Twelve years ago, Fred Bowen knew very little about auto transmissions. He certainly didn't know anything about fixing them, since he is not a mechanic and didn't tinker with cars as a young man. Despite a decidedly non-automotive background, in twelve years Bowen has built the leading transmission and car care [...]
A new campaign, beginning in July, will put the iconic Cottman Man front and center as the chain unveils -- The Cottman Man – Still the Man. For more than five decades, motorists throughout the U.S. and Canada have been encouraged to trust "The Cottman Man" for a full range [...]
During the summer season, most of us spend more time in our cars, vacationing or taking weekend or day trips. Travel experts expect summer driving to increase even more this year, despite climbing gas prices, as a response to the unusually harsh winter that gripped much of the nation. Summer Driving [...]
Cottman Annual Convention Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Care, the transmission and complete auto repair company with franchised service centers nationwide, recently recognized several outstanding franchisees and employees at its annual convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The winners, from Denver, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Greenville, SC, and Columbia, SC, represent “the best [...]
Jim Harrington builds his business by making noticeable difference locally When Jim Harrington came to this small city in northwestern South Carolina nine years ago, he took over an auto repair shop that had fallen on hard times. Today, the Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Care franchise he owns and [...]
Photo and article by Bill Hughes Click here for the article on the website Liz and Tony Foy married for just three years and have been on a career path through eight states beginning in their Ohio hometown on the shore of Lake Erie to their new auto repair business on [...]
The Photo was by GERRY MELENDEZ — gmelendez@thestate.com Tony Foy traveled to major cities around the country helping struggling Cottman Transmission owners turn around their operations. When he found himself in Columbia, he decided he had found home. Foy and his wife Liz moved to the Capital City and took [...]
