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A f te rm a rke t D a i l y N e ws Th u r s d a y, N o ve m b e r 6 , 2 0 1 4 4 2 VIEW RIGHT: THE PERISCOPE FOR YOUR CAR As View Right enters its second year focusing on design and creativity, the company has expanded into a new realm of driver safety and efficiency. It is amazing how the overall interpretation and ongoing evolution of the product has yielded new avenues and options, improving the driver's ability to see and select the proper course of action while in their car, preventing accidents and/or delays. The View Right product as manu- factured over the past several years, has been accepted by many suppliers this year, and its success continues to grow. It is one product that should be in every automobile including your own. The inventor, Jim Webber, is here at the show and can demonstrate how fascinating this product works for you any time you stop by booth #5083. The View Right is a prism made from PVC, and is thinner than a coin, which easily clings to the inside of your windshield or rear view mirror. Imagine being able to check on a child in the back seat without taking your eye off the road, being able to see the curb when you park your car, and view that traffic light out of your field of vision. You need to experience it to believe it. The product is extremely easy to use and can be installed by any- one in a matter of seconds. It will be the most innovative product on your shelf. Come by our booth #5083 and get a demonstration of this exciting innovation. View Right the Periscope for your car protects the front, side and back. For more information, visit www .view-right.com or stop by AAPEX booth #5083. GROW YOUR BUSINESS WITH ACDELCO'S PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CENTER PROGRAM Being an ACDelco Professional Service Center Program participant is like having a full-time business consultant – without the hefty consultant's fee. World-class training, outstanding marketing support, ACDelco Rewards, consumer and shop assurance and more are why nearly 6,000 independent shop owners have enrolled. ACDelco rewards your commitment to providing high-quality parts to cus- tomers. The more you buy, the more sup- port and services you receive to help drive business results and profits. You'll receive discounts on everything from new cars to uniforms, and ACDelco Rewards that you can reinvest in your business or spend. Shop owners and tech- nicians also get access to training to stay current in today's rapidly evolving auto- motive aftermarket business. "What's in it for me?" Training: ACDelco offers independent shops the same high-caliber training the dealers get, and last year, techni- cians completed 113,539 hours of courses. Choose from more 600 of them, including instructor led, web- based and more. ACDelco works hard to make train- ing convenient and accessible. Last year, ACDelco significantly increased the number of instructors, improving geographic coverage across the country. It also introduced innovative "TechTube" video vignettes that are accessible via mobile devices and pro- vide a three- to seven-minute look into topics of interest. And new half-day instructor-led courses accommodate busy schedules without sacrificing important content. Rewards: For every ACDelco reported purchase, earn points you can put back into your business or spend on yourself. You can earn up to five per- cent of all your ACDelco reported purchases. The more you purchase, the more rewards you get. Assurance: ACDelco backs the quality of its parts. As of this year, all ACDelco Professional Service Center Program participants can claim labor reimbursement for eligible ACDelco parts originally installed at should they fail within 25 miles. In addition, program participants can offer consumers a nationwide 24- month/24,000-mile limited parts and labor warranty for ACDelco parts installed if the failure occurs more than 25 miles from the original repair facility. Roadside Assistance is available to all ACDelco Professional Service Center Program participants' customers if they have a receipt, regardless of the brand of part installed or service performed. Marketing: Today's customers rely heavily on smartphones. ACDelco's service locator is one of the most visit- ed sections of acdelco.com, driving new business leads to shops. Eligible participants are listed on the locator, and ACDelco's paid digital search agreements bring the ACDelco name to the top of almost every list. Other support includes pro- fessional point-of-sale materi- als, signage and programs that educate consumers about car care and vehicle maintenance, building trust that keeps them coming back. How to Join To be an ACDelco