AAPEX Organizers See Growth in Participation from Target Buyers
Event organizers say auto parts retailer attendance increased 24 percent, while the number of independent repair garages was up 38.5 percent. Attendance by program groups increased 60 percent over last year, largely due to the pre-AAPEX marketing efforts of the Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA).
MEMA Technology Council Changes Name, Announces 2012 Leadership
Fred Dingraudo, vice president global technology, Affinia Group, will serve as the council’s chairman for 2012.
OptiCat Announces ’10 Minutes to Market’ Data Availability from its Do-It-Once Repository
OptiCat last week promoted the new capabilities and product lookups at AAPEX, through the sponsorship of AASA and several leading AASA supplier members.
The AMN Week in Review (Oct. 31–Nov. 4, 2011)
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The AMN AAPEX Week in Review
This afternoon, we present a special AAPEX Edition of the AMN Week in Review with our top five show-related stories of the week.
AAPEX REPORT: Dennis Welvaert Named AWDA’s 2011 Leader of the Year
Dennis M. Welvaert, MAAP, former president of the North American Aftermarket Division of Dayco, Tulsa, Okla., has been named the 2011 recipient of the Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association (AWDA) Leader of the Year Award.
Twenty Industry Professionals to Receive AAP, MAAP Certificates in Las Vegas
AAP and MAAP certificates and pins will be presented by University of the Aftermarket Director Brian Cruickshank, MAAP, and Northwood University President and CEO Dr. Keith Pretty during a luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the Venetian.
MEMA Says Insightful Agenda, Record Attendance Seen at MTC Fall Conference 2011 in October
One hundred automotive aftermarket technology professionals attended the 2011 MTC Fall Conference, which offered an agenda focusing on the theme: “Strategy Over Tactical = Success.”
AAPEX Education Sessions Developed for Warehouse Distributors
The WD-focused free sessions will be held Tuesday, Nov. 1 through Thursday, Nov. 3, in Marco Polo Rooms 701-706 on the Venetian/Palazzo Congress Center Level 1 in the Venetian Hotel.
New AAPEX Education Sessions Geared for Parts Stores, Repair Shops
This year’s Learning Forum at AAPEX includes two technical training programs for technicians and shop owners, offered by the Car Care Professionals Network (CCPN) and AWDA Manufacturers Advisory Council.