TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Dear Readers, The year 2012 will bring us some changes in issues. From now on we will meet more often printing WIadomości Inter Cars. Thanks to this you will be more up to date with all the latest news from the industry and automotive market and with the latest Inter Cars offer. New year will also bring some fresh ideas. One of them is the e-issue of the magazine. E-issues are electronic equivalents of traditional printed magazine, but enriched with multimedia contents(videos, ani- mations), with active links (hyperlinks) to parti- cular web pages. Such innovation is offered to those who prefer to look through the press on the screen of their computers. More traditional Cu- stomers will still be offered the paper issue, with new parts and contents. Taking care of further dynamic development of our cooperation and good communication with our readers we have launched two new columns with financial and law advices. We are also en- larging the “Garage” part of our magazine, with technical advices, mostly filling it with more in- formation regarding the truck market. Seasonal topics will be touched in „the topic of the num- ber” and in our technical supplements. New au- thors will be presented, e.g. Rafał Kosiński, Prac- tical Skills Academy Expert, with which we are cooperating regarding practical trainings. Sport fans will find something for themselves as well, e.g. reports from spectacular sporting events or exclusive rewards, such as softshell jackets, MP5 players and the most modern tablets and coffee machines. Two contests are also very interesting for motorization fans, “Hawk eye” and “Take it easy” are concerning the history of Polish auto- motive industry. I would also like to invite you to take part in our most recent promotion called Garage Maters’ Gala (GMG), where you can win 12 Ford Fiesta vehicles! You will find all the relevant informa- tion regarding the whole event in the article, and readers using e-issue will also be able to get to the event webpage using active hyperlinks. I send you my best regards and wish you all a pleasant reading, Joanna Król Magazine WIADOMOŚCI Inter Cars SA Address: Inter Cars SA ul. Gdańska 15, 05-152 Czosnów tel.: 22 71 41 420, 22 71 41 425, 22 71 41 446 www.intercars.com.pl Editor-in-chief: Joanna Król Editing team: A. Fiedorczuk, M. Zmysłowska Cooperating editors: P. Bok, T. Borek, M. Bobrowski, M. Ciesielska, Z. Dzido, A. Dziuba, W. Jagodziński, R. Jaskułka, D. Kochański, S. Koniec, M. Koźbiał, A. Lewandowski, K. Mędrkiewicz, K. Nowak, Mec. Wojciech Olewniczak, D. Panek, I. Sar, A. Schmidt, T. Sondij, S. Szafrańska, M. Szarpak. Design: Pogotowie Graficzne Montage: Studio Yelow Robak Wojciech Correction: Karolina Kuczyńska Cover: Studio Yelow Robak Wojciech Printing: Elanders Polska Translation: FCE Training Centre; [email protected]Marketing office: J. Król, tel. 22 71 41 420, e-mail: [email protected]Maria Zmysłowska, tel. 22 71 41 446, email: [email protected]Subscribtion and suggestioins: [email protected]Cover: Photo Ford Polska. The photo of Ford Fiesta presented on the cover can differ from the real main prize. A WORD FROM THE BOARD 2 CURRENT EVENTS 3-13 NEW ITEMS 14-24 TOPIC OF THE NUMBER 25-31 GARAGE 32-41 SUPPLIERS AND PRODUCTS 42-76 SPORT 77 MOTO PASSION 79 TAKE IT EASY 80 Supplements: Garage Equipment Supplement – March 2012 Technical supplement – Car air-conditioning Dayco Comma – is the electronic form of paper magazine. Visit us at www.intercars.com.pl/wiadomosci
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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Dear Readers,
The year 2012 will bring us some changes in
issues. From now on we will meet more often
printing WIadomości Inter Cars. Thanks to this
you will be more up to date with all the latest
news from the industry and automotive market
and with the latest Inter Cars off er. New year will
also bring some fresh ideas. One of them is the
e-issue of the magazine. E-issues are electronic
equivalents of traditional printed magazine, but
enriched with multimedia contents(videos, ani-
mations), with active links (hyperlinks) to parti-
cular web pages. Such innovation is off ered to
those who prefer to look through the press on the
screen of their computers. More traditional Cu-
stomers will still be off ered the paper issue, with
new parts and contents.
Taking care of further dynamic development of
our cooperation and good communication with
our readers we have launched two new columns
with fi nancial and law advices. We are also en-
larging the “Garage” part of our magazine, with
technical advices, mostly fi lling it with more in-
formation regarding the truck market. Seasonal
topics will be touched in „the topic of the num-
ber” and in our technical supplements. New au-
thors will be presented, e.g. Rafał Kosiński, Prac-
tical Skills Academy Expert, with which we are
cooperating regarding practical trainings. Sport
fans will fi nd something for themselves as well,
e.g. reports from spectacular sporting events or
exclusive rewards, such as softshell jackets, MP5
players and the most modern tablets and coff ee
machines. Two contests are also very interesting
for motorization fans, “Hawk eye” and “Take it
easy” are concerning the history of Polish auto-
motive industry.
