Troy, MI, November 4, 2015 – MOTOR and MOTOSHOP® Technology ToolsSM are joining forces to deliver an industry-leading web-based estimate and repair system that will enable light duty commercial shops to improve shop workflow productivity, efficiency and profitability. The combined product is slated to launch in early 2016 and will feature a comprehensive data set that integrates the capabilities of MOTOR Selectline and MOTOSHOP® Technology ToolsSM, which is a product portfolio of web-based technologies offered by Advance Auto Parts with more than 26 million articles of unedited OE data.
MOTOR Selectline, a web-based estimate writing and workflow system, incorporates billions of links to automotive repair data and delivers estimates with the parts information, labor and pre- ventive maintenance schedules related specifically to the vehicle and operations selected. Selectline is an easy-to-use tool that streamlines communication between the front of the shop and the back, allowing the service desk and technicians to communicate electronically without leaving their stations in-shop. It ties estimating, parts search and service information to labor operations, creating a simplified workflow.
MotoLOGIC® Repair & Diagnostics, which includes more than 26 million articles of unedited OE data, features diagnostic flow charts, access to OE-based information, hyperlinking to re- lated articles, color-coded wiring diagrams that allow a user to highlight circuits and a self-di- rected keyword search feature. Shops using Selectline can easily access MotoLOGIC’s fast and accurate search functionality to drive efficiency in the repair process.
“Shops need modern web-based tools for quickly and accurately estimating jobs,” said Steven Birdsall, MOTOR’s Chief Operating Office and Executive Vice President. “We believe that the combination of Selectline’s easy to use estimating functions with MotoLOGIC’s comprehensive diagnostics repair information delivers unique value to our shop customers.”
“Modern web-based diagnostic and estimate tools help shops improve service to their cus- tomers,” said Scott Bauhofer, Senior Vice President, E-Business for Advance Auto Parts. “The combination of Selectline and MotoLOGIC Repair & Diagnostics will enable shops to more efficiently and effectively provide up-to-date service and repair estimates to their customers.”
The combined product will ultimately provide the power of efficiencies delivered by Selectline’s mapped and linked data and the flexibility of self-directed diagnostic and search support delivered by MotoLOGIC.
For live demonstrations visit MOTOR booth 4213 at the AAPEX tradeshow or booth 34337 at the SEMA tradeshow. To join future webinars, online demos and to be included in launch news visit www.motor.com.
About MOTOR
MOTOR, a business unit of Hearst, is the world's premier and leading supplier of automotive data to the entire industry. Since 1903, the MOTOR mission has been to provide its customers with accurate, thorough and timely information to help them run their businesses efficiently, effectively and profitably. MOTOR provides millions of unique data points, in virtually any formation required by a customer, completely tailored to their business. Through its vehicle data sourcing and integrated solutions, MOTOR simplifies the use of its data in order to reduce end-user costs and improve shop efficiency. MOTOR assembles the data from a variety of sources and then develops the optimum solutions to be used by its customers. MOTOR is headquartered in the Detroit, Michigan area, automotive capital of the world, and employs almost 200 talented profession- als. Many are ASE and I-CAR certified—providing customers with thousands of years of collective automotive experience. MOTOR has been a part of the vehicle aftermarket industry for over 100 years. For more information, visit www.motor.com.