. n Figure 13

Ballast output voltage is shown in blue and green traces near the top.

This AC square-wave current is generated by the H-Bridge circuit in the ballast. Note that the two channels are out of phase with each other.

The amperage waveform at the bottom is ballast input amperage and is a product of the digital switch-mode power supply circuit on the input side of the ballast. This PWM circuit will respond by varying pulse-width depending on the load the igniter and bulb place on the output circuit.

Figure 12

With ballast input amperage reading about -0.7A, we can conclude that this ballast is powered up, and is making the decision to not ignite the bulb or provide output to the igniter because it has determined the igniter has failed. We also noted that in this capture, the amperage clamp is backwards resulting in the negative amperage reading.

amperage involved in starting an HID system diminishes quickly once the arc is established. This can help a technician in catching intermittent or cold weather-related starting or flickering issues.

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CARDONE Welcomes Dan Autey as New EVP, Sales & Marketing

GM Pulls Out of Russian Car Assembly Business with AvtoVAZ Deal

Autey comes to CARDONE with 26 years of automotive aftermarket experience. He spent most of his career at Clarios, formerly Johnson Controls, where he accumulated many prestigious customer awards and held several critical leadership positions. He also played a pivotal role in developing and executing successful new business development programs.

“Dan will invigorate CARDONE’s sales and marketing focus by melding his talents in building relationships and delivering valued-added services with CARDONE’s robust product management, cataloging, sales and marketing,” said Mike Carr, Chief Executive Officer at CARDONE. “Under Dan’s leadership, I am confident that CARDONE’s sales and marketing team will be elevated to a world-class organization that brings even more value to our customers.”

In his new role, Dan will put his extensive experience and know-how to work. “I look forward to making my contribution to CARDONE’s success story and building on the current momentum CARDONE is experiencing!” said Autey.

Russia’s biggest automaker AvtoVAZ said on Monday it would buy out General Motors from their joint venture producing vehicles in Russia under the Chevrolet brand, effectively ending GM’s presence in car assembling in the country.

Russia’s car market was among Europe’s top performers before the imposition of western sanctions in 2014 which, coupled with falling oil prices, sharply weakened the ruble, increased the cost of buying a car and curbed Russians’ ability to buy new vehicles.

As a result, foreign automakers started to rethink their strategies of doing business in Russia.

On Monday, AvtoVAZ signed an agreement to buy GM’s 50 percent stake in the venture, which sees the two companies produce the Chevrolet Niva from a factory in Togliatti, a city on the Volga river.

AvtoVAZ did not disclose financial details of the deal which would end GM’s presence in the car assembling business in Russia.

According to the agreement, the factory will continue producing and selling cars under the Chevrolet brand for “a certain period of time” before switching to Russia’s Lada brand.

Built in 2001, the Togliatti factory has the capacity to make up to 100,000 cars a year and produces the Chevrolet Niva, whose design was based on the Soviet-era Niva by AvtoVAZ engineers and developed further with GM’s input.

Russia’s automobile market has struggled in 2019, with sales of new cars in November falling by 6.4 percent year-on-year, the Association of European Businesses said last Thursday.

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Participation Skyrockets at The 15th Edition of Automechanika Shanghai 2019 The 15th edition of Automechanika Shanghai, which took place from 3 to 6 December 2019, has recorded even more industry participation than ever before. 159,728 visitors connected with 6,590 exhibitors across the show floor. The show illustrated its automotive ecosystem through more vertical and horizontal integration in the entire value chain. During the four-day show, activities around the fairground brought exhibition themes, emerging products, services and technology, and rising trends to life.

Key figures for Automechanika Shanghai 2019: • Visitors: 159,728 (2018: 150,568) • Exhibitors: 6,590 (2018: 6,269) • Scale: 360,000 (2018: 350,000) Celebrations of the show’s 15th edition milestone were felt all around the fairground. Participants were particularly keen to express the fair’s quick growth and influence, not just in the domestic market, but the international industry too. Its automotive ecosystem was channeled through the fairground’s new zones and fringe program events in efforts to connect a wider automotive community. As a result, more finance firms, insurance companies, research institutes, talent management experts, startups, as well as players across the entire supply chain flocked to the show.

The news comes after the fair expanded many of its themed zones and areas. For example, the enhanced Tomorrow’s Service & Mobility sector shed light on the latest innovations for electromobility, intelligent vehicle technology, car connectivity, mobility services, smart road systems, as well as lightweight materials.

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Customizing sector featuring interior, exterior and high-performance customization, as well as the Motorsports & High Performance zone and the Supply Chain & Chain Store zone. Here, attendees explored the latest aftermarket trends and delved into new business models for the proliferating service and chain store segment. Other sectors included Parts & Components, Electronics & Systems, Accessories, Repair & Maintenance and REFIEN (Tyres & Wheels).

Automechanika Shanghai 2019 also marked an increase of international participation across the board. To illustrate, overseas exhibitor participation rose by four percent with representation from a total of 46 countries and regions. Exhibitors from Belarus, Lithuania and Saudi Arabia returned to the fair as Kazakhstan and Macau made their show debut.