I would also like to invite you to take part in our
most recent promotion called Garage Maters’
Gala (GMG), where you can win 12 Ford Fiesta
vehicles! You will fi nd all the relevant informa-
tion regarding the whole event in the article, and
readers using e-issue will also be able to get to the
event webpage using active hyperlinks.
I send you my best regards and wish you all
a pleasant reading,
Joanna Król
Magazine WIADOMOŚCI Inter Cars SA
Address:
Inter Cars SA
ul. Gdańska 15, 05-152 Czosnów
tel.: 22 71 41 420, 22 71 41 425, 22 71 41 446
www.intercars.com.pl
Editor-in-chief: Joanna Król
Editing team: A. Fiedorczuk, M. Zmysłowska
Cooperating editors: P. Bok, T. Borek, M. Bobrowski, M. Ciesielska, Z. Dzido, A. Dziuba, W. Jagodziński, R. Jaskułka,
D. Kochański, S. Koniec, M. Koźbiał, A. Lewandowski, K. Mędrkiewicz, K. Nowak, Mec. Wojciech Olewniczak,
D. Panek, I. Sar, A. Schmidt, T. Sondij, S. Szafrańska, M. Szarpak.
Marcin KondraciukEgon von Ruville, Key Account Manager for Eastern Europe
Having reliable and trustworthy business part-
ners and suppliers is nowhere so important as
in repair business. RUVILLE Company from Ham-
burg off ers a wide variety of repair kits adapted
to customers’ needs internationally. Suitable for
garages and also for wholesalers.
The off er is carefully selected and constantly de-
veloped, depending on the conditions on the
market. RUVILLE kits are based on competence,
innovation and creation of the Company and
they deliver eff ective and professional repair so-
lutions. Their basis is assumption that quality, re-
liability and value for money are the most impor-
tant things. And this is how it works for 90 years
now! Complete solutions with OE quality save
time and money for garages and Customers.
Your trust is crucial for us. Together with our ol-
dest customer in Poland – Inter Cars S.A. Com-
pany - we will be trying to put emphasis on this
matter during Garage Masters’ Gala in Karpacz,
right now we wish you all great fun.
What according to you are the advantages of cooperating with independent garages?
More information regarding Garage Masters’ Gala and attractions waiting for
you to be found in the next issue of IC Wiadomości.
Special highlight of the evening will be the concert
of Perfect, which does not have to be introduced to
anyone, because the name says it all. You will hear
the most popular hits during the concert! It is going
to be a full of fun and music evening.
More information at
www.GMW.intercars.com.pl
This year’s Garage Masters’ Gala will be full of stars. Especially for Gala guests:
Maciej Maleńczuk
Maciej Maleńczuk Extra-
ordinary artist, composer,
musician, singer, actor,
poet... Which of those will
be presented in Karpacz?
You will fi nd out in June.
Neo-Nówka CabaretPolish cabaret composed of students from Wrocław. For
almost 12 years they have created several stage and TV
programmes. In this period they have received countless
rewards at all cabaret festivals. The group does not avoid
diffi cult subjects, but presents them in an easy and sub-
tle way. They are natural and uncompromising.
tle way. They are natural and uncompromising.
N Nó k C b t
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C U R R E N T E V E N T S
Modern cars manufactured nowa-days are composed of about 15-20 thousand parts. Toyota even gives the number 30 thousand, which includes all, even the smal-lest parts such as screws!Most of those elements are not changed in
the period of running the car. The rest are
easily available from independent aftermarket,
that is without the logo of a car manufacturer.
Thanks to such parts the cost of running the
car can be much lower.
Car manufacturers order their parts with their
own logo, no matter who produces them. Si-
milar (but not always the same) parts are also
off ered in OE garages – also with car manu-
facturer’s logo. This is how they create the im-
pression that all those parts are produced in
factories belonging to those Companies.
But most of the parts, e.g. electronic elements,
lighting, engine parts, suspension, brakes,
drive transmission systems, are manufactu-
red by independent companies – specialized
manufacturers, having their own research and
testing centres and experienced constructors
and designers. They are companies such as,
Bosch, Brembo, Magneti Marelli, Delphi, Valeo,
TRW Automotive and hundreds of other com-
panies in Poland, and thousands of them in
Europe.
