ACDelco honors five shop owners with VIP experience in Las Vegas

For their dedication to the industry, ACDelco awarded each winner an all-expense paid trip for two to the 2017 Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX), including a day of high-performance driving at Ron Fellows Performance Driving School at Spring Mountain Motorsports Resort. “This was an amazing trip starting with being honored as an ACDelco Top Shop, a day of high-performance driving, and the opportunity to attend AAPEX and SEMA,” said Elijah Keever, a 2017 Top Shops winner and owner of Keever Auto & Ag, in Lincoln, Kan. “Working with ACDelco as a PSC has been great and I am proud to be a Top Shop winner.” This year’s winners are:

• Ken Spuhler, Spuhler Auto Repair, Elk Mound, Wis.
• Elijah Keever, Keever Auto & Ag, Lincoln, Kan.
• Alan Smith, Terry Wynter Auto Service Center, Fort Myers, Fla.
• Mitch Woodbrey, Sebago Lake Automotive, Windham, Maine
• Doug Widhalm, Auto Care Experts, Yakima, Wa.

“We work closely with our PSC partners to help give their businesses a competitive edge, while providing the best overall experience to the customer – but some shop owners go above and beyond the call of duty,” said Heather Waszczenko, national brand manager for ACDelco. “The Top Shops program recognizes the shops that raise the bar through excellent workmanship, investments in training, community outreach and more.”
 
Many semi-finalists were honored with ACDelco-branded gifts for the shop and each employee. Semi-finalists this year include:

• Mike Starovich, Star Auto Authority, Inc., Vernon Hills, Ill.
• Mark Swee, Swee’s Automotive Specialties, Rochester, Minn.
• Gary Davis, Davis Auto Service Center, Franklin, Tenn.
• Mark Martino, Marks Service Center, Central Square, N.Y.
• Daniel Hayes, E.S.P. Auto Inc., Easthampton, Mass.
• Jeff Bates, Bates Automotive & Restoration Inc., Crystal City, Mo.
• Bill Breuer, Breuer’s Service Inc., Saint Louis, Mo.
• Bill Mooneyhan, Mooneyhan’s Auto Service, West Columbia, S.C.
• Steve Goldberg, Hank’s Tire, Woodland Hills, Calif.
• Jack Collingsworth, Big Apple Automotive Inc., Apple Valley, Calif.

About the ACDelco Professional Service Center Program
ACDelco’s Professional Service Center program includes more than 5,100 shops and is designed to give owners and operators everything they need to help them build a profitable, growing business with the highest levels of customer satisfaction, including:

• Marketing tools – access to signage, merchandising and in-store promotional materials, which can help make a great impression on customers.
• Technical training and service seminars – a curriculum of hands-on, 24/7 web-based and virtual classroom courses to help shop owners and their employees receive the knowledge they need to stay on top.
• Loyalty rewards – shop owners can earn up to five percent on many ACDelco-reported purchases.
• Discount benefits – discounts on in-store equipment and tools to stay ahead of the competition.