TAMPA, FL and COLUMBUS, OH – Hytec Automotive, a DeBartolo Company, has achieved “preferred vendor” status with the Automotive Distribution Network, the marketing group comprised of Parts Plus and Independent Auto Parts of America (IAPA) auto parts stores.
As a preferred vendor for the Automotive Distribution Network, Hytec will be the only supplier of new water pumps for the hundreds of member stores and thousands of jobbers in the ADN network making Hytec water pumps available to consumers nationwide, as well as in Canada and Mexico.
“This is a major accomplishment for Hytec. The preferred vendor status with a premier distributor like Automotive Distribution Network represents our goal of drastically increasing U.S. distribution and allows us to further penetrate foreign markets,” said Tim Zahler, president of Hytec.
Through the Parts Plus and IAPA systems, Hytec water pumps will be distributed to more than 52 independently-owned distribution companies, which operate approximately 242 warehouse outlets serving 2,099 affiliated jobbers, 512 ASP tech centers and 708 Car Care Centers in North America.
“The Automotive Distribution Network is a trusted name in our industry and we are proud to be a part of it,” said Zahler.
For more information, please visit www.hytecauto.com.