„Those companies deliver a part of their produc-
tion to car manufacturers for the fi rs assembly,
and a part of it they off er to independent after-
market via the chain of wholesalers, shops and
automotive garages. They are the same ele-
ments, with only diff erent packaging, logo and of
course price” – explains Alfred Franke, the Pre-
sident of Automotive Spare Parts Distributors
and Manufacturers Association.
Independent manufacturers have a very wide
off er of parts for many makes and models of
cars, e.g. Brembo has about 1,600 references
of brake disks and drums, and TRW has over
1,400 diff erent kinds of brake pads, what co-
vers 98% of European fl eet of cars. Of course
not all those parts are manufactured only and
exclusively for car manufacturers and their ne-
eds. They are delivered to the market called
parts with comparable quality. Their quality is
confi rmed by their manufacturer or bay the di-
stributor, and they bare legal responsibility, so
the quality must be equal the parts which are
used for the fi rst assembly by car manufactu-
rers. But their price is very often much lower.
The legal side of this spare parts is regulated
80% of parts used for assembling the cars in
factories are developed and manu-factured by independent parts
manufacturers.
20% of parts
are manufactured by car com-
panies (mostly construction
elements, which are usually not
changed).
For example:Model: Audi A6 from 2006 Product: Xenon bulbs change Authorized OE garage: 1360 PLN (960 PLN for the bulbs and 400 PLN for the cost of work)!Independent garage: 370 PLN (270 PLN for the parts and 100 PLN for the cost of work).
Customers, besides marketing support and technical
support, will also receive from Inter Cars S.A. a free of
charge counsellor’s services from layers.
IMPORTANT! THE SERVICE IS DEDICATED ONLY FOR
CHAIN CUSTOMERS. BEFORE TAKING A DIFFICULT
DECISION CONTACT US. WE WILL
PRESENT YOU ALL POSSIBLE SOLU-
TIONS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES.
IT WILL HELP YOU TAKE THE MOST
REASONABLE AND SUITABLE DECI-
SION.
YOU CAN CONTACT US BY: SA-
LES REPRESENTATIVE, BRANCH IN
YOUR REGION OR BY E-MAIL AD-
DRESS GIVEN IN SERVICE NEWS
NEWSLETTER NO 13/MARCH
2012.
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How old are cars in Poland?GiPA survey, performed in 2011 shows that the average age of passenger car in Poland is equal 11.47 years, and the average age of commercial vehicle with loading capacity up to 3.5 ton is even lower.
THE AVERAGE AGE OF CARS IN POLAND ACCORING TO RESEARCH
COMPANIES:MotoFocus - 11 years
EurotaxGlass’s - 12 years
Samar -11 and 12 years
Otomoto.pl. – nearly 10 years.
HOW DOES IT LOOK COMPARING TO EUROPEAN UNION?
THE AVERAGE AGE OF CARS IN EUROPEAN UNION:
Germany – 8 years,
Sweden – 10 years,
Slovakia - 11 years
Finland – 11.6 years.
Sebastian Sokal
In this column we will be publi-shing legal advices regarding automotive industry and garage services. Below example descri-bes the situation of Mr Hare and Mr Wolf, representing indepen-dent and OE garage, who met in the court of law in order to settle a dispute, which is so much up--to-date at the moment.Engineer Hare entered law court building
very unwillingly. He did not like the whole
administration of justice, layers, their self-ri-
ghteousness and hardihood. But he had no
choice – he was sued. Mr Wolf – his former
business partner, today owner of OE garage
in the capital city of a voivodeship, was alre-
ady in the court. “XZX’ Chambers talked him
into a case, a spectacular case – as they said.
„We will get that Hare, others will stop distur-
bing you and of course our brand!” – in this
place they turned to the representative of a
well known brand. „The independent should
be repairing bicycles” – giggled in their silky
suits the layers of Mr Wolf.
The Court asked who was the author of the
slogan „We repair LEPO and VW”, Mr Hare
relied according to the truth – „My grandfa-
ther created this slogan in the 30s”.
„Do you know the procedure XYZ necessary for
the right opening of the door of repaired cars
made by KARLAR?” - asked one of the silky
layers.
„I have passed matriculation, I also have an
engineer diploma, and thirty years of expe-
rience, full equipment of the garage, I know
this procedure, but I try to open the door using
a door handle” – replied Mr Hare with a little
irritation.
Leaving the court of law, Mr Hare wanted to
say goodbye to Mr Wolf, send his greetings
to his wife. But he did not manage. In his
ears he could still hear judge’s words – „The
defendant had the full right to hang his ad-
vertisements in the form he had done it, and
to distribute leafl ets showing the logos and
using brand names of well known automo-
tive companies – because the advertisement
described, precisely and truly, in compliance
with the law, his business activities, which was
repairing the cars of those well known makes
– in a professional way”.
