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Particulate emissions, EV needs guide OE brake design

Particulate emissions, EV needs guide OE brake design

Primarily, brake friction formulations over the past several years have been preoccupied with the elimination of harmful components, chiefly asbestos and copper. But looking ahead, OE product designers are focusing their attention on reducing particulate emissions, as...

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JOBBER NATION JUNE/JULY: READ IT HERE!

JOBBER NATION JUNE/JULY: READ IT HERE!

Printed copies are on their way to automotive aftermarket distribution professionals across Canada, but you can read the DIGITAL FLIPBOOK edition here now! Inside you will find: 4 COMMENT MANAGING YOUR MOST IMPORTANT INVENTORY ITEM: TIME 6 NEWS AIA CANADA, ONT. GOV’T...

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Now Available: CASTROL PARTNER FOR LIFE

Now Available: CASTROL PARTNER FOR LIFE

(SPONSORED CONTENT) Wakefield Canada is now partnering with select premium ASPs to help with today’s garage business challenges, through the new CASTROL® PARTNER FOR LIFE Program. Membership in the CASTROL® PARTNER FOR LIFE program brings ASPs exclusive access to...

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100 years in the aftermarket (and counting!)

100 years in the aftermarket (and counting!)

Spending half a century in one industry, with one company, might sound crazy; but with the right company, it might just be foundation of the most interesting, rewarding career ever. Two guests of The Great Canadian Aftermarket Podcast would probably agree. Ken Kuchern...

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ADDRESSING PASSENGER CABIN AIR QUALITY

ADDRESSING PASSENGER CABIN AIR QUALITY

Even after a heavy rainfall, the Air Quality Health Index reading outside the CHAT Media offices in Sudbury, Ont., was still 11+, the most severe rating possible. More than 400 forest fires have been raging across Canada, breaking records at a time when the annual...

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Auto parts e-tailing in Canada study released

Auto parts e-tailing in Canada study released

AIA Canada has released the latest in its Consumer Behaviour series of reports; Buying parts and fluids online: A look at consumer automotive e-tailing in Canada returns to the topic to see what trends are playing out in this not-new-anymore auto parts and...

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Ride Control: It’s Really Vehicle Control

Ride Control: It’s Really Vehicle Control

Good quality ride control is as much about safety and performance as it is about comfort, say the experts. Whether a car is in its second decade of service life, or just entering the aftermarket years, encourage ASP customers to raise the subject of replacement....

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Quebec’s Bill 29 could enshrine Right to Repair: AIA Canada

Quebec’s Bill 29 could enshrine Right to Repair: AIA Canada

The Automotive Industries Association of Canada (AIA Canada) welcomes the tabling of Bill 29, an Act to protect consumers against programmed obsolescence and promote durability, reparability and maintenance of goods, by Québec Minister of Justice Simon Jolin-Barrette....

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The Great Canadian Aftermarket Podcast: EV Collection

The Great Canadian Aftermarket Podcast: EV Collection

The influx of the EV has certainly been a topic of much discussion in the automotive aftermarket, even if it's very early days yet for much in the way or robust business. We have, of course, been tracking the developments and as producers of The Great Canadian...

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