Category: News

Peugeot held its annual Aftersales Conference recently at the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Dublin, attended by 70 Parts Managers, Service Managers and Technical Advisors from across the dealer network in Ireland.  

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is proposing that exhaust system, brake linings and towing couplings placed on the market are manufactured to Original Equipment specifications, or that they are approved replacements to EC or UNECE standards, that is “e” or “E” marked.  

Hella Ireland is now stocking Denso’s complete range of wiper blades.   Denso Product Manager with Hella Ireland, Wayne Carroll explains the importance of identifying quality wiper blades.   “At first glance most wiper blades all look the same, but on closer inspection there are a number of simple identifiers that easily separate quality blades

As a leading supplier of replacement steering & suspension components, it comes as little surprise that First Line is also leading the way when it comes to setting the example in the standards that the whole aftermarket should follow.  

Gates, the belt specialists is holding two technical workshops, in Limerick and Galway next week that will be of immense interest to professional motor mechanics and technicians.  

In a further demonstration of the company’s commitment to student education, Cyclo Industries Inc. recently presented DIT student Kalman Strohmayer with a grant of €500 in recognition of his 2011 award for best final year project in the DIT Department of Transport Engineering, BEngTech in Automotive Management and Technology degree programme.  

The electrically powered Opel Ampera and its US counterpart the Chevrolet Volt,  recently won the European Car of the Year feature Stretch Fit™ belt technology from Gates, in their drive systems to increase efficiency.  

Sealey has recently introduced the new GA70 Laser wheel aligner for fast, simple and accurate alignment of both front and rear wheels on practically all cars and light commercials with rim diameters between 320mm and 540mm.