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Page 26, Whity Free Press, Wednesdiay, November 23, 1994 VVirtc=..r ca.r c ý a o, tipsý From Valvoline 1. Check the motor oil level regularly. Have your dealer or installer change the oil and oil filtor every three monthe or 5,000 kilometres. 2. Check tire inflation -and tread condition. 3. Check beits and hoso for cracks or missing pieces. 4. Check windshield wiper blades regularly. A worn wiper blado can affect visibility. 5. Check condition of spark plugs and replace as rocommended by the owner's manual. 6.,Change the air filt.er regularly as recomniended in the ownier's manual. 7. Repair headlights, brake lights and turn signais that are now working pro~ry 8. Inspect condition ofbrakes and brake fluid. 9. Consider enrolling in a defensive driving or skid control course. 10. Keep an emergoncy kit in the trunk. The it should contain a hat, glovos, boots, blankots, flares, a shovel, a bag, of sand, a candie and miatches, booster cables, a flashlight and a piece of chocolate for energy. 1994. INTREPI'D SAY HELL" TOA GO401U Newstatgy adopted for auto Parts industry The Ontario government and the auto parts industry rocently took a stop forward in boosting the profile of the sector to attract new customers, increase experts and create jobs. The sector strategy was announced recently at Butler Metal Products by Economic Development and Trade Minister Frances Lankin; Neil DeKoker, president, Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association (APMA); ]Ray Datt, president, Wells Automotive industries Association (MIA), and Buzz Hargrove, presidont, Canadiaxi Auto Workers (CAW). The first initiative from the. stratogy is a joint venture te set up representation in Europe and Japan. The Ontario government wil provide about $500,000 over four years for the initiative, with industry putting up at Ieast 50 per cent of the financing.. The overaîl strategy developed by the Canadian Independent Automotive Components Council (CIACO) focusos on upgrading manufacturing capabilities, im-. proving the workplace and expanding markets. The goernment is providing approximately $475,000 as seed înoney for developing further initiatives. "The auto parts industry is a key source of jobs in Ont.ario,"* sai4 Lankin. "By working in partnorship and sharing resources, we can prome Canadian capabilitios in other markets and create new jobs in this industry." "'Our companies are aggressively pursuing expanded sales te European and Japanose auto makers for their Canadian, North Arnerican and overseas operatiens. This first initiative wiIl assist in these efforts," DeKoer said. For Hargrove, the strategys focus on manufacturing capabilities and the workplaoe wilI lead to groater opportunities for workers and their communities. "The plan provides opportunities te upgrade sldlls, impreve the work environment and preserve and croate jobs," he said. Datt, representing the alNtermarket auto parts industry, added, 'This plan sets eut what we need to do te become more competitive and botter serve our customers. "If we can do ail that right, we will increaso sales bore and, abroad." About 80,000 people work in Ontario's auto parts industry. Over two-thirds work for independenk parts companies -- thoso net owned. by auto manufacturers. With more than 400 plants, Ontario acceunts for over 90 per cent of Canadian auto parts production. This activity supprts thousands of spin-off jobs in machinery, tool and die, steel, plastics, aftermarket sales and service, and many other industries. The Canadien parts industry sells about $1 billion annually te- Jaaieevhicle manufacturers in NcrhAerica and about $350 million te, European-basod manufacturers. The industry's representatives will explore opportunities te expazid these markets even further. Insurance dlaims FROMPAGE25 theft-related dlaims per 100 vehicles carrying "comprehensive"' insurance covorage) and by average ceet per vehicle te insurers -- and te insurance consumers. Theft accounted for 49 per cent of the amount paid by auto insurers in1993 in dlaims on 1992 modç1 cars under the coirehensive ceverage. }e charts, which cover 170 cars, station wagons, passenger vans and multi-purpose vehicles, present cembined data for model yoars 1992 and 1993. T1ýe Ford Mustang Cobra GT repeats as the highest theft insurance risk et more than 22 times the average lbas cost of al 1992 and 1993 medel model year vehicles, costing insurers an average of $1,387 in theft-related losses for each car insured. The Cobra is also recording the high9s rate of theft dlaims (ailoa 18 of every 100 insured 1992 and 1993 models). Mvulti-purpose vehicles and two-doer type medels. present the highost frequency ànd cost of theft claims, while station wagons and passenger vans record the lowest. Some vehicle models are showing significantly botter results this year than they did in Iast yoar's publication. "These improvements could ho atitbYutd in part te the addition of s andard anti-theft devices in thee vehicles," says Norup. Il T'he frequency of theft dlaims in the western region in 1993 is higlier than in Québec, but the average cost is stili the highest in Québec et more than $48 per car insuredI" says Norup. "The varieus initiatives by manufacturers, insurers, moter vohicle registrars and Iaw-enforcernent agencies have resulted in improved resuits in Québec," notes Nerup, 'but the problem appears te ho on the rise in Ontario." VIC is a non-profit independent organization founded in 1989 by the Canadian automobile insurance industy Its member companies mesure more than 97 per cent of ai Cenadian-registered cars outside British Columbia and Saskatchewan. New auto repair shop in Whitby Stevo's Auto Repair, which