There was an upward surge of visitor participation by six percent, reaching an impressive total of 159,728 delegates, while overseas attendance was also felt in force throughout the exhibition.

This year, a total of 65 fringe program events ran concurrently with the main show. Throughout the fairground, each event received high praise from industry experts who took part and presented the latest global updates and local developments in the entire automotive supply chain. Many new fringe events, reflecting key fair trends, were also welcomed for the first time this year, such as the debuting Body & Paint World Championships, Tomorrow’s Service & Mobility Innovation Technology Conference, China Auto Dealer Supply Chain and Financial Innovation Summit 2019 and International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS) China 2019 to name a few.

Furthermore, a lot of positive feedback was received from those in attendance.

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Transtar Industries Aquires Assets of Dean Trannsmission Parts Transtar Industries, the leading distributor of automotive aftermarket parts, announced today that it acquired the assets of Dean Transmission Parts of Agawam, Massachusetts. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Only 20 minutes from Hartford, Connecticut, this strategic acquisition increases Transtar’s coverage in the New England market.

Founded in 1962, Dean has maintained a strong reputation and is well-known to their customers for premium quality products and excellent customer service.

“We are excited to partner with Dean Transmission Parts, a family owned business whose values align with Transtar’s. Our acquisition of Dean continues a strong pattern of growth for Transtar – as is true of other recent purchases, we are investing in companies with shared goals of commitment to quality products and excellent customer service,” said Neil Sethi, CEO of Transtar Industries.

“We’re extremely proud to become part of Transtar, and simply wouldn’t select any other company to continue the legacy of our family business. I’m confident that together we will continue fostering the customer relationships we’ve built over the years, and I’m looking forward to providing our customers with a wider range of products, too,” comments owner Dean Curtis.

Tom DeMille, Transtar’s VP of Sales and Marketing, comments, “We are looking forward to improving our service in the New England market and bringing Transtar’s broad product offering and cutting-edge technologies to Dean customers.”

This is Transtar’s second acquisition in the last six months. In September 2019, Transtar acquired the assets of SeaTac Parts Warehouse, another family owned and operated business in Kent, Washington.

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Goldfarb & Associates Wins Export Award Goldfarb & Associates, Inc. was honored today with an Export Achievement Award by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for U.S. Operations, Ana Guevara. Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-8) joined the ceremony for Goldfarb & Associates, a client of the U.S. Commercial Service.

The U.S. Commercial Service Export Achievement Award program was created in 2001 to recognize small and medium-sized enterprises that have successfully entered the international marketplace for the first time or that have successfully entered a new market.

“We’re proud that federal assistance helped enable Goldfarb to expand their customer base, garnering the firm more than 100 international customers and totaling over $2.8 million in repeat business,” said Deputy Assistant Secretary Guevara. “Our Commercial Service offices around the country assist U.S. businesses in assessing their export potential and provide solutions that make their goals of operating internationally a reality.”

The Rockville-based distributor has been in business twenty-two years. The company exports injection pumps, fuel injectors, and turbochargers to over 60 countries. In the six years that Goldfarb & Associates has been working with U.S. Commercial Service, international trade specialists have delivered on business opportunities in twelve countries including Chile, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Thailand, the Netherlands, Turkey, UAE, and Vietnam.

“With the help of the U.S. Commercial Service’s Gold Key program and SBA’s State Trade Expansion Program, Goldfarb & Associates has steadily grown its global sales year after year through international trade shows, site visits abroad, and the international optimization of its website,” said Operations Manager Scott Goldfarb. “We are currently expanding from an 11,000 square foot warehouse to a new 26,000 square foot facility, with plans to continue increasing our global footprint through these proven strategies.”

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New Dual Bleeder Part Numbers Added to Raybestos Element3 Caliper Line Raybestos® has expanded its Element3™ brake caliper line with the addition of new dual bleeder part numbers, covering several popular vehicles-in-operation (VIO) applications such as the Ford 150 and Honda Civic, according to Kristin Grons, marketing manager for Brake Parts Inc LLC (BPI).

“The Element3 caliper additions are known as dual bleeder part

numbers because they fit both the left and the right sides, so there’s only one caliper part number, instead of two,” said Grons. “This innovative feature was developed through a joint effort between the Raybestos planning and product departments. Our customers benefit because they no longer need to stock two different part numbers - just one part number for the axle - allowing for easier inventory management.”

With 100% new components,

no core return and lower warranty rates, Raybestos Element3 brake calipers provide hasslefree installation and optimal performance. Designed and manufactured to strict Raybestos engineering specifications and safety requirements, these ultrapremium calipers offer originalequipment precision at a fraction of the cost of OE. The aluminum or zinc-plated castings provide superior corrosion prevention and meet (ASTM B117) 96-hour salt spray corrosion resistance test standards. The line is ideal for high VIO and problem applications, and includes plated brackets, where required.

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Advance Launches New Learning Management System Advance Auto Parts, Inc., a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider, has launched a new learning management system designed to provide training programs that grow an automotive professional’s knowledge and skills throughout their entire career.

