MotorVac & Snap-on Diagnostics Launch Shop Locator System
23 July 1998
Service Shop Locator System Jointly Launched by MotorVac & Snap-on Diagnostics
SANTA ANA, CA--July 23, 1998--MotorVac Technologies Inc. Wednesday announced a new automated service shop locator system in response to a growing demand for the MotorVac(R) CarbonClean(R) service.
The MotorVac(R) service is an engine fuel system diagnostic and service procedure offered by over 8,000 automotive repair shops.
"We wanted to make it easier for consumers to locate a shop that is trained and authorized to perform the MotorVac(R) service," said Lee W. Melody, president and chief executive officer of MotorVac Technologies.
The new shop locator system will give consumers the phone number of authorized service shops within a 20-mile radius of their home or work, in the U.S. and Canada. The shops listed in the system's database are those with technicians that have been trained to do the MotorVac service using the SUN(R) MotorVac(R) equipment and Snap-on(R) MotorVac(R) chemicals. The toll-free telephone locator system was developed in cooperation with Snap-on Diagnostics, a major distributor of MotorVac Technologies' products in the United States.
The system has a caller identification capability, enabling it to automatically determine the caller's location and the nearest service centers. The caller may obtain a second location if the service is desired in an area other than from where the call originated. "The new system also serves as an emergency repair shop locator in case of a vehicle breakdown," Melody added.
"With one phone call, it can track the caller's location and using the MotorVac(R) database, provide the phone numbers of auto repair shops in the area that could help solve their problem. We are pleased to be able to offer this free public service as part of our locator program."
The MotorVac(R) service shop locator can be accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling toll free 888/788-4108.
MotorVac Technologies designs, develops, assembles and markets unique technological solutions for the service and repair of automotive fluid systems. The company's product line includes specialty chemicals and shop equipment for servicing fuel systems and transmission systems. MotorVac's products are distributed to service shops, fleets and government agencies in more than 70 countries worldwide.
For additional information, visit the company's Web site at www.motorvac.com.
Snap-on Diagnostics is an operating group of Snap-on Inc. . Snap-on Inc. is a $1.7 billion leading global developer, manufacturer, and distributor of tool and equipment solutions for professional technicians, motor service shop owners, specialty repair centers, original equipment manufacturers, and industrial tool users worldwide. Product lines include hand and power tools, diagnostics and shop equipment, tool storage products, diagnostics software, and other solutions for the automotive service industry.