Above publication included law and
common sense placement.
The names of people and companies
were hanged for above publication.
M e c . W o j c i e c h O l e w n i c z a k
ASO rules, ASO advices,
ASO will never betray you?
EXPLOSION ON THE TRACKDuring Daytona 500 rally there has been a spectacular fi re eruption. Juan Pablo Montoya (former F1 dri-ver) slammed into a jet dryer under caution, which was transporting over 200 gallons of jet fuel. It is unbelievable, but… no-one got seriously hurt in the crash!http://www.sport.pl/moto/1,64997,11247640,Daytona_500__Wielka_kraksa__
wybuch_na_torze__WIDEO_.html
We are launching a new sports column,
where we will be printing the most intere-
sting, the most spectacular information not
only from motor sports.
HOŁOWCZYC THIRD IN RALLY IN USAHołek third in Rally in the 100 Acre Wood (USA)!Together with Maciej Wisławski, Hołek managet to get the third place driving his
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX. For the sixth time in his career Ken Block won the rally
OLEKSOWICZ IN THE FIRST TENKajetan Kajetanowicz won the 8th Lotos Rally!The second place went to Tomacz Kuchar (Subaru Impreza), and the third for Maciej Rzeźnik (Peugeot 207 s2000). 10th place was taken by Krzysztof Oleksowicz in his
ShowCar 2012Invest in yourself and your employees – is a slogan which is a motto of the innovative Inter Cars S.A. project – ShowCar. In cities of Poland there will be free of charge technical trainings.
„A very good idea, each year we can notice still gro-
wing interest and bigger number of participants
of trainings within ShowCar project. The car itself
presents very well and causes big interest of people
passing by the branch, which is also an additional
promotion for each branch (getting more retail
customers). Trainings on the trailer are something
absolutely diff erent that classical trainings inside
a room, not each room is air-conditioned, but the
trailer always off ers ideal temperature for trainings,
which is even more important in the summer.
The subjects of the trainings are varied, which me-
ans that each customer will be able to fi nd some
interesting topic for him.”
Katarzyna Pawlik, Inter Cars Rybnik Group
„Each training within the ShowCar project, in
which we are participating, is a chance for us to
present our products, show new items in the off er,
share knowledge regarding the right assembly of
running parts on a car. We are also passing infor-
mation regarding servicing with our devices for se-
rvicing and maintenance modern brake systems.
Trainings are also a chance to meet directly with
mechanics, garage owners, to get to know the
real problems which appear in garages, thanks
to which we are able to adapt our off er to the real
needs of the market. Our trainings present issues
which might appear when servicing modern cars
TRAINING SHCEDULE FOR THE COMING MONTHS:
Katowice 27.02 – 02.03
Radom 05.03 – 09.03
Puławy 12.03 – 16.03
Pruszków 26.03 – 30.03
Grudziądz 02.04 – 05.04
Bielsko-Biała 16.04 – 20.04
Tychy 23.04 – 27.04
Legionowo 07.05 – 11.05
Warszawa, ul. Płowiecka 14.05 – 18.05
Piekary Śląskie 21.05 – 25.05
Biała Podlaska 28.05 – 01.06
JOHN BEAN – Passenger cars suspension
measurement and regulation methods using
measuring devices with 3D John Bean.
LAUBER – Assembling remanufactured parts.
RUVILLE – Timing systems, water pumps and
bearings.
SNAP-ON - Sensor diagnostics and system
elements using Snap-on Diagnostics testers.
There will also be trainings off ered by EL-RING, FEBI, MAHLE, TEXTAR companies.
In March and October we will be realizing a
simultaneous technical training programme
with Bosch Company. We will be using the
black car for this purpose, the same one which
started the ShowCar programme.
• Wrocław, Długołęka, Wrocławska 33b,
05.03 - 09.03
• Kłodzko, 12.03 – 16.03
• Wrocław, Długosza 60, 19.03 – 23.03
• Łódź, Dąbrowskiego, 26.03 – 30.03
• Bielsko-Biała, 01.10 – 05.10
• Kutno, 08.10 – 12.10
• Gorzów Wielkopolski, 15.10 – 19.10
• Szczecin, Zimowa, 22.10 – 26.10
ShowCar are not only trainings, but also exhi-
bition of garage equipment available in Inter
Cars S.A. off er. You will be able to see devices
made by ATE, Contitech, Sealey, Toptul, Pro-
fi tool, Hans, Snap-op, Bosch and many other
manufacturers, all available in Garage Equip-
ment Department off er. There will be a special
promotion prepared for participants of the tra-
inings, for purchasing all goods from Garage
Equipment off er.
