Hunter Highlights Vol. 117

EQUIP’AUTO, the leading international automobile industry exhibition in France, is a natural opportunity for Hunter to reach key global audiences. And every year Hunter International staff work closely with PROVAC, Hunter’s exclusive distributor in France, to ensure a strong presence at the event. In addition to featuring Hunter’s premium alignment systems and GSP-Series wheel balancers, the well organized 2005 PROVAC exhibit was also the venue for Hunter’s rollout of the new SmartWeight balancing feature in Europe. France is home to one of Hunter’s largest regional export markets (the third largest European market in regard to automobiles in operation) and PROVAC is Hunter’s largest distributor worldwide.

The Birdville Career Center in Richland Hills, Texas recently received a new Hunter DSP9600 Wheel Balancer as an award to the school for its winning performance in the National Automotive Technology Competition. Local Hunter Sales Representative Matt Alan and Training & Technical Representative Mike Wilbanks delivered the prize to an enthusiastic and appreciative student body and faculty.

The National Automotive Technology Competition brings students to the New York Auto Show each year for its national championship event. Developed by the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association to curb the shortage of qualified technicians, the competition has since earned the support of dealer associations and industry sponsors throughout the country.

Hunter is a strong supporter of the student competition and its goals, and in 2001 established the Lee Hunter Memorial Award, which offers the championship team a choice of Hunter wheel service equipment for its school.