The Automotive Oil Change Association (AOCA) will hold an Owners’ Seminar on October 25-26, titled “Let Go and Grow -- Building a Business Foundation," in Phoenix, Ariz. The day and a half seminar will be lead by Ricky Price, president of Flagship Auto Services in Hawaii. Each attendee will receive...
For residents of the Northeastern Ohio area, Randy Lipscomb is known simply as "Handy Randy," the affable and knowledgeable host of local auto care television show, Handy Randy’s Car Care. But recently, he added another name: Counterperson of the Year. After a six month national search, the Barberton, Ohio, parts...
Eastern Manufacturing Inc., a manufacturer of catalytic converters and related components, has established a new 115,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility in Langhorne, Pa. Combined with its nearby R&D facilities, Eastern’s site now encompasses more than 150,000-square-feet of space for administrative, manufacturing, warehousing and R&D.
Brake Parts Inc. has made changes to the friction layout of its new Raybestos brand brake catalog, in an effort to provide more application-specific information, enabling Raybestos customers to sell more parts.
Yesterday, global automotive supplier ZF officially opened the 85,000 square-foot expansion of its Lapeer, Mich., facility. ZF has owned the facility since 1999. With the expansion, the plant, which will provide suspension components for domestic automakers, now totals 160,000-square-feet. The company said it expects to create 75 to 100 new...
Ken Kee, vice president of sales, Dayco Products Inc./Mark IV Automotive, has been selected to represent the Manufacturers Advisory Council (MAC) of the Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA) on the Board of Governors of the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA). AASA is the aftermarket market segment association of the Motor...
The National Automotive Service Task Force (NASTF) will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 3, in conjunction with the Automotive Service Association's Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS) and Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week in Las Vegas. The meeting will be held in the Laughlin Room of the Flamingo...
AutoZone has announced a number of organizational changes this week. Among the new appointments, veteran retail executive Jim Shea has been hired to serve as executive vice president, merchandising and marketing. Most recently, Shea served as the CEO of Party City. He previously held senior level positions with companies such...
Joe Gibbs, head coach of the NFL’s Washington Redskins and founder of the Joe Gibbs Racing team, will address “Teamwork, Perseverance and Excellence,” as the luncheon speaker at the 10th annual Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) in Chicago. The first Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium was held in 1996, at the...
Lund International has added a new member to its sales and marketing department. Mike Stevens, who started with the company on Oct. 1, will serve as the company’s new sales director for the retail channels. Stevens comes to Lund International from Wolo Manufacturing in New York, where he served as...
