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Online Registration Open for ASA Annual Convention

Online registration for the Automotive Service Association’s (ASA) 2008 Annual Convention is now available by visiting www.ASAshop.org/Annual08. The convention will be held May 1-3 at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, CA. Attendees may use the secure online form to register for a variety of activities, including two management seminars, ASA’s Celebration of Excellence, housing accommodations and an optional tour of Winchester Mansion.

Yokohama Tire Corp. Names New President

Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) has announced changes in senior management roles and responsibilities, which will be effective April 1. Norio Karashima, current president and CEO of YTC, will return to Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) corporate headquarters in Japan to assume an increase in responsibilities. As managing corporate officer, Karashima will be based in Tokyo, where he will take on global responsibility over YRC’s Off-the-Road Tire and Aircraft Tire Division, Tire Logistics Division, and as general manager of Tire Planning Division. He will also retain his duties in charge of Tire North America Business Department and as president of Yokohama Corporation of America.

Tenneco Wins New Emission Control Business with Ford

Ford Motor Company has awarded Tenneco new hot-end emission control business on vehicles launching in model-year 2009 and 2010. Tenneco is a strategic supplier to Ford as a member of the company’s Aligned Business Framework supplier group. Tenneco will supply components (including catalytic converters) that make up the "hot end" of the exhaust system for the Ford F-150 light-duty truck (introduced at this year’s North American International Auto Show), Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator and the Ford Econoline vehicles.

Lear Establishes Global Operating Structure for its Seating, Electrical and Electronic Businesses

SOUTHFIELD, MI — Lear Corp. has announced it is establishing a global operating structure for its two business groups. In conjunction, Louis Salvatore has been appointed president, Global Seating Systems, and Raymond Scott has been named president, Global Electrical and Electronic Systems. In their new roles, Salvatore and Scott will continue to report to Lear

Speaker Line-up Announced for AASA Vision Conference

The Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) has announced a stellar line-up of speakers and presentations for its Vision Conference 2008, which begins Friday, Feb. 29, and concludes on Saturday, March 1, at the Swan and Dolphin Resort, Orlando, FL.

Polk Inventory Efficiency Award Goes Global

R. L. Polk & Co. is inviting all aftermarket organizations to apply for the 2008 Polk Inventory Efficiency Award. The Polk Inventory Efficiency Award recognizes and rewards outstanding process improvements relative to inventory efficiency in the automotive aftermarket. The purpose of this award is to educate, inspire and motivate the industry to address one of the largest problems it faces. To win, the initiative must pertain to a project within any global operations. Eligible projects must also have been implemented within the past 30 months; have a measurable business impact; be innovative; and improve processes and/or collaboration.

MPA Receives Supply Contract Extension Worth Approximately $50 Million

Motorcar Parts of America (MPA) has received an exclusive three-year extension of a supply contract for new and remanufactured alternators and starters from a major automotive retailer, with estimated aggregate sales of approximately $50 million. Terms were not disclosed.

Exide Technologies Names Phil Damaska Executive Vice President and CFