2005 Automotive News Pace Award Finalists Named
More than 30 automotive suppliers have been named finalists in the 11th annual Automotive News PACE Award competition. Open to suppliers that contribute products, processes, materials or services directly to the manufacture of cars or trucks, the PACE (Premier Automotive Suppliers’ Contribution to Excellence) Award is presented by Automotive News, Capgemini and Transportation Research Center Inc. (TRC Inc.). Judges selected 23 finalists and 10 honorable mention awardees based on extensive written responses to the 2005 PACE Award application. Finalists will now host site visits by industry, academic and business leaders to select the winners, which will be announced in April during the Society of Automotive Engineers conference in Detroit. Judges will evaluate each company’s innovation as well as its management team.
Dupont Teflon Car Care Products Marks Strong First Year with Events at Key NASCAR Race
An automotive technician from Reading, Pa., will meet NASCAR Nextel Cup driver Jeff Gordon, and the DuPont Teflon Car Care brand will be featured on Gordon’s No. 24 Chevrolet as the new line of car care products celebrates its successful first year during Saturday’s UAW-GM Quality 500.
Executive Interview with Randy Mordue, Director, Aftermarket Division, Akebono Corp.
Our latest edition of “Executive Interview” features Randy Mordue, director, Aftermarket Division, Akebono Corp. Mordue joined Akebono North America in 1999. He has more than 20 years of sales, national account and new business development experience within the automotive aftermarket industry. Mordue recently took the time to talk with aftermarketNews.com and bring us up to speed on the latest developments at Akebono.
Pronto Celebrates Recent Accomplishments, Announces New Programs at Fall Owner’s Conference
The National Pronto Association, a member-owned and member-directed group of automotive warehouse distributors, recently held its Fall Owner’s Conference in Orlando, Fla. Highlights of the conference included an opening keynote address from Jim Macingvale, the owner of Gallery Furniture, in Houston, Texas. Macingvale, author of “Always Think Big,” shared the business philosophies, strategies and tactics that helped him grow his company into the nation’s largest single location furniture retailer.
FleetPride Announces Two Executive Promotions
FleetPride, Inc., one of the nation’s largest aftermarket distributors of heavy-duty truck parts, has promoted Timothy Gadus to the position of vice president and chief accounting officer. Gadus joined FleetPride in 1998, holding the positions of director of finance and director of corporate development before serving in his current position as the corporate controller and assistant corporate secretary.
California Dockworker Wins New Ford Mustang in Monroe Promotion
Tyrell Barnes, a dockworker in Lakewood, Calif., has won a brand-new 2004 Ford Mustang convertible, through a national consumer promotion sponsored by Monroe shocks and struts. Monroe products are manufactured and marketed by Tenneco Automotive.
California Dockworker Wins New Ford Mustand in Monroe Promotion
Tyrell Barnes, a dockworker in Lakewood, Calif., has won a brand-new 2004 Ford Mustang convertible, through a national consumer promotion sponsored by Monroe shocks and struts. Monroe products are manufactured and marketed by Tenneco Automotive.
California Dockworker Wins New Ford Mustand in Monroe Promotion
Tyrell Barnes, a dockworker in Lakewood, Calif., has won a brand-new 2004 Ford Mustang convertible, through a national consumer promotion sponsored by Monroe shocks and struts. Monroe products are manufactured and marketed by Tenneco Automotive.
University Forum to Present S.W.O.T. Analysis Of OE Dealers
It goes without saying that our industry continues to change before our very eyes. Distribution channels and methods continue to change. What worked as recently as a year ago might not be working now. The University of the Aftermarket’s annual University Forum can help you stay competitive, and keep pace with our ever-changing market. The event takes place on Sunday, Oct. 31 prior to the kickoff of AAPEX 2004. This year, University Forum will feature — Bill Hanvey, vice president of marketing for Motormite/Dorman; and Jon Owens, AAP, publisher of Counterman magazine, aftermarketNews.com and AAPEX Today at Babcox Publications. At University Forum, Owens and Hanvey will lead a presentation titled: “S.W.O.T. Analysis Of OE Dealers,” which will address this major supplier to traditional channels of the aftermarket.
IAPA Holds Annual Meeting, Honors Outstanding Vendors
San Francisco and the Sonoma Wine Country provided the backdrop for the Independent Auto Parts of America (IAPA) recent annual membership meeting. IAPA’s 192 members, along with family, manufacturers, suppliers and guests attended the event, which took place at the world-renowned Fairmont Hotel on May 22-25.