aftermarket News Issue: Thursday, February 18, 2010

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MEMA and OptiCat Create an 'Industry-First' By purchasing a major stake in the business, MEMA and OptiCat have created what is believed to be the automotive aftermarket's first supplier-owned electronic parts catalog data aggregator. More...

Centric Parts Invests In Second Dynamometer at Stoptech Facility The newest addition can simulate twice the gross vehicle weight for brake testing and development, up to 25,000 pounds, and also now provides Centric Parts with the ability to test a wide range of parking brake scenarios. More...

Sears Auto Centers Introduces New Franchise Business Sears creates opportunity for former franchise car dealers to capture aftermarket parts and service sales. More...

Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance Appoints eCommerce Solutions Director Doug Wiggin comes to the Alliance with 30 years of experience in the automotive aftermarket. During his lengthy career, Wiggin managed IT operations, software development, eCatalog design and communications architecture integration. More...

Pep Boys to Give 15 Percent Shareholders Rights to Call Meetings "Good governance is something that we practice every day at Pep Boys," said Max Lukens, chairman of the board. More...

DENSO Sales California Names New Senior Manager of Service, Quality and Engineering Departments Industry veteran David Shushereba to head DENSO Sales California Quality and Engineering Team. More...

Cooper Industries Appoints New Cooper Tools President Laura Ulz joined Cooper in 2007 as vice president, operations, and since then has been responsible for leading Cooper's manufacturing, sourcing, supply chain, quality and continuous improvement groups and will continue to oversee these functions in h...... More...

Herman Trend Alert: Our Growing Global Workforce The most encouraging statistic is that worldwide, 81 percent of CEOs are confident of their 2010 prospects (up from 64 percent) and only 18 percent remain pessimistic (down from 35 percent). More...

Advance Auto Parts Reports Record Free Cash Flow of $410 Million in Fiscal 2009, Up 46 Percent Fourth quarter and fiscal 2009 results include the impact of 45 store closures related to the previously announced store divestiture plan. More...

Goodyear Reports Higher Sales, Profit in 2009 Fourth Quarter Tiremaker meets cost savings plan 4-year goal of $2.5 billion, new $1 billion plan announced. More...

O'Reilly Automotive Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results Fourth quarter sales up 5 percent; for the year, sales increased 36 percent. More...

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