Executive Interview with Rich White, Executive Director, Car Care Council and Senior Vice President, Marketing & Member Relations, AAIA
As the Car Care Council (CCC) successfully wraps up another year, CCC Executive Director Rich White (also senior VP of Marketing & Member Relations for the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association (AAIA)), gives us an update on the council’s “Be Car Care Aware” initiative.
Bill Glasgow Sr. Wins OAC Lifetime Achievement Award
Bill Glasgow Sr., president of W.T. Glasgow Inc. in Orland Park, IL, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Overseas Automotive Council (OAC) yesterday during AAPEX. For the past 20 years, Glasgow has directed his family-owned and operated trade show management firm, W. T. Glasgow, Inc.
Crypton Care Partners with Casite to Launch Fabric and Leather Cleaners for Vehicles
Crypton Care, a division of Hi-Tex Inc, founders of Crypton Super Fabrics, have announced a new partnership between Crypton Care and The Casite Company. Through the new partnership, the two companies are creating an exclusive line of upholstery care solutions that will be branded Crypton-Powered QuickWorks.
DST Unveils DSTWare 2006
DST Inc., an IBM Optimized Business Partner and provider of end-to-end parts supply chain solutions, has unveiled DSTWare 2006, a new parts distribution business solution. DSTWare 2006 was created with the goal of “unlocking the value of your business,” according to the company.
Executive Interview with Howard Laster, Director of Marketing and Business Development, Siemens VDO Service & Special Solutions Group
This week we hear from Howard Laster, director of marketing and business development for Siemens VDO Service & Special Solutions group. Headquartered in Allentown, PA, the company manufactures and markets a wide range of products including replacement hard parts, monitoring systems, instrumentation, and performance accessories for the automotive aftermarket, marine, industrial, fleet and special OEM market segments.
PPG to Exhibit at Industry Week Venues
PPG Automotive Refinish, in support of the automotive refinish industry, will exhibit at all three industry trade shows during Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week in November in Las Vegas.
Free Webinar to Discuss Ways to Address Counterfeiting at Tradeshows
The Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association’s (AASA) Brand Protection Council is offering suppliers a free Webinar from 2-3 p.m., Monday, Oct. 17 (EDT) on combating counterfeiting at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Association (AAPEX). The free Webinar, “Identifying and Taking Action against Counterfeiting and Other IPR Violations at AAPEX,” will be led by Marc Fleischaker, a partner with the law firm Arent Fox and one of AAPEX’s attorneys. The webinar will conclude with a question and answer session.
Intraco Acquires Hasting’s Remaining Interest in The Casite Company
Intraco Corporation has acquired Hastings Manufacturing’s 50 percent interest in Casite Intraco LLC (The Casite Company) during August 2005. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Intraco had purchased a 50 percent interest in The Casite Company from Hastings in 1999 and managed sales outside North America.
Valspar Celebrates Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week
Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week in Las Vegas, NV sets the stage for two significant milestones in Valspar’s history. A long time exhibitor of SEMA, NACE and AAPEX, Valspar will celebrate the corporation’s 200th anniversary as a global coatings manufacturer – while House of Kolor marks its 50th Anniversary as the “original” custom-finishes manufacturer.
ANSA Automotive Releases New 2005-’06 SPORT Performance Catalog
The new 2005-’06 ANSA SPORT high-performance exhaust systems catalog is headlined “The Sound of Power” and provides complete product photos and descriptions on almost 150 part numbers.