Auto Service World Conversations

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ASW Conversations: Bruce Eccles, Shop Owner Turned Author

What does a semi-retired shop owner do when coming upon a milestone? They write a book. With Eccles Auto Service reaching 40 years in business, Bruce Eccles decided to reflect on his time in the business. He joins host Adam Malik to talk about his first book, Don’t Look Back, Look Ahead: 40 Years of Business and Life’s Unexpected Road.Support the Show.

06-24
17:23

ASW Conversations: AutoShow Insights — Stellantis Canada

Host Adam Malik talks to Brad Horn from Stellantis Canada about EV goals, concerns and more at the Canadian International AutoShow.Support the Show.

06-10
06:08

ASW Conversations: Aftermarket labour challenges with Alana Baker of AIA Canada

Alana Baker, vice president of government relations and research at AIA Canada, joined Auto Service World Conversations to speak about the group’s Labour Market Report. It found that the labour gap is expected to worsen in the coming years, exacerbated by the growing trend towards vehicle electrification. Baker joins host Adam Malik to speak about the study, what it found, the challenges, how the industry can approach the issues and more.Support the Show.

05-27
17:38

ASW Conversations: AutoShow Insights — Chevrolet Canada

Host Adam Malik talks to Holly Broome from Chevrolet about their role in vehicle electrification and more at the Canadian International AutoShow.Support the Show.

05-13
06:14

ASW Conversations: AutoShow Insights — Ford Canada

Host Adam Malik talks to Alexa Desjardins from Ford about transitioning consumers to EVs and more at the Canadian International AutoShow.Support the Show.

04-29
08:51

ASW Conversations: Celebrating 50 years of Lordco

Lordco is marking 50 years in 2024 and the celebrations were highlighted at its annual trade show in Vancouver in April. Host Adam Malik speaks with Sarah Durant, VP of Marketing, Candace Gottschalk, VP of HR, and Marlyn Coates, president, about this year’s show and what 50 years means to them.Support the Show.

04-15
11:17

Enhanced Media: AIA Canada Incoming Chair, Ryan Bruno, Jobber News, March 2024

Jobber News editor Adam Malik sits down with Ryan Bruno to talk about his role as chair of AIA Canada. His one-year term will officially begin in April following the association’s AGM. You can read the interview in the March issue of Jobber News and hear more of his thoughts in this special enhanced media segment.Support the Show.

04-01
07:20

ASW Conversations: AutoShow Insights — Volvo Canada

Host Adam Malik talks to Matt Girgis from Volvo about its plans for electrification and more at the Canadian International AutoShow.Support the Show.

03-18
08:05

ASW Conversations: How Automakers Will Tackle EV Education

Host Adam Malik speaks to representatives from Ford, Stellantis, Chevrolet, and Volvo about the importance of educating consumers in the transition to electric vehicles.Support the Show.

03-04
06:53

ASW Conversations: Canadian M&A — The Vast-O’Reilly deal and more

Host Adam Malik chats with Kumar Saha, U.S. vice president and Canadian managing director of global automotive data firm Eucon, about the Vast-Auto and O’Reilly Automotive deal, what it means for the Canadian aftermarket today and the industry going forward.Support the Show.

01-08
12:40

Enhanced Media: How Darryl Croft is helping the EV Transiton, EV World, Winter 2023

Listen in as Darryl Croft, president of the Electric Vehicle Network and co-owner and vice president of OK Tire (Etobicoke), and Mavrene Brooks, EV consultant at the Electric Vehicle Network, talk about why the network started, how they help consumers get more comfortable with EVs, how they help answer questions from skeptical customers and the first steps aftermarket shops should take to prepare for servicing EVs.Support the Show.

12-29
11:06

Enhanced Media: More insights from the 2023 Shop of the Year, CARS, December 2023

Hear more expertise from Mike Howard, manager of garage operations at Art Turney’s Garage, the winner of the 2023 Shop of the Year. He touches on challenges around training, the importance of a clean shop and advice for his shop peers.Support the Show.

12-15
04:42

ASW Conversations: Right to Repair and the State of the Industry with Bill Hanvey

Bill Hanvey joins Adam Malik for their annual chat at AAPEX on the state of the auto care sector, plus major movement on right to repairSupport the Show.

11-24
14:05

Enhanced Media: More from the 2023 Jobber of the Year Winner, Jobber News, November 2023

Here’s more from this year’s Jobber of the Year Winner, Chieftain Auto Parts and its co-owners, the brother and sister team of Trevor Heizne and Jayne Kelly. They discuss the importance of inventory, having good relationships with suppliers and future opportunities. Read more in the November issue of Jobber News and find the expanded feature on autoserviceworld.comSupport the Show.

11-20
04:52

ASW Conversations: Navigating the Cost Gap on Tesla and Non-Tesla EV Collision Repairs with Kevin Fitzpatrick

Host Peter Bulmer and Kevin Fitzpatrick of Opus IVS discuss future concerns facing the EV industry, including the cost of repairs, ease of access to parts, and keeping up with technological innovations. Support the Show.

11-10
15:52

Enhanced Media: EVs and ‘Negative Hyperbole’, EV World, Fall 2023

Here’s more from Adam Malik’s chat with James Carter, principal consultant at Vision Mobility. Carter talks about the “negative hyperbole” around electric vehicles and some people’s desire to dismiss them for a variety of reasons.Support the Show.

10-04
05:29

ASW Conversations: Want to Retire? What to do With Your Shop with Matt DiFrancesco

Automotive repair shop owners skew towards the older age group — and if you’re reading this, you’re probably one of them. So how do you retire and set your shop up for a proper exit? Matt DiFrancesco, principal and financial technician for automotive repair professionals at High Lift Financials, chats with Peter Bulmer in this episode of ASW Conversations about the challenges being faced and how to overcome them.Support the Show.

09-22
19:59

ASW Conversations: What About Hydrogen? with Brent Hartman

Hydrogen has an important role to play in our journey toward decarbonization, especially in the freight and transportation sectors. Brent Hartman, director of standards in the fuels and transportation at CSA Group, joins publisher Peter Bulmer in this episode of Auto Service World Conversations to talk about the use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel, standards needed for best practice, challenges faced and moreSupport the Show.

07-07
17:51

Enhanced Media: Diving into the Annual Jobber Survey, CARS, June 2023

Get ready to explore key takeaways from the results of the 2023 Annual Jobber Survey from CARS. Your host and managing editor, Adam Malik, dives into the top concerns jobbers have with the way some shops operate their businesses, how that conflicts with views from the shop owner side, and then highlights other findings that couldn’t fit into the main feature.Support the Show.

06-10
04:31

Enhanced Media: Other Takeaways From the Annual Shop Survey, Jobber News, May 2023

Managing editor Adam Malik takes a deeper dive into the results of the Jobber News Annual Shop Survey. While touching on the big change in relationships, he explores how many jobbers stores they want to deal with, their concerns around quality and what they want from their jobber.Support the Show.

05-06
06:25

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