National Pronto Association Presents Annual Supplier Awards

Pronto Vice President Robert Roos commented, “Pronto is proud to recognize the hard work, dedication and support these outstanding vendors provide our members. Vendor support is an integral part of the automotive aftermarket and these partners propel Pronto to a 'best in class' status among the distribution groups in the industry today. Congratulations to all our award winners.”

The National Pronto Association recently presented its annual supplier awards at the association’s fall membership meeting held at the Omni Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. The 2016 award winners were announced in the following categories:

Supplier of the Year: Tenneco
2016 OE Supplier of the Year: DENSO
2016 Latin America Supplier of the Year: Tenneco
2016 Private Brand Supplier of the Year: Warren Distribution
2016 Marketing Excellence Award: KYB
2016 Category Management Award: Dorman
2016 Manpower Award: Standard Motor Products
2016 Partnership Award: Centric Parts

Pronto Vice President Robert Roos commented, “Pronto is proud to recognize the hard work, dedication and support these outstanding vendors provide our members. Vendor support is an integral part of the automotive aftermarket and these partners propel Pronto to a ‘best in class’ status among the distribution groups in the industry today. Congratulations to all our award winners.”

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.”