Amerigon Inc. has hired automotive industry financial executive Barry Steele to be its vice president of finance and CFO. Amerigon designs, develops and markets its proprietary Climate Control Seat products for sale to automotive and truck original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Steele will report directly to president and CEO Daniel Coker...
A Federal-Mogul Corp. parts plant in St. Johns has been saved after workers at UAW Local 925 voted to accept a last-minute contract agreement with the Southfield-based company. Federal-Mogul had threatened to close the factory, which manufactures washers and bushings for the auto industry, and move its 470 jobs to...
Brake Parts Inc. announced this week that it is the first aftermarket company to pass all four groups of the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association’s (AAIA) Data Audit Certification (DAC). DAC is part of AAIA's Product Information Exchange Standards (PIES) program.
AutoPartSource is launching a new cabin air filter line called AirQualitee filters. The company will officially unveil the new line at the AAPEX show in Booth 9516. The line covers more than 860 vehicle model years including high-volume late year models like Ford Taurus, Honda Accord and Toyota Camry. It...
East Penn Manufacturing was recently honored by Defense Supply Center in Richmond, Va., as one of the government's best suppliers. East Penn supplies lead-acid batteries to the Department of Defense and other government agencies.
The Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) has elected new chairmen for fiscal years 2005 and 2006. Thomas Dattilo, chairman, president and CEO of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., has been elected chairman of the board of directors of the RMA for 2005. Mark Emkes, chairman and CEO of Bridgestone Americas Holding...
Representatives of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) will discuss non-compliant automotive products and the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) in a free seminar scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 3, during the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) in Las Vegas.
"Product Information Management in a Global Aftermarket" will be the subject of the AAIA Technology Update at AAPEX taking place on Monday, Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Sands Expo Center, Room 203.
If you plan to attend NACE, or any of the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week shows, and have not yet made your hotel reservation, show organizers are recommending that you do so immediately. Today (Friday, October 8) is the deadline for most hotels within the NACE 2004 room block. NACE hotels...
As part of its commitment to improve driver and pedestrian safety, the Motor Vehicle Lighting Council (MVLC) recently redesigned its Web site to better inform the motoring public about the benefits and proper use of advanced lighting technologies.