Advance regularly serves more than 26,000 individuals in North America each year with training courses offered through the company’s Carquest Technical Institute (CTI) and Worldpac Training Institute (WTI) programs.

Training from Advance now combines courses available online and in the classroom from CTI+WTI into an integrated training solution, giving aftermarket professionals access to a robust library of technical training and business management education. Career Pathways, which feature a structured set of online and classroom events to establish mastery of technical and business competencies, are currently targeted to the General Service Technician and Professional Technician, with Senior Technician, Master Technician, and a number of specialist programs coming by the end of the year.

Shop owners can track the progress of their technicians and staff through Career Pathways specific to the type of work they perform at their shop. Training participants receive certifications within the CTI+WTI platform as they complete training programs and advance in their career.

CTI+WTI have hosted more than 45,000 training events in the organizations’ 20-plus year histories.

As a company, Advance operates 4,912 stores and 150 Worldpac branches in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and also serves 1,250 independently owned Carquest branded stores across these locations in addition to Mexico, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and British Virgin Islands.

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Epicor Expands Aftermarket Solutions Portfolio for Mexico Epicor Software Corporation, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, has expanded its portfolio of solutions for motor vehicle parts and service businesses in Mexico. The company now offers the Epicor PartExpert for Mexico electronic catalog, Vision ERP distribution management software, and Epicor Parts Network eCommerce solutions to help the nation’s parts and service providers increase sales, reduce operating costs, and enhance customer satisfaction and loyalty. Each of these aftermarket solutions will be demonstrated in the Epicor booth (2238) during next month’s Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) in Las Vegas, Nev. “Thousands of aftermarket businesses in Mexico are ready to apply modern solutions that can help accelerate sales and dramatically improve efficiency and profitability,” said Stephen Gannon, automotive business lead, Epicor.

“The need to grow faster and stronger is exactly why Epicor solutions have been a leading choice of toptier manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and service businesses in the U.S. and Canada, and we are pleased to extend these solutions to the Mexican market.”

Epicor is a premier provider of electronic cataloging/ product content, business management software, eCommerce platforms and tools, industry data analytics, and repair shop estimating and CRM solutions for the automotive and commercial vehicle aftermarkets. The company introduced the industry’s first independent eCatalog of replacement parts more than 30 years ago, and the Epicor PartExpert eCatalog remains a primary product information resource for thousands of distributors, jobbers, and service providers.

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Electronic Power Steering (EPS) Demand CARDONE Industries, a leader in the automotive aftermarket, has expanded its remanufactured electronic power steering (EPS) product coverage to meet and exceed market demand as the transition from hydraulic power steering to EPS becomes the norm.

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years, CARDONE has aligned with that demand and is poised to lead the aftermarket in this category” Said Mark Mooberry, Senior Director of Product Management at CARDONE. “CARDONE is better equipped to support the EPS market, because our products are backed by a 20-year history of competency in electronics remanufacturing”.

Fuel efficiency was the driving force behind the automotive market shift from hydraulic to electric power steering. “CARDONE’s five decades of remanufacturing and

electronics expertise has helped lay the foundation to support enhanced technologies like Park Assist, Lane Departure Systems and fully autonomous vehicles” said Mike Carr, Chief Executive Officer at Cardone.

Anticipating the growth in demand, CARDONE launched EPS in 2016 and now offers over 50 EPS high-demand part numbers, including exclusive, full-range coverage on all Ford F-150s through 2016. CARDONE also offers Rack-Assist, ColumnAssist and Electro-Hydraulic-Assist Racks, all with 3-year/36,000 mile warranties.

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Mike Carr Elected to MERA Board of Directors CARDONE Industries is proud to announce the election of Mike Carr, its Chief Executive Officer, to the MERA organization’s Board of Directors.

Mike Carr MERA, The Association for Sustainable Manufacturing, is the remanufacturing and sustainability division of MEMA, the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association. MERA is a network of businesses that promote the benefits of remanufacturing and sustainability in the transportation and manufacturing industry.

“This appointment is especially meaningful, since CARDONE was instrumental in the creation of MERA and Michael Cardone Jr. was the Founding Chairman of the organization,” said Mike Carr. “We continue to support MERA’s mission, as sustainability was at the root of CARDONE’s inception and continues to be at the forefront of our business today.”

CARDONE has been providing re-engineered and remanufactured automotive parts for 50 years.

Its process is sustainable from beginning to end by recycling all the waste and byproducts created during the remanufacturing process and conserving thousands of tons of resources each year including cardboard, paper, scrap metal, oil, plastic and electronics.

“It is an honor to have Mike Carr serve on the MERA Board of Directors,” said John Chalifoux, president and COO, MERA. “Mike’s leadership experience, along with the rich tradition of CARDONE in remanufacturing, will be a strong asset as we continue to advance the sustainable manufacturing industry.”

