DIAMOND BAR, Calif. — The Specialty Equipment Market Association Memorial Scholarship Fund has awarded $272,000 this year in scholarships and loan-forgiveness to students in automotive-related programs and/or employees of SEMA-member companies.

LAS VEGAS — The organizers of the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo have reformatted the education program this year with fewer traditional classroom sessions and more interactive training and technology sessions.

LAS VEGAS — The Tire Industry Association has scheduled eight educational sessions for the 2019 Global Tire Expo-Powered by TIA at the Specialty Equipment Market Association show Nov. 5-8 in Las Vegas.

DIAMOND BAR, Calif. — Nexen Tire America Inc. is honoring the nation's Purple Heart recipients by sharing some of their stories online as part of the Nexen Hero Program.

BOWIE, Md. — The Tire Industry Association has released a slate of 11 nominees seeking one of four open three-year terms on the TIA board of directors.

LAS VEGAS — It is impossible to have a successful business operation without having a successful team of employees, according to Todd Thomas, a professor and associate academic dean at Northwood University.

ST. LOUIS — Hunter Engineering Co. has released an optional harsh-duty variation for its standard RX scissor-lift racks that feature stainless-steel slip plate top surfaces and turnplates.

LAS VEGAS — Several industry organizations will offer training at this year's AAPEXedu during the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo, Nov. 5-7, at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas.

With more vehicles on the road and with vehicles lasting longer, repair shops need to change their old ways of doing business in order to turn a profit and survive.