MOTOR Information Systems (MOTOR), a Hearst company, announced today it will make a change to the Estimated Worktime Development Methodology for color blend of adjacent panels within the MOTOR Guide to Estimating (GTE). The change is designed to account for variations in modern vehicle paint refinishing and will be made in October 2023 as part […]
Motor Information Systems Celebrates 120th Anniversary
This year marks a milestone for MOTOR Information Systems as it celebrates 120 years of business in the automotive industry. The MOTOR brand was established by William Randolph Hearst as a newsletter titled, The MOTOR, which detailed automotive news from Europe and the United States. After only a few months of publication, its popularity sparked […]
MOTOR Announces TruTech Service Information Solution
MOTOR Information Systems, a Hearst company, is now offering MOTOR TruTech, a new service information solution that provides dynamic, up-to-date vehicle service and repair data to customers. MOTOR TruTech provides vehicle service and repair data that is up-to-date and available within days of being published by the OEMs, including revision updates, for domestic and import […]
Daimler Truck North America Selects MOTOR for Heavy-Duty Data
Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) has signed an enterprise renewal agreement with MOTOR, the custom data provider for medium- and heavy-duty part numbers and cross-references. DTNA, its dealers and their aftermarket business, Alliance, have selected MOTOR for a custom-parts database. This data feeds their master parts database to better lead all-makes part searches back to […]
Jeff Nosek Named President of MOTOR Information Systems
MOTOR Information Systems announced the promotion of Jeff Nosek to president. The announcement was made by Tom Cross, president of Hearst Transportation and Rich Malloch, executive vice president for Business Media at Hearst. The promotion is effective immediately. In his new role, Nosek will lead the MOTOR business and report to Cross. Nosek has served […]
Nosek Named Senior Vice President of MOTOR Information Systems
MOTOR Information Systems announced the appointment of Jeff Nosek as Senior Vice President of Sales at MOTOR. The announcement was made by Tom Cross, Hearst Business Media’s Executive Vice President and Deputy Group Head – Transportation and Kevin Carr, President of MOTOR. MOTOR is a company within Hearst Business Media, a unit of Hearst. The […]
Motor Acquires Chek-Chart From IDG Books Worldwide
Motor Information Systems and IDG Books Worldwide announced yesterday that Motor has acquired the Chek-Chart brand and business from IDG Books Worldwide. The acquisition brings to Motor a publishing program targeted to the automotive trade in the professional, educational, certification and reference categories. They include specification and study guides, electronic databases, custom publications, textbooks and […]