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Autopromotec Awarded Best International Fair For 2019 While waiting for the 29th edition of Autopromotec, the organisers of the biennial international automotive aftermarket trade show flew to Lisbon to receive the award for the best fair of 2019 in Europe, placing ahead of the International Motor Show in Geneva, Motortec Automechanika Madrid and the IAA in Frankfurt. The award was given by the Portuguese Automotive Magazine based on a survey conducted by interviewing exhibitors who participated in various European fairs.

The criteria used by the magazine to choose the winner concerned aspects such as the cost of participation, the number of visitors to the event, the size of the booths, accessibility, cleanliness, professionalism of the staff and the presence of adequate infrastructure to welcome exhibitors both within the fairgrounds and in the city. “According to our research, the organisers of Autopromotec were able to offer excellent conditions to both exhibitors and visitors, meeting all their needs”, explained Eduardo Gaspar, editor of Automotive Magazine, “and that’s why we chose it as the best trade show of the year”.

“I am very pleased to have received this award because it shows how the commitment and professionalism that the Autopromotec team puts into organising the fair every time is appreciated by exhibitors and visitors”, commented Renzo Servadei, CEO of Autopromotec. “We are already at work on the 2021 edition, adding a number of new developments related to trends that are affecting the automotive sector”.

The award ceremony was held at the Cidade do Futebol, home of the Portuguese national football team.

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automotive leak detection. By narrowing the focus, the flashlight creates a powerful, directed beam of light and fluoresces the smallest

Tracer Products Leak-Detection Kit Receives People’s Choice Award Tracer Products’ R-1234yf/PAG A/C DYE UV Leak Detection Kit (TPOPUV19) recently won the 2019 People’s Choice Award for Leak Detection by the readers of PTEN (Professional Tool & Equipment News) Magazine.

Included with the kit is the OPTI-PRO™ UV flashlight, 3 0.25 oz (7 ml) cartridges of Mini-EZ™ R-1234yf/PAG singledose A/C dye (servicing up to 3 vehicles), Tracer Products’ EZ-Ject™ dye injector assembly, and R-1234yf hose/coupler & purge fitting, and a 2 oz (60 ml) spray bottle of GLO-AWAY™ Plus fluorescent dye cleaner. OEMGrade Tracerline® R-1234yf dyes are completely compatible and perfect for diagnosing the latest A/C systems.

The OPTI-PRO™ UV flashlight is Tracer Products’ cordless violet LED flashlight used for the purpose of detecting leaks with ease. It comes complete with an adjustable focus lens to identify leaks. Each flashlight includes 3 AAA batteries and a pair of fluorescence-enhancing glasses. With its powerful beam producing a range of up to 20 feet (6 meters), each OPTI-PRO™ UV comes with a total run-time of 4 hours.

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Centric Parts wins Best New Product Line Award for GCX Application-Specific Rotor Line (from left) James La, Centric Parts Director of Product Management, Ken Selinger, Centric Parts VP of Product Management, and John Treece, Chairman of Import Vehicle Community Executive Leadership Council.

Centric Parts Wins 2019 Best New Product Award Centric Parts, a division of APC Automotive Technologies and leading North America manufacturer and supplier of aftermarket brake and chassis solutions, earned the prestigious 2019 Best New Product Line award from the Import Vehicle Community for its new GCX™ Application-Specific Disc Brake Rotor Line. The award was presented during the 2019 Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) Show in Las Vegas during the Import Vehicle Community’s Import Products and Marketing Awards ceremony.

Engineered to restore OE performance and deliver long-lasting corrosion resistance, Centric GCX Premium Coated Rotors are the industry’s first and only “Application-Specific” rotors, so there is no more guessing which rotor is best for the job. Centric has the one perfect, application-specific replacement for each vehicle matching the OEM rotor metallurgy that came on the vehicle, as well as matching the RS200 coating pattern to the OEM friction material. GCX is fully coated for OE semi-metallic pads and partially coated for OE Ceramic pads.

The Import Vehicle Community’s Import Product and Marketing Awards consist of 10 categories and recognize innovative products and marketing programs designed to serve the import aftermarket.

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Selinger also noted, “GCX is unique in that it is the first and only rotor solution to deliver both application-specific metallurgy and anti-corrosion coatings applied to ensure specific compatibility with the OE friction type. Since the launch earlier this year, we’ve seen great sales velocity and we admittedly had to ramp up our supply to keep up with demand.”

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Brake Parts Inc Names Jeff Wawrzyniak Chief Legal Officer Jeff Wawrzyniak has joined Brake Parts Inc as chief legal officer, it was announced today by David Jeff Wawrzyniak Overbeeke, president and CEO. Prior to joining BPI, Wawrzyniak served as chief legal, compliance and human resources officer, corporate secretary for Cardone Industries, Inc. He also held the roles of senior corporate counsel and compliance officer for Cooper Tire and Rubber Company; deputy general counsel and chief compliance officer for Affinia Group Inc.; and senior counsel and assistant compliance officer for Dana Corporation. His previous experience also includes private practice with Seyfarth Shaw LLP and William Montgomery & John, Ltd. in Chicago, as well as the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office. Wawrzyniak earned a B.A. in economics from University of Toledo, a J.D. from University of Toledo College of Law and an MBA from Duke University.

