ALLDATA LLC, a
leading provider of manufacturers' automotive
repair information and
solutions for the professional automotive service
and collision repair
industries has announced that for the third year in
a row, they will
participate in the AIAA's
Shop of Tomorrow at the
upcoming 2011
Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo
(AAPEX) in Las Vegas.
ALLDATA will
show how repair and diagnostic information could
significantly impact
the future of the automotive repair industry. In
addition to
participating at the Shop of Tomorrow, booth #3066,
ALLDATA will also
exhibit directly across the aisle at booth
#3265.
Leveraging standards developed by the Automotive Aftermarket Industry
Association (AAIA), ALLDATA will demonstrate
how a telematics device
can enable communication between the car and the
car's owner via an
iPad2(R), and the car's preferred shop's management
system.
Notifications can range from simple maintenance
reminders to diagnostic
trouble codes. The demonstration will show how a
driver might be
alerted and/or be routed for service.
"For most repair professionals, it is already
difficult to keep pace
with the technical advances and diagnostic
requirements that are now
common with each new vehicle release," said ALLDATA
Senior Product
Marketing Manager, Ben Johnson. "We are exploring
technologies that
will help shops efficiently and effectively
diagnose and repair complex
problems. Efficiency and marketability of service
have evolved as the
key to remaining profitable in a highly competitive
environment. Using
telematics and industry standards, we will show how
a shop might begin
servicing the vehicle when the problem occurs,
instead of when the
vehicle shows up in the service bay."
"ALLDATA was an early advocate for standardized
shop technology and
continues to support the AAIA interface standards,"
said Scott Luckett,
AAIA Vice President of Information Technology.
"They have been
aggressive in showcasing how standards can be
leveraged to bring their
products to the customer in new and innovative
ways. Without standards
such as iSHOP and ACES embedded into a shop's
software and equipment, a
shop may soon find it difficult to continue
operating effectively."
iSHOP allows a wide range of shop systems to share
customer and vehicle
data as well as diagnostic results and other
relevant information,
reducing redundancies and unnecessary keystrokes.
ACES (Aftermarket
Catalog Enhanced Standard) is the North American
industry standard for
the management and exchange of automotive catalog
applications data.
Presentations demonstrating these technologies will
be held daily
during the show at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. In
addition, on November 3,
7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Johnson and Luckett will
also present "Inside
the Shop of Tomorrow and Aftermarket Telematics" as
part of the AAPEX
Learning Forum. The presentation will take place in
the Venetian Hotel.
Stop by booth #3265 for information on all ALLDATA
products or visit
www.alldata.com.
A regularly updated
information for structural repairs, mechanical and
diagnostic
information. ALLDATA(R) Repair(SM)S3000 is the
leading provider of
comprehensive, factory-correct repair information
for the automotive
industry. Also available are: ALLDATA(R) Manage
(SM), a strategic shop
management system; ALLDATA(R) Market(SM), a web-
based shop marketing
tool to bring in new and repeat business and the
AutoZone(R)
Aftermarket Parts Catalog and AZ PartsConnect(R)
program for
aftermarket parts estimating and electronic
ordering. ALLDATAdiy.com
provides consumers with repair articles, factory
technical service
bulletins, and illustrations for a specific
vehicle, along with a link
to ALLDATA-approved repair shops. Visit www.alldata.com for more
information.