ShowCar project met a very big interest not
only among our Customers, but also among
branches and suppliers. We asked participants
of the third edition of ShowCar project to give
us a short comment regarding their opinion
about it.
TRAINING ISSUES IN THE PROGRAMME SHOWCAR BOSCH:
• Sensors’ diagnostics and infl uence on
engine work. Malfunction symptoms.
• Diagnostics and repairs of modern
brake systems.
• Diagnostics and repairs of Common Rail
systems.
• Car diagnostics – diagnostic devices
for Common Rail injection systems of
EPS type; diagnoscopes FSA series; KTD
error code readers; suspension toe in.
To cooperate within the project, Inter Cars S.A.
invited the following suppliers:
ATE – servicing modern brake systems using
ATE tools.
BOSCH – Sensors’ diagnostics and infl uence
on engine work. Malfunction symptoms.
BOSCH – Diagnostics and repairs of modern
brake systems.
CONTITECH – Construction, change and
regulation of timing elements and belt drive.
DENSO – Product trainings.
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C U R R E N T E V E N T S
ShowCar 2012in garages. Our Training Department prepares ca-
refully all the materials for trainings, which always
meet market and garage needs and expectations.
Mobile meetings with mechanics is a very attracti-
ve way of encouraging people to take part in tra-
inings. It is an automotive industry, so the idea of
meeting on board of a trailer is a 100% good idea.
It is for sure an attraction for the participants. It
allows fast moving, which means that in a short
time we are able to visit many places and many
customers.”
Marek Warmus, ATE
„The decision about ContiTech participation in
ShowCar project was a typical “bang on”. After the
fi rst training in Legionowo we knew, that is was the
right decision. Inter Cars S.A. creating its ShowCar
project took us to a week long event, during which
each participant takes part in fi ve training days
conducted by leading suppliers. During this time
everyone has a chance to get to know the off er, ga-
rage programmes, can get technical support. For
us the most important is the possibility of contact
with industry professionals and together develo-
ping our common passions. I do believe, that for
many of us work goes together with passion.
ContiTech trainers develop themselves together
with trainings, we are always reacting quickly
and responding all the signals coming from the
market, that is why each participant is always
up-to-date with the most modern news, which
are given to us directly from our headquarters in
Germany. During trainings we are realizing topics
connected with the right parts matching, proper
disassembly and assembly of belts in timing sys-
tems, reasons of belt malfunctions and ways of
preventing them, together with legal aspects con-
nected with spare parts assembly.
Besides information aspect of the trainings, all the
participants are given a ContiTech training partici-
pation certifi cated and additionally they can buy
a Tüvpol Certifi cate (TÜV Thüringen branch).
For ContiTech, participating in ShowCar training
project is now a fi xed element of annual training
schedule.”
Jacek Sozański, ContiTech Poland.
Those who decided to take advantage of this
possibility were invited to take part in intere-
sting activity, of course in motor sport atmo-
sphere. Each of invited Customers, C1 owners,
set one driver to take part in a competition. De-
spite a freezing weather and wet surface, C1s
were equipped with standard road tyres, with
no spikes. Participants took the competition
very seriously and professionally, that is why
they started the day with a training of fast and
safe driving. Precious and practical advices and
tips were given by Piotr Wróblewski - owner of
a Rally School. After the theoretical part, par-
ticipants could use the knowledge in practice,
driving the trial rounds. Everybody set behind
the wheels of their cars and tried to go through
the track as fast as possible.
Additional attraction for the participants was
co-drive with Bartek Ostałowski in his Nissan
Skyline R34 and co-drive with Krzystof Olekso-
wicz testing his Subaru Impreza N14. Those of
you who do not know it yet, we want to inform
that Bartek’s extraordinary skills are that he dri-
ves his car in a drift using his feet! At present he
has international FIA racing driver licence.
C1 contestIn previous years Inter Cars S.A. customers were off ered a possibility of renting Citroen C1 as a substitute car for their garages.
Finally the best lap time was recorded and the winner were:
I place: Kacper MałeckiII place: Filip Małecki
III place: Tomasz DębowskiInter Cars S.A. customers still have an opportunity
to organize a replacement car for their garage.
Chain garages cooperating with us will get special
leasing or hire purchase conditions:
Lancia, Ford Fiesta i Skoda Fabia.
Details available from Inter Cars S.A. sales representatives.
by the Customer is one of the most crucial points.
Modern garage must also have a replacement car
for their Customers. Most drivers leaving their car
even only for one day, expect that the garage will
correctly diagnose the malfunction and repair it,
but also that it will off er them a replacement car
for the time of repair.