“We are very pleased to welcome Jeff Wawrzyniak to Brake Parts Inc as chief legal officer,” said Overbeeke. “Jeff brings a unique mix of legal expertise and industry knowledge to his new role. He will serve as legal counsel and business advisor to the BPI senior leadership team, providing insight and advice on the direction and activities of the organization.”

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Technical Video Contest Winner Announced CARDONE announced the winner of its latest tech video competition and the recipient of the $5,000 prize.

Technicians and car enthusiasts submitted original videos showing the installation or service of an under-the-hood or under-the-car Mario Rojas automotive part. Entrants were judged on technical accuracy, level of difficulty and delivery of information. The winner, Mario Rojas, is a professional technician from Hialeah, FL. The winning video was determined by both public votes and a panel of ASE Certified Technicians. Mario’s video on diagnosing a misfire condition using modern techniques, received the highest number of votes during the public vote as well as the highest point total during the judging round. Rojas has a popular YouTube channel, and this was his third time entering the contest.

“We were impressed with Mario’s presentation as well as his attention to technical details”, said CARDONE’s EVP of Sales and Marketing, Dan Autey. “The level of talent, professionalism and knowledge demonstrated in this latest contest has elevated the playing field for future competitions.”

All of the video entries are currently viewable on the contest site videocontest.cardone.com. CARDONE also plans to share the automotive expertise of many of the entrants via the company’s YouTube channel.

2020 AMPA 3-in-1 Postponed In order to ensure the health and safety of all participants, TAITRA’s premier automotive trade show, AMPA 3-in-1 (Taipei AMPA, Autotronics Taipei, and Motorcycle Taiwan), originally scheduled for April 15 to 18, has been postponed to October 21 to 24; this rescheduled event will be held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 2 (TaiNEX 2).

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New High-Temperature Glass-Encapsulated Multilayer Varistors AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer and supplier of advanced electronic components and interconnect, sensor, control, and antenna solutions, released a new series of high-temperature, glassencapsulated multilayer varistors (MLVs) that are qualified to AEC-Q200, rated for operating temperatures up to 150°C, and designed for use in a wide variety of high-energy, harsh-environment automotive underhood, industrial, and oil and gas applications. Comprised of zinc oxide (ZnO) based ceramic semiconductor devices with nonlinear, bidirectional voltage-current (V-I) characteristics similar to those of back-to-back Zener diodes, but with greater current and energy handling capabilities and the addition of EMI/RFI attenuation, the new TransGuard® Automotive VGAH Series HighTemperature, Glass-Encapsulated MLVs combine bi-directional overvoltage circuit protection and EMI/RFI filtering functions in a single, high-reliability SMT device. The series also exhibits high currentand energy-handling capabilities, very fast, subnanosecond (<1nS) response times to ESD strikes, multiple-strike capabilities, high energy absorption/ load dump, low leakage, and excellent solderability.

Additional benefits include glass encapsulation for impermeable protection against harsh environments and processes, including acids, salt, and chlorine flux, and no derating requirements for energy and current over the full range of operating temperatures extending from -55°C to +150°C. Available in five chip sizes (1206, 1210, 1812, 2220, and 3220) with 16–31VDC working voltages, 40–57V clamping voltages, 0.6–13J energy ratings, 1.5–50J load dump energy, 200–1,800A peak 28

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current ratings, and 700–15,000pF capacitance, the new automotive-qualified VGAH Series MLVs are especially well suited for use in hightemperature, harsh-environment DC motor, pencil coil, local interconnect network (LIN) bus, electrical control unit (ECU), turbocharger, sensor, and relay applications in commercial, hybrid electric (HEV), plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV), and internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. The series is also ideal for use in a wide range of high-temperature, harsh-environment industrial applications, including power tools, automation and downhole drilling equipment, and renewable energy systems.

“AVX’s new TransGuard Automotive VGAH Series High-Temperature, Glass-Encapsulated Multilayer Varistors further extends its portfolio of highreliability solutions for high-temperature, highenergy, and harsh-environment applications in the automotive, industrial, and oil and gas industries,” said Jiri Machanicek, product marketing manager for circuit protection at AVX. “The new VGAH Series MLVs provide TVS protection in their on-state and broadband EMI/RFI filtering in their off-state, don’t require any current or energy derating over the entire range of rated operating temperatures, which spans -55°C to 150°C, and have a compact form factor that ruggedly withstands harsh-environment conditions and processes and satisfies increasingly common demands for lightweight, space-saving, multifunctional components.”

The new VGAH Series High-Temperature, GlassEncapsulated MLVs also have RoHS-compliant nickel-barrier-over-pure-tin (Ni/Sn) terminations, are compliant with the ESD performance requirements.

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Kim Woo-choong, Founder of S. Korea’s Daewoo Group, Dies The founder of the defunct Daewoo Group, Kim Woochoong, has died after watching the conglomerate he built into a symbol of South Korea’s manufacturing prowess become one of its biggest corporate failures, crushed by debt.