Professional Service Center Program participant, shops must be sponsored by an ACDelco Dedication Distribution Group member; purchase access for an annual fee of $540; provide high-qual- ity customer service; prominently dis- play current ACDelco signage; and employ at least one ASE-certified technician and trained techs. Learn more about the ACDelco Professional Service Center Program. Visit acdelcotechconnect.com or call the ACDelco Customer Support Center at 800-825-5886, Prompt 0. For more information, visit www .acdelco.com, call 800-ACDelco or stop by booth #4608 AAPEX. BRING YOUR SHOP INTO THE EV AGE WITH THE HYBRID SHOP The Hybrid Shop specializes in showing automotive repair shops how to get into the hybrid automotive business by diag- nosing, servicing, repairing and main- taining every make and model of hybrid vehicles. "Our purpose in life is to increase car count, bring customers into the stores and increase revenues and profits," said Matt Curry, Founder and Chief Visionary Officer for The Hybrid Shop. "In order for a repair shop to stay relevant, you need to be servicing hybrid vehicles, which represent the fastest- growing segment of the automotive busi- ness. If you're not in the hybrid business, you're going to be losing an important and growing revenue source." Expanding your shop's capabili- ties to include hybrid vehicles shows customers that you're technologically savvy, which will draw other cus- tomers as well, Curry said. "If you can show that you can service their hybrid vehicles for less money and with high- er quality than they'll get from the dealership or anywhere else, not only are they going to bring the hybrid vehi- cles to you, but all their other vehicles as well." The Hybrid Shop's program pro- vides all the diagnostic tools, marketing, branding and operational/technical and sales support equip an automotive shop owner and technicians to diagnose, serv- ice, repair and maintain all systems on a hybrid electrical vehicle, including bat- tery conditioning, electric transmissions, DC-to-DC converters and power invert- ers. "With all the traditional services available too, your shop will be a one- stop solution for all hybrid owners," Curry said. Included in the program is exclu- sive battery conditioning equipment to restore an aging hybrid battery to 95 percent of original power at about 1/3 to 1/2 the price of battery replacement. That saves your customers thousands of dollars, and it's much better for the environment, as no materials are used to build a new battery and nothing enters the waste stream. A customer who's saved thousands of dollars by having you condition his hybrid vehicle's bat- tery instead of replacing it is a customer who'll be coming back to you for all his vehicle maintenance needs. In addition to the diagnostic equip- ment, the battery conditioning equip- ment, free software updates and ongoing technical and sales support, The Hybrid Shop program includes a four-day hybrid electric technical training program, serv- ice and diagnostic course and a five-day SAE International Advanced Hybrid Electric Vehicle Diagnostics Credential for three technicians at the company's training center in Madison, Wis. Five- year financing on the investment cost is also available. For more information, visit The Hybrid Shop in booth #10218. After the show, visit www.thehybridshop.com. THINKGEEK BUMPS HEAD AND CREATES FLUX CAPACITOR CAR CHARGER ThinkGeek has traveled back in time to April 1, 2014 for the inspiration to build its next GeekLabs creation, the Flux Capacitor USB Car Charger. Styled after the iconic Flux Capacitor from the movie Back to the Future, ThinkGeek's Flux Capacitor USB Car Charger is a two-port USB hub that plugs into a car's existing 12V vehi- cle power adapter (cigarette lighter). The Flux Capacitor USB Car Charger is capa- ble of charging both a smart phone and tablet at the same time from the dedicat- ed ports located on its side. The special-effects are true to the original movie prop. ThinkGeek's Flux Capacitor USB Car Charger lights up and "fluxes" just as it did in the movie's iconic DeLorean. "We wanted to create something that would not only work, but give peo- ple the chance to enjoy a Flux Capacitor in the real world," states Ty Liotta, Chief Mad Scientist of GeekLabs. When asked if he's tried to hit 88mph while operating the device, Liotta had no comment. The Flux Capacitor USB Car Charger was origi- nally an April Fool's product during this year's celebra- tion of the holiday. Available now at ThinkGeek.com, the device retails for $24.99. For more information about the Flux Capacitor Car Charger and ThinkGeek, visit www.thinkgeek.com.

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