OTC, a Bosch Automotive Service Solutions brand, has released the Multimedia Interface Tester (MIT) to help diagnose vehicle communication issues on Ford, GM and Hyundai vehicles.

A vehicle coil spring is a dangerous object in its compressed state. Coil Spring compressors have to develop over 1000 kilos of force to compress a spring, while the same amount of energy is contained in the spring itself. If released in an unrestrained way it can be very dangerous.


Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket has launched a completely revised version of its REPXPERT online portal for workshop professionals, offering an array of tools to make life for an independent garage easier.

Valeo Service UK has launched a new clutch catalogue featuring more than 100 new references.

HELLA Ireland has enhanced its free online training and support service to give technicians access to even more essential information they require to diagnose and repair the latest vehicles.

GoldenWest Lubricants Inc. has added a premium diesel engine oil to its Prolong Super Lubricants brand. The new 15W-40 Diesel Motor Oil features the company’s proprietary Anti-Friction Metal Treatment (AFMT).

Motul today unveils its Workshop Range, a line of maintenance and care products specially developed for use in the workshop and reserved exclusively for professional mechanics. Whether they are specialized in cars, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, boating or commercial and industrial vehicles, this new range is for all of them.

Bosch shares that it has enhanced its tyre equipment range to provide technicians with a safe, versatile and time-saving operation, with models that suit every type of workshop. The company’s ‘G-Frame’ concept technology is now at the heart of the Bosch tyre changer range.

NTN-SNR has introduced a brand new 2016 catalogue featuring its complete range of Engine Timing products.

R-M, BASF`s premium paint brand for the automotive refinish industry, is again in search for the best young painters: The 12th edition of the R-M Best Painter Contest is starting in more than 18 countries from the regions Europe, South Africa, Asia and for the first time North America. The main theme is innovative thinking with state-of-theart technologies and sustainable solutions, using the R-M’s ONYX HD waterborne paint line. The finalists identified through national competitions will represent their individual countries in the International Final which will be held at the International RM Refinish Competence Center in Clermont, near Paris, between the 26th and 30th of September 2016.