Kim, who died on Monday at 83 after battling chronic illness, had led what was once the nation’s second-largest conglomerate, symbolizing South Korea’s meteoric rise from the ashes of the 1950-1953 Korean War. “We have never forgotten his expansive vision that if we get out of this small land, there is hope in the world,” said Huh Chang-soo, chairman of conglomerate GS Group and the head of a lobby group, the Federation of Korean Industries.

But Kim leaves a mixed legacy that underscores the activities of the conglomerates, or chaebols, dominating the economy, said Park Sang-in, a specialist in corporate governance at Seoul National University.

“The late Kim epitomizes the good and bad sides of South Korean chaebols,” said Park.

The country’s conglomerates grew through cozy relationships with authoritarian governments, focused on growth over profitability, and made excessive investments that resulted in the Asian financial crisis, he added.

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Kim began as a fabric salesman who invested about $5,000 in a textiles company to start Daewoo in 1967. Pouring enormous energy and exploiting close ties to South Korea’s leaders, he parlayed it into a behemoth that employed more than 300,000 people in 110 countries at its peak, with interests ranging from automobiles to construction, shipbuilding, trading and securities.

In 1989, Kim published a book that galvanized a new generation of South Koreans with bright dreams for the future. Titled “The World is Wide and There is a Lot to Do,” its English version was called “Every Street is Paved With Gold.”

But Kim’s aggressive leveraged expansion, which swelled the group to 41 affiliate companies, helped push South Korea to the brink of national default in the late 1990s.

Once admired as a hero, Kim fled South Korea in 1999 when Daewoo collapsed with debts of more than $75 billion, forcing the government to step in and take control, leaving taxpayers holding the bag.

Daewoo Motor, part of Daewoo Group, was acquired by General Motors in the early 2000s.

In 2005 Kim returned home from years in exile, only to be arrested and sentenced to 10 years in jail for embezzlement and fraud for covering up the debt.

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A New Format For Autopromotec 2021 Autopromotec gets smarter and renews its format. To meet the needs of exhibitors and visitors, for the 29th edition scheduled for 2021 the organisers of the biennial international automotive aftermarket trade show have decided to introduce a series of changes regarding the duration of the event – going from 5 to 4 days, from Wednesday to Saturday – and the content of meetings and conferences during the fair. The decision to change the format after so many years came after a survey conducted among exhibitors and visitors who participated in recent editions.

In fact, for the overwhelming majority of respondents limiting the number of days to four would make it possible to intensify business meetings and at the same time optimise companies’ resources and investments. As for content, more than half of the respondents identified the development of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, big data and nanotechnology as the trends on which the future of the automotive sector and its supply chain will be played out.

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“A trade show is not just numbers but also comments and opinions of those who participate”, explained Renzo Servadei, CEO of Autopromotec.

That is why we decided to contact exhibitors and visitors to gather suggestions for improvements in content and format for the next edition. The technological revolution we are witnessing in our sector is driving us to change, and at Autopromotec we must be the first to adapt. To paraphrase a great scientist: It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change”. So, see you May 26-29, 2021.

Trade show numbers The 28th edition of Autopromotec saw a strong growth in its numbers. In fact, 1,676 companies chose the event as a showcase to present their products and services – often for the first time – an increase of 4.4% in the number of participating companies compared to the previous edition in 2017. Of these, the share of foreign companies present was 43%, for a total of 53 countries represented.

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CARDONE Elects Board of Advisors With industry veteran, Mike Carr, now at the helm as CEO, CARDONE enters 2020 with a re-engineered executive leadership team made up of seasoned CARDONE professionals and a few new hired elites from within the industry.

To bolster this team’s efforts, the company recently formed a new

Board of Advisors, which includes Dan Langdon, an industry veteran and former CEO of East Penn, a top automotive manufacturer; Mark Blinn, a board member of Texas Instruments and former CEO of Flowserve; and Benjamin Duster, who has held top executive positions across several industries including healthcare and finance.

Also serving on the board are Pierre McNeil and David Levenson, who

are part of the leadership team of CARDONE’s new owner, Brookfield Asset Management.

The board’s inaugural meeting took place on February 11th and will reconvene on a quarterly basis to monitor performance and consult with CARDONE’s executive team.

“Each team member brings valuable skills, experience and insight that will broaden our perspective and advance our strategic plan as we launch into CARDONE’s next 50 years of industry leadership,” said Mike Carr, CARDONE’s Chief Executive Officer.

“CARDONE’s entrepreneurial roots, sustainable mission and reengineered leadership team are the ingredients that will propel the company forward and continue our tradition of helping our customers win.”

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[NEW PRODUCTS] INNOVATIONS FROM AFTERMARKET MANUFACTURERS

2020 Jeep Gladiator 3.6L Cat-Back™ Systems Available in Touring, S-Type, and ATAK® sound levels. Tip / outlet locations include ‘Climber’ style turn down, and dual tip on driver’s side. Finishes include brushed T-304 stainless (Climber only), polished T-304 stainless, and ceramic black on T-304 stainless (140810CB pictured). They improve horsepower and torque, and deliver the famous BORLA® sound.