In the past mostly OE garages off ered their custo-
mers replacement cars, but nowadays more and
more independent garages also have replacement
cars in their off er. Also expectations regarding the
make and model of a replacement cars have gone
up. Very few customers will be satisfi ed with a
more than 10 year old car from the lowest market
segment. Customer now expects quite new and
reliable car with air-conditioning and other sys-
tems commonly installed in modern cars. Just the
fact of having a replacement car in the off er has a
great infl uence on choosing this particular garage
to perform the necessary repairs, as opposed to the
one which does not off er such an advantage. This
means that the garage gains new loyal customers,
satisfi ed with the service, as a result it becomes
more competitive on the market. In other words a
replacement car for the customer is the same inve-
stment in its development as purchasing modern
devices and tools”- convinces R. Grześkowiak.
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C U R R E N T E V E N T S
In January this year we have launched Regional
Training Centre in cooperation with Practical Tra-
ining Centre in Grudziądz. The grand opening
was visited by vice president of Grudziądz city
– Przemysław Ślusarski, the Chairperson of Edu-
cation Commission in town council in Grudziądz
– Joanna Iwanowsa and PTC Director, together
with Inter Cars S.A. representatives. The meeting
was also participated by BOSCH and CASTROL
representatives – the sponsors of the campaign,
and also ITS representative, who bare the patro-
nage of the programme. Also teachers and em-
ployees of neighbouring garages were present.
During the event in Grudziądz, invited guests co-
uld hear the speech about current situation in Po-
lish vocational schools. They could get to know
all the advantages of participating in Young HR
programme. On behalf of Grudziądz city, vice
president of the city collected tools and devices
which will be used at school for HR education.
Another schools, another HR“Young HR” is a programme created by Inter Cars S.A., which is aimed to cooperate with the schools, by e.g. equipping them with the most modern diagnostic and repair devices for automotive industry. It also delivers the necessary knowledge for educa-ting young HR; it is also a “work trampoline” which helps young people to start their adult lives. The programme supports knowledge contests, and apprentices for the best students.
„Thanks to right educa-tion the chances of get-ting into adult work life for young generation are growing. Besides highly skilled educating team, we also need highly so-phisticated equipment. It is especially important
within the process of vocational schooling, whe-re theoretical knowledge has to be supported with thorough practical trainings. That is why we came here with several representatives of companies supporting “Young HR” programme, to give you the necessary tools and garage equ-ipment, which are really needed during practical trainings. Thanks to them the students will be able to learn various ways of diagnostic methods and repairing modern cars”– said during the event Robert Kierzek, the President of In-ter Cars S.A.
CONTACTCoordinator of the project (Inter Cars S.A.) is
Maciej Bobrowski, tel. 669 900 761Coordinator of the project implemented in
Gorzów is Katarzyna Mędrkiewicz, tel.: 603 914 715
„We realize that vocational education must involve current and dynamic development of automotive market and in-dustry, which are felt in our everyday life” – added Tadeusz Najdora, Headmaster of the school.
The President of Inter Cars S.A. Robert Kierzek received from the Headmaster and the Students a statue. The offi cial part took part in school hall in the presence of teachers and pupils of automotive profi le classes. The event was made more offi cial by the performance of special orchestra conducted by one of school graduates and a show of ballroom dancing. At the end all guests could try great dishes prepared by the employees of the school’s kitchen.
In February this year Inter Cars S.A. have given another part of diagnostic devices worth 120 thousand PLN to Construction Engineering School in Gorzów Wlkp. It is one of fi ve schools in Poland covered with the programme „Young HR”, and supervising is performed by Inter Cars S.A. Szczecin Group. The basic thing is to build in garage owners’ minds an opinion that the basis of proper pro-sperity of a garage is well educated and specia-lized group of garage employees. In the future, garage owners, thanks to their generosity and openness to new ideas and creating new work-places for graduates of the schools covered with “Young HR” programme, will get measura-ble benefi ts. They will be able to concentrate on core activities and the need of training a mechanic fro the very beginning will not create
additional costs and will also save time. School at Okrzei street forms future constructing and building specialists since 1957, and for automo-tive industry since 1st September 1973. Till to-day over 2,000 mechanics and over 1,500 auto-motive technicians have graduated the school. The number of graduates shows the potential and new workplaces in automotive industry.
The following people participated in the event:
Alina Nowak – vice president of Gorzów City,
Maciej Szykuła – vice voivode of Lubuskie
Voivodeship,
Radosław Wróblewski – offi cial from school
inspectorate,
Representatives of Town Council of Gorzów
Wlkp, representatives of Education Depart-
ment of Gorzów Wlkp, Włodzimierz Fleischer
– the Chairman of Engineer and Technician
Mechanics Association,
Monika Budnik – the Chairman of Automobil-
klub in Gorzów, and many other important
people.
