• Sean Wrenn has started a new position as vice president of optimization and initiatives at Les Schwab Tire Centers. Wrenn had been vice president of retail sales and operations for Indochino, a retailer of suits, tuxedos, casualwear, outerwear and accessories. Prior to that, he was vice president of direct retail at Kendra Scott, a Texas-based jewelry company.
• Sun Auto Tire & Service has hired Felicia DelVecchio as its vice president of performance marketing. DelVecchio joins the company from DAC, a Toronto-based media agency that specializes in strategy, creative, media, SEO, data and more. She was the agency’s vice president of digital media.
• Midas Automotive has opened its 12th location, a shop in Lafayette, LA. Midas Automotive is a locally-owned and -operated Midas franchisee with locations in Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana.
• Sun Auto Tire & Service has achieved of Better Business Bureau (BBB) accreditation across all its network of roughly 600 shops.
• ElringKlinger has launched Elring Garage, a platform for aftermarket repair shops across the globe. Elring Garage brings together technical information, application guidance, training courses, webinars, digital learning resources, videos and more on a central platform.
• Jay Goninen, vice president of industry advancement at ASE, is hosting a weekly podcast titled Beyond the Wrench to promote and improve careers in the automotive, diesel and collision industries. For more information, click here.
• TOPDON USA is donating 48 TOPDON One Lite diagnostic scan tools to the Universal Technical Institute (UTI) to support its automotive technician training programs. The TOPDON ONE Lite will be fully integrated into four advanced electrical and technology/hybrid courses being taught on every UTI campus in the United States.
• Alliant Power has announced a partnership with Carbon Zapp, in collaboration with Williams Diesel Service, to bring Carbon Zapp’s fuel system test benches and diagnostic solutions to customers across North America. “The addition of Carbon Zapp complements our existing Bosch and Hartridge testing offerings,” Alliant stated in announcing the deal, “creating one of the most comprehensive fuel system testing portfolios available for diesel service organizations, remanufacturers, fuel injection shops and repair facilities.”