The Right Stuff 90 Minute Grey Gasket Maker

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Advanced, form-in-place gasket maker that creates a quick, reliable seal with minimal curing time, so parts can be put back in service without delays.

Makes a leak-proof gasket that cures in just 90 minutes. It is blow-out resistant and can be used on applications including valve covers, intake manifolds, coolant flanges, oil pans, and timing covers.

The Right Stuff 90 Minute Grey has an operating temperature range from -65° F to 500° F.

Triton Key-Cutting Machine The Triton™ by Lock Labs® is an all-in-one key-cutting machine with the ability to generate and duplicate more keys than any other machine in its class. From automotive to commercial, tibbe to tubular, and even engraving.

Featuring a patented four-way key clamping jaws that covers over 95% of all automotive needs.

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Hunter, Autel Announce Product Integration Hunter Engineering announced that service shops performing Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) service can now integrate Hunter’s HawkEye Elite aligner with Autel’s MaxiSys ADAS Aftermarket ADAS Calibration Kit to perform faster ADAS calibrations through a new camera kit by Hunter. This new, streamlined process, reduces time to position an aftermarket ADAS fixture by 50 percent. Cameras from Hunter’s kit can be attached to the crossbar of an Autel MaxiSys ADAS fixture and connected to a HawkEye Elite aligner. hunter.com For more information, see reader service page, and write in 666

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Designed to increase performance, in street racing or trucks, the Turbine Muffler combines amazing versatility and ecomony to give you the best all around performance muffler on the market today, with a throaty sound.

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The ultimate muffler for cars, trucks, SUV and Diesel, giving a more mid-range tone. These models incorporate a resonator, resulting in decreased Mid-Range EGTʼs and increased performance and fuel mileage.

JT3535 3.5" C/C, 6" Round, 20" Overall Length

JT2540I 2.5"C, 4"C(Rolled Tip), 6" Round,

JT4040 4" C/C, 6" Round, 20" Overall Length

JT2525 2.5" C/C, 6" Round, 20" Overall Length

JT5050 5" C/C, 7.5" Round, 20" Overall Length

JT3030 3" C/C, 6" Round, 20" Overall Length

JT2525XL Resonated 2.5" C/C, 6" Round, 26" Overall Length

JT3030XL Resonated 3" C/C, 6" Round, 26" Overall Length

JT3535XL Resonated 3.5" C/C, 6" Round, 26" Overall Length

JT4040XL Resonated 4" C/C, 6" Round, 26" Overall Length

Jones Exhaust Resonators JR20 2" C/C, 4" Round, 10" Body 14" Overall Length JR30 3" C/C, 6" Round, 10" Body 14" Overall Length

JR25 2.5" C/C, 4" Round, 10" Body 14" Overall Length

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All Jones Exhaust resonators feature a straight-through perforated inner tube wrapped with 3000° ceramic sound absorbent material.

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[TRADE SHOWS] AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET PLACES TO BE

The PAACE Show INA PAACE Automechanika Mexico City—Latin America’s international trade show for the automotive aftermarket, OE manufacturing, and service industries— will be held from July 22-24. This is the third year the show has been held in July; previously held in March, organizers moved the dates to meet market demand.

This year, INA PAACE Automechanika Mexico City (commonly known as the PAACE Show) will welcome more than 500 exhibiting companies and 20,000 attendees from 33 countries to the Centro Citibanamex. The location offers 26,856 square meters of exhibition space.

Last year INA PAACE had 523 exhibitors from 22 countries and 37,072 visitors from 31 countries.

This annual event offers training from leading automotive companies and industry associations; a unique business platform that showcases the latest industry innovations and networking with automotive companies from across Latin America.

The show encompasses these product groups: • Parts & Components, which includes vehicle parts, components and systems of the drive chassis, body, and electrics/ electronics, systems and modules of the interior, exterior, drive, drive dynamics, and electronic control groups • Accessories & Customizing, which includes vehicle accessories, special equipment, tuning, performance systems, design refinement, infotainment, car trailers, parts and accessories, industry institutions, and publishers • Repair & Maintenance, which includes equipment

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for vehicle service/repair, bodywork repair and painting, workshop equipment, dealership equipment, waste disposal, and recycling • Dealer & Workshop Management, which includes workshop/ dealership/filling station planning and construction, dealer management systems, workshop management, basic and advanced training, workshop and dealership marketing, Internet service providers and vehicle marts, and economic regeneration/cluster initiatives • Car Wash, Care & Reconditioning, which includes service station, car care, car wash equipment, and products • Electronics & Systems, which includes engine electronics, vehicle lighting, electrical system, driver assistance systems/ vehicle safety, and comfort electronics • REIFEN/Tires, which includes tires, wheels and wheel rims, tire repair, used tires, tire management and systems, sales equipment and storage of tires, industry institutions, and publishers • Alternative Drive Systems & Digital Solutions, which includes electromobility and other alternative drive systems, connected cars and vehicle safety, mobility services, new workshop technologies, cluster initiatives and economic support, industry institutions, and publishers For more information, visit https://ina-paaceautomechanika-mexico-city.us.messefrankfurt.com/ mexico-city/en.html.

