[EMAIL] Davis Named to Head Certified Inspection
21 July 1999
Car Care Council 42 Park Drive Port Clinton, OH 43452 (419) 734-5343 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna M. Wagner (419) 734-5343 Davis Named to Head Certified Inspection Richard A. Davis has joined Car Care Council as Vice President of Marketing for the Certified Inspection program. The announcement was made during the Council's semi-annual Board of Governors meeting in Detroit on June 23, 1999. "Rich Davis is well suited for this responsibility," said Car Care Council President Don Midgley. "His credentials in the aftermarket industry, both as a marketing professional and as an ASE certified technician, ideally meet the growing demands of Certified Inspection." He came to the Car Care Council from Service Technicians Society, where he was Field Service Representative. As a member of the Council's Board of Governors, Davis has been an advisor in the development of the Certified Inspection program. Certified Inspection has become the accepted format for a 190-point evaluation of a vehicle's condition. As such it provides a valuable new customer service for independent automotive repair facilities. Results of each comprehensive inspection are added to the detailed database maintained at the Council's headquarters. "This ambitious program, after nearly four years of testing and fine tuning, is being adopted by state and regional industry organizations as a national standard," Midgley told the Board. "It provides authoritative, credible information on specific vehicles by age, location and mileage never before available on such a wide scale." Diverse CCC activities were reviewed with the Board, including the growing Women's Board, speakers programs, National Car Care Month, the consumer editorial program, the C.A.R. Show (most widely syndicated automotive talk show on commercial radio) the web site and the newspaper supplement. Newly elected to the Car Care Council Board of Governors are George Pyne, NASCAR; Jerry Kezhaya, The Auto Shop; Pete Painter, Federal Mogul and Randy Wright, NAPA. The 31st annual meeting is scheduled for November 1, during AAIW in Las Vegas. For more information on Certified Inspection or other Car Care Council programs call them toll free 1-800-466-5343 or write them at, 42 Park Drive, Port Clinton, OH 43452, email: carcare@infinet.com or visit their web site at www.carcarecouncil.org.