ACDelco Top Distributors

ACDelco recognized 19 of its top distributors during its 2016 National Meeting this month. Tonsa Automotive, of Port Washington, New York, won the 2016 Distributor of the Year award, and the Parts House, of Jacksonville, Florida, and Rowerdink Automotive, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, were honored for outstanding growth in key sales categories.

“Our distributors are an incredibly important part of our business,” said ACDelco General Director Robert Sanford. “As we celebrate ACDelco’s centennial this year, it is particularly appropriate to recognize the influential role they will play as we look ahead to the next 100 years.”

In addition to performance awards, ACDelco honored the following distributors for their business partnership:

50-plus years:

Arnold Oil Co. — Austin, Texas
Fort Meigs Auto Electric — Northwood, Ohio
Ken Smith Auto Parts — Chattanooga, Tennessee
Original Equipment Co. — Belle Glade, Florida
Precision Service & Parts Inc. — Brookfield, Wisconsin

60-plus years:

Aircore Distributors — Hempstead, New Years
Art’s Auto Electric Service — Traverse City, Michigan
Automotive Distributors Co. Inc. — Columbus, Ohio
Auto Supply Co. Inc. — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
IWI Motor Parts — Dubuque, Iowa
Johnston Automotive & Industry — Spencer, Iowa
Lafayette Warehouse Inc. — Lafayette, Indiana
National Parts Supply Co. Inc. — North Brunswick, New Jersey
Program Sales & Distribution — Little Rock, Arkansas
R C Holloway Co. — Salisbury, Maryland
Rowerdink Inc. — Grand Rapids, Michigan

70-plus years

Mid-America Parts Distributors — Memphis, Tennessee
Southern Distributors — Birmingham, Alabama

As ACDelco celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, the company says it will continue to celebrate the important role its distributors, service centers and suppliers play in its ongoing success.

Federated Auto Parts Distributors announced it is entering into a collaboration with the Association of Independent Oil Distributors (AIOD) – one it said will focus on mutual benefits for the respective members.

“Federated is constantly looking at ways to improve value for all constituents and this agreement provides that,” said Sue Godschalk, president of Federated. “This collaboration provides added volume and opportunities for our suppliers, new partners for our members, and added supply points and products for shop customers. We have enjoyed working closely with several AIOD members in the past and this agreement will expand and create further opportunities for both Federated and AIOD.”