Automotive

Scottsdale Auto Repair Company Tech Plus Automotive Launches a New and More User-Friendly Website

October 29, 2015 5:00 AM

Car Owners who Live in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area Can Now Use the Site to Schedule their Service Appointments SCOTTSDALE, AZ / ACCESSWIRE / October 29, 2015 / Tech Plus Automotive, a leading Scottsdale auto repair center, has just launched a new website that makes scheduling a service appointment easier than ever. As a spokesperson for Tech Plus Automotive noted, the company owners understand how busy most people are, and how finding the time...

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Shawnee Kansas Cottman Man Jim Lamar Proves That Community Service Can Pay Off

October 28, 2015 8:30 AM

SHAWNEE, KS / ACCESSWIRE / October 28, 2015 / The key to any successful center is a great reputation and Jim Lamar, who owns the Cottman in Shawnee, Kansas with his wife, Nancy, is always conscious of maintaining a terrific reputation in his neighborhood. "I get customers calling me all the time," says Jim. "They tell me, 'I was just on the internet; you guys get great reviews! I want to bring my car there.'" One thing that's had a tremendous...

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Leo Motors Develops Extreme Cold Weather Battery Power Pack

October 27, 2015 11:29 AM

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA / ACCESSWIRE / October 27, 2015 / Leo Motors Inc. (OTCQB: LEOM) has filed a patent application for its battery power pack comprised of battery cells that deliver full capacity and power in extreme cold temperatures. Traditional batteries fail in extreme cold temperatures thus incapacitating Electric Vehicles in the extreme cold regions of the world. Even though China has regulations requiring 30% of new government-purchased...

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Cottman Man Of Brandon Educating Customers Is Key To Success

October 27, 2015 8:30 AM

BRANDON, FL / ACCESSWIRE / October 27, 2015 / 2010 was a tough time for businesses and even tougher for transmission repair shops. The economy was still at a low point and most auto repair shops were struggling, however, Ricardo "Rick" Wagner, the Cottman Man of Brandon, has turned things around. Business has improved each year for the Brandon center, and this year's looking pretty good. "I recently started an outside sales program, and it's...

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The Cottman Man Of Manassas Takes Pride In Getting Their Customers Back To Work

October 26, 2015 8:30 AM

MANASSAS, VA / ACCESSWIRE / October 26, 2015 / Charn Sethi, owner of the Manassas, Virginia Cottman center, started out as a general automotive technician. He earned an associate degree in automotive technology, and then got a job fixing cars. After working in the industry for about a year, he bought his first shop: a Shell gas station. There he did general repairs but no transmissions. So what got him into a Cottman center? "I always wanted a...

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Kansas City's Cottman Man Approaches 35 Years Fixing Cars

October 22, 2015 8:30 AM

KANSAS CITY, MO / ACCESSWIRE / October 22, 2015 / Kevin Kuse, Kansas City's Cottman Man, says that he still gets a kick out of solving problems to get cars up running again. When someone brings their car to Kevin for repairs, he sees it as a challenging puzzle. Even after 35 years of fixing cars and, especially, complex transmissions, he gets a thrill when he returns a car to a customer and says, "It's fixed and running like new." Kevin has been...

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Leo Motors Starts E-Taxi Battery Rental Service

October 21, 2015 11:15 AM

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA / ACCESSWIRE / October 21, 2015 / Leo Motors Inc. (OTCQB: LEOM) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with the city of Puerto Princesa, to jointly establish citywide Electric Taxi (EV) businesses. The MOU is the first in conjunction with and arising from LEO's alliance with the BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BIMP-EAGA BUSINESS COUNCIL (BDBEBC). Under the MOU, Leo Motors begins a project intended to retrofit over 4,000...

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Cottman Man Celebrates One Year Serving Lancaster But Has 20 Years Under His Belt With Cottman

October 21, 2015 8:30 AM

LANCASTER, PA / ACCESSWIRE / October 21, 2015 / This month marks a year since Scott Stillwell became the area's Cottman Man, as owner of the Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Care center at 419 East Ross St. But he is hardly a newcomer to transmission repair and the Cottman brand. In the early 1990's, Scott noticed an ad in the Philadelphia Inquirer seeking a center manager. He had previous sales experience as well as management experience...

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An Eclectic Background For The Cottman Man Of Garner, NC

October 20, 2015 8:30 AM

GARNER, NC / ACCESSWIRE / October 20, 2015 / Daniel Simon, the owner of the Cottman center in Garner, North Carolina, had a rather eclectic background, before taking the reins of his transmission and auto care center. He was educated in ichthyology (the study of fish), he worked as an operations manager for UPS, and he was the senior engineer for a security company. "I kinda did a little bit of everything," he says with a chuckle. About 9 years...

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Customer Service Is Top Priority For Austin's Cottman Man

October 19, 2015 8:30 AM

AUSTIN, TX / ACCESSWIRE / October 19, 2015 / Customer service is the top priority for Steve Fulton, owner of three Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Care centers in Austin and nearby Cedar Park and Round Rock. But the concept of great service was the basis of his success for nearly 30 years in his career in management and engineering. Fulton, a disabled Vietnam vet who has a Master's in Engineering Technology, worked for a company that...