Inter Cars S.A. Szczecin Group and Headmaster of
the School in Gorzów Wlkp. would like to thank
all the guests for coming to the grand event and
showing approval to „Young HR” initiative.
Strategic partners of “Young HR” programme are:
Maciej Bobrowski,, Katarzyna Mędrkiewicz
Partnerami programu są:
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RESULTS OF THE CONTEST “TAKE IT EASY” FROM IC NEWS 41. The car presented in the photo was Toyota 2000 GT. The company which fi rst used
independent suspension of rear wheels and disk brakes on each of the four wheels
was Jaguar in E-type model.
The list of the winners from no 41: (the sponsor of the prize in the contest is
Robert Bosch LTD. Company.)
DVD Set goes to: Kamil Stosio (Dąbrowa Górnicza)
Car GPS system goes to:Piotr Gnielczyk (Zabrze) i Halina Baniukiewicz (Sosnowiec).
Home appliance set (kettle and toaster) goes to: Arkadiusz Nadolny (Krzemienie-
wo), Tomasz Michałek (Kraków), Krzysztof Potrz (Lewin Brzeski).
DVD fi lms go to: Barbara Szarf (Będzin), Marta Stępień (Dąbrowa Górnicza), Aron
Strzelski (Krzemieniewo), Jacek Naskręt (Krzywiń), Michał Rudowski (Dąbrowa Górni-
cza),Michał Gwiazda (Olsztyn).
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CONTESTHAWK EYEIn March issue of WIADOMOSCI IC you need to fi nd the answer to the following question:What is the subject of trainings performed by ContiTech company within the ShowCar
programme in 2012?a) Methods of measuring and adjusting elements of timing systemsb) Diagnostics and repairs of modern timing systems c) Construction, change and regulation of timing elements and belt drived) Timing systems – assembling remanufactured productsThe correct answer needs to be sent till 20.04.2012. The main prize is MP5 player and 3 additional consolation prizes: Softshell 4F jacket.
The sponsor of the contest is IC Premia Plus Loyalty programme.Correct answers with all contact data and address for delivery of the rewards (name, surname, full address with post code, telephone number and your size for the jacket) must be sent by e-mail to [email protected] with the subject of the mail “Hawk eye”, or to address:
Redakcja Wiadomości IC„Sokoli wzrok”Inter Cars SA, ul. Gdańska 15, 05-152 Czosnów
Read Wiadomości and win prizes …
SOLUTION OF “HAWK EYE” CONTEST FROM 41 IC WIADOMOŚCIThe correct answer was to be found on page 27 and it was: Steyr
Winners and prizes: MP4 walkman goes to: Ewa Hołdyk (Kodrąb),
Gadget sets go to: Marek Lulewicz (Wasilków) i Marcin Ksoń (Zawiercie).
The rewards will be sent by a courier.
CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE WINNERS!!
VIP club is Inter Cars S.A. project, in or-der to honour the biggest Customers. It helps building positive partner and business relations between Inter Cars S.A. Customers and suppliers. Servi-cing garages and shops with garages can take part in this Elite Club.Forte adventure in French means a strong adventure, to which we have invited 120 people from VIP Club Gold. Also suppliers: Lotos, Castrol, Delphi and Valeo participated in this event. This trip was the last one within the II edition of VIP Club.
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The last week of February VIP Club Gold members spent on a picturesque, but at the same time very mysterious Fuerte-ventura Island. It is a Spanish island, in the eastern part of Canary Islands, on the Atlantic Ocean. The participants could go to nearby Lanzarote island to see the “cosmic” scenery of Volcanoes’ Way. Whilst in Poland there were minus temperatures, VUP Club Members were sunbathing along volcano seaside of Fuerteventura island and also swam on a luxurious cata-maran.
Next edition of VIP Club will be launched in July 2012. We want to remind you that pe-ople interested in a membership in VIP Club must generate parti-
cular turnover level with Inter Cars S.A. In next issues of IC Wiadomo-sci we will present you detailed turnover levels for purchases.
Have fun with us!