Automechanika Dubai Hosts Its 18th Edition Automechanika Dubai—the largest international trade show for automotive aftermarket in the Middle Eastern and African region—boasts more than 60 exhibiting countries at its 18th edition, held from June 7-9. But that’s hardly the only benefit the show has.

Automechanika Dubai covers the six product groups of parts and components; electronics and systems; tires and batteries; accessories and customizing; repair and maintenance; and car wash, care, and reconditioning. In addition, attendees will have the chance to visit an Innovation Zone, where they can learn what the future looks like for the automotive industry; get CPD certified for free; and enjoy a career lounge, with meeting areas where trade professionals can meet and discuss recruitment needs.

Automechanika Dubai also offers the chance to: • Meet new suppliers across 13 exhibit halls, who will be showcasing a diverse range of products, equipment, and services • Interact with thousands of international exhibitors, with the chance to increase your market share while strengthening existing relationships • Find opportunities to explore new channels and generate sales leads • See exhibitors in more than 23 country pavilions • Source new agents, distributors and partners • Negotiate partnerships with key manufacturers, including exclusive distribution rights in key markets • Discover product innovations and be prepared for future market demand

Automechanika Dubai expects more than 1,955 exhibitors— including service providers, wholesalers, distributors, manufacturers, dealerships, car modifiers, builders, and more. Last year’s show enjoyed 1,880 exhibitors from 63 countries, and 32,720 buyers from 146 countries. The show’s global significance was underlined by the presence of 23 country pavilions and 36 international trade associations, while more than half of the trade visitors came from outside of the UAE. “We’re very pleased with the industry response to Automechanika Dubai,” said Ahmed Pauwels, Messe Frankfurt Middle East CEO. “Exhibitor stands have been busy throughout, and the feedback we’re getting is that there’s greater geographic reach in terms of where visitors are coming from this year, which is crucial for our stakeholders to continue to expand their business links and distribution networks.”

He continued, “We wanted to shine the spotlight on new products and solutions that are shaping the future of the regional auto aftermarket, and to that end our Innovation Zone proved popular. It’s also great to see leading global players in the auto services industry use Automechanika Dubai as a platform to announce new partnerships.”

New this year, Automechanika Dubai will see the launch of a new section, Agricultural Parts & Equipment.

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Automechanika Istanbul Is a Show for Key Players This year’s show is June 25-28.

In a press release, the show states that, “We are proud to organize such a professional and international exhibition with high satisfaction of participants, [proving] the investments made in the concept and promotion of the [previous] exhibition were the right ones.” Automechanika Istanbul is Turkey’s leading international trade show for the automotive service industry targeting visitors from Turkey, Eastern Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It’s a beneficial platform for companies that would like to enter this rapidly growing market or would like to expand their existing business in Turkey.

The show, which brings together well-known companies in Turkish and European industries, draws relevant professionals from the automotive manufacturing, distribution, and repair sectors in the

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region. It also provides opportunities for small and mid-size companies to “step up” in the market. More than 1,397 exhibitors come here to showcase their latest developments.

Last year’s event drew 1,352 exhibitors from 37 countries and 45,979 trade visitors. As in previous years, th3 2020 event will be held at the Tuyap Fair Convention and Congress Center, and product groups at the show will include: • parts and components • electronics and systems • accessories and customizing • repair and maintenance • management and digital solutions • car wash, care and reconditioning Various special events and seminars will also be held during the show. “E-mobility and Future Technologies,” a first time event this year, will focus on innovations in mobility and future technologies. In the special exhibition and forum area organized at the 7th Hall, Automotive key industry, suppliers and new entrepreneurs will exhibit works on alternative driving systems, autonomous driving, future fleet management, smart charging stations, data management and alternative fuel technologies.

Automechanika Istanbul is one of 16 trade shows under the Automechanika “umbrella”. Others are in Atlanta, Birmingham, Buenos Aires, Dubai, Frankfurt, Ho Chi Minh City, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, Madrid, Mexico City, Moscow, New Delhi, Riyadh and Shanghai.

Latin Auto Parts Expo Combines with Latin American & Caribbean Tyre Expo The Latin Auto Parts Expo has joined forces with the Latin American & Caribbean Tyre Expo to co-host both annual events September 22-25, scheduled at Amador Convention Center in Panama City. It will be the second time these two events have been consolidated.

This will be the Latin Auto Parts Expo’s seventh annual event and Aftermarket International magazines Spanish edition has been distributed at every one. The Latin American & Carribean Tyre Expo will be in its 11th year.

For the first time these two events have been consolidated into a single trade show. It will give attendees for one exposure to the other, perhaps for the first time. It also allows those who would normally have attended both to reduce their cost of travel, hotels and time spent away from their businesses.

For more information see either of these two websites: https://www.latinpartsexpo.com/

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