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Cottman Man Offers Tips For Parents And Teens For National Teen Driver Safety Week

October 18, 2015 8:30 AM

HORSHAM, PA / ACCESSWIRE / October 18, 2015 / Your local Cottman Man reminds parents with teen drivers that National Teen Driver Safety Week, which begins Oct. 19 and runs through Oct. 25, is a good time for parents to talk with their young drivers and set some "rules of the road" that should accompany teens' right to drive. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) offers five rules it encourages parents to discuss with teens....

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Cottman Man Of Des Moines Turning His Hobby Into Community Service

October 15, 2015 8:30 AM

DES MOINES, IA / ACCESSWIRE / October 15, 2015 / Daniel Harrington has been the owner of the Des Moines, Iowa, Cottman since 2003. He came in with experience in transportation, but that experience was pretty far removed from what he's doing now. "I was the senior engineer for Bandag; a retread truck tire manufacturer," says Dan. "My job was quality control, setting up new operations and manufacturing plants, and evaluating manufacturing plants...

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Cottman Man Doug Scott Is Flying High At The Gladstone, Missouri Cottman Center

October 14, 2015 8:30 AM

GLADSTONE, MO / ACCESSWIRE / October 14, 2015 / Unlike so many other center owners, Doug Scott, owner of the Gladstone, Missouri Cottman, never worked as an auto technician professionally. "I used to be a commercial airline pilot," he says. Then what got him into operating a Cottman center? Turns out he was injured when he fell off an entry ladder. While he was out of work recuperating, he and his wife, Mary a self-employed CPA, started thinking...

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Fixing Cars Is In His Blood, Says Jacksonville's Cottman Man

October 13, 2015 8:30 AM

JACKSONVILLE, FL / ACCESSWIRE / October 13, 2015 / As a boy, Ron Vinduska would watch his father Francis repair 18-wheelers and other heavy diesel equipment. As he got older, Ron would help his dad with repairs, learning hands-on from a master mechanic. After graduating from high school, where he studied automotive repairs, he went to work at a local transmission repair shop. He spent four years there and at another local transmission shop...

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Cottman Man Of West Mifflin Owner Jay Kapcin Got His Start The Old Fashioned Way

October 12, 2015 8:30 AM

WEST MIFFLIN, PA / ACCESSWIRE / October 12, 2015 / Just southeast of Pittsburgh in the borough of West Mifflin, sits a green, stand-alone building with a bright yellow sign. Owned and operated by 52-year old Jay Kapcin, Cottman of West Mifflin boasts a reputation of well-managed, quality transmission service. A gentleman not unbeknown to the industry, Jay grew his interest for automotive world from an early age. "When I was very, very young -- a...

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Lansdale Cottman Owner Proves The American Dream Is Alive And Well

October 8, 2015 8:30 AM

LANSDALE, PA / ACCESSWIRE / October 8, 2015 / Emmanuel Stoupakis was just 10 years old when he and his family immigrated to the U.S. from Greece. That was 50 years ago, and today "Manny" is a prime example of how hard work and a terrific business model can help someone realize the American Dream. Manny grew up and was educated here in the U.S. While still in high school, he took a part time job at a nearby tire store where he got his first taste...

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Cottman Man Of New Castle Boasts An Unusual Type Of Family Dynamic

October 7, 2015 8:30 AM

NEW CASTLE, DE / ACCESSWIRE / October 7, 2015 / A substantial number of center owners got their start fixing cars by learning the business from their fathers; but Greg Dittbrenner, owner of the New Castle Cottman with his wife, Carolyn, came at things from a slightly different perspective. Brothers Scott, Jeff, and Greg learned the business first. Then, once they had their skills down, their father, Earl, bought a center and put his sons to...

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From Tinkering To Transmissions Spells Success for Cottman Man of Beaverton

October 6, 2015 8:30 AM

BEAVERTON, OR / ACCESSWIRE / October 6, 2015 / As a child, Mitch Vicino had a natural curiosity for how things worked. One his favorite toys was an Erector set. He recalls spending countless hours taking apart household items including televisions and radios to see what made them tick, and then putting them back together again. That interest for knowing how things work helped when he made a career change more than 17 years ago. Mitch had been...

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Cottman Man John Hilgar Of Feasterville Built His Career In Cottman Centers

October 5, 2015 8:30 AM

FEASTERVILLE, PA / ACCESSWIRE / October 5, 2015 / John Hilgar started working on cars while he was still in high school: "I always messed around with cars when I was young… like all kids did back then," he explains. So, when he graduated from high school, he faced a choice: college or cars. He is choice was mostly pragmatic: "I couldn't afford to go to engineering school, so I went to tech school. I knew a few diesel mechanics, and they made a...

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Louisville Welcomes Newest Cottman Man

October 2, 2015 8:30 AM

LOUISVILLE, KY / ACCESSWIRE / October 2, 2015 / Don Harris recently became the newest Cottman Man in the nationwide chain of independently-owned Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Care centers. Don is a Louisville native and has received his Bachelors and MBA degrees from the University of Louisville. On August 10, 2015, Don assumed ownership of the Louisville Cottman center at 4047 Taylorsville Rd., where transmission service is a specialty,...

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