We kick off our Week in Review with recognition for manufacturer partners of the Automotive Distribution Network. The Network recognized a selection of manufacturer partners with awards of excellence during closing festivities at its recent 2012 Network National Convention, held last month at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort. To view the full list of suppliers that were honored, click here.
In other top news from the week, CARQUEST announced that John Kahut, vice president, paint and PBE operations and sales, CARQUEST U.S., has been named senior vice president independent sales for the company. Kahut began his career with CARQUEST in November 1986 as an account executive in Lakeville, Minn.
Our Executive Interview with Lucia Veiga Moretti, president of Delphi Product & Service Solutions (DPSS), was also among our most-read items of the week on AMN. In the interview, Moretti talks about settling into her new role as president of DPSS, as well as her goals and priorities for the future of the division and an exciting new pilot telematics program launched with WDs.
Also this week, Internet AutoParts, a B2B eCommerce solution provider for the automotive aftermarket, announced an extension of its long-term agreement with O’Reilly Auto Parts. IAP’s eStore and integration to more than 30 shop management systems provides automotive service professionals who purchase from O’Reilly with the tools needed to do eCommerce with O’Reilly.
Last in our round-up of the week’s top news, Johnson Controls has announced that it will implement an 8 percent price increase on lead-acid batteries sold in the U.S. and Canada for orders starting May 1. The price hike comes as a result of increasing environmental, health and safety standards and the investments required to support them, Johnson Controls says.