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In July 2011 the promotion “Castrol for EURO 2012” was started, in which you could get Peugeot 107 cars and tickets for matches during EURO 2012.Inter Cars SA Customers were competing in purchasing Castrol products in three catego-ries. Promotion lasted from July till December 2011 and was supported with monthly addi-tional rewards (tickets for matches during Euro 2012).The cars were prepared and marked with In-ter Cars S.A., Motointegrator.pl and Castrol logos and were offi cially handed to their new owners on 27th February this year in Kajetany, in Inter Cars S.A. logistic centre. Car keys were passed by Castrol Representative – Katarzyna Warych. Besides the main prize, there were also six monthly rewards
The list of winners, who got Peugeot 107 cars
Category Winners
Garage 1. place – CEZARY ZAJĄC, Warszawa, (Cezary Zając)2. place – AUTOPIA DAREK TYBULCZUK, Konstantynów Łódzki, (Milena Tybulczuk)3. place – AUTO - PERFEKT MARIAN FORNALIK, Piotrków Trybunalski, (Marian Fornalik)
Shop with a garage 1. place – AUTO-CENTRUM MIKOŁAJ MOŃKA, Zawady, (Mikołaj Mońka)2. place – RYCAR SP. Z O.O., Białystok, (Paweł Kukiełka)
Shop without a garage 1. place –P.H.U. MATUZ BIS SPÓŁKA JAWNA Z.M. MATUSZCZAK, Kościan, (Patrycja Matuszczak-Żurczak)
Another carsgiven away!
Milena Tybulczuk from Autopia Darek Tybulczuk collects the car keys to Peugeot 107 from Katarzyna Warych – Sales Engineer for Mazovia region (Castrol).
In the most recent issue of our “breakfast paper” – IC Zone, we are presenting the newest promotio-nal off er of Inter Cars S.A. The third issue this year of Passenger IC Zone presents vide range of engine parts for well known makes, such as: Citroen, Dacia, Fiat, Ford, Mercedes, Renault and other. Bimonthly “Heavy Duty Zone” in the latest issue (2/2012) presents a wide range of clearance lights made by Waś company and special off er of brake pads made by manufacturers such as: Beral, Ferodo, Fomar, Knorr, Lumag, TRW, Textar and Wabco.Find also our wide range of accessories, co-smetics and goods for looking after your ve-hicles, together with seasonal new items.
Małgorzata Koźbiał
Promotion zone!
Both “Zones” are in force since 1st Match: - passenger one till 31.03.2012, truck one till 30.04.2012 or till stock lasts.
In March a new off er for the coming motorcyc-
le season has been released, meant for service
garages and for two wheel fans. On 16 pages
of the off er prepared by Garage Equipment
Department you will be able to fi nd practically
everything what might be necessary to repair
motorcycles.
All papers can be found at
www.intercars.com.pl , after click-
ing on: Trade off er.
On the occasion of 30th anniversary of WIX FILTRON, you can
get valuable rewards and attractive trips. The company pre-
pared 15 tickets to Majorca and USA!
Details of promotion on www.intercars.com.pl
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Thanks to high turnover the Customers could win 50 tickets for matches during Euro 2012! Ticket voucher will be distributed via Sales Representatives. Congratula-tions for the winner! We wish you all pleasant and safe driving and great emotions during Euro 2012!
Purchasing products by SACHS and LEM-
FORDER from Inter Cars SA and fi lling a
form you willl get an original cap with logo
of organizer and Polish emblem, genera-
ting a particular turnover you have a chan-
ce to get football fan sets!
Filtroncelebrates 30th anniversary
Purchha ising prodducts bby SSACACHSHS a dnd LLEM
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Choose the Miss of Inter Cars 2012
Models interested in participating in the contest are asked to fi ll in the
form on www.silverphotography.pl
Inter Cars S.A. together with Hit Fotomodels, Choc-light and Silver Photography organized a new contestAll Customers of Inter Cars S.A. are invited to
take part in the contest. Voting takes place
via www.intercars.com.pl webpage The mo-
del who receives the biggest number of vo-
tes in the fi rst stage of the contest will win a
photo session to IC Wiadomości and will be
presented on the cover. The second stage of
the contest will take place in May, other in July
and August 2012. Have fun with us!
The contest is divided into several stages.
Each of them will select 3 models, who will
get the biggest number of votes from in-
ternet voting. Those models you will meet
during a fi nale Gala. The fi nale Gala of Miss
Inter Cars Contest will take place during 12th
EXPO of Spare Parts, Tools and Garage Equip-
ment (31.08 – 2.09.2012, Warsaw – Bemowo
airport), during which the miss and two vice
Misses will be chosen.More information abo-
ut the contest at www.intercars.com.pl and
www.silverphotography.pl
Daria S., 19, Legionowo
Magdalena Z., 20, Nowy Kozłów
Agata P., 22, Warszawa
Monika B., 24, Warszawa
Benita B., 23, Ząbki
Karolina D., 21, Konin
Iwona Z., 28, Warszawa
Anastazja K., 23, Warszawa
Iwona P., 28, Warszawa
Natalia T., 23, Warszawa
Klaudia L., 22, Elbląg
Barbara K., 18, Warszawa
NEW BRANCHESOn 5th March 2012 Inter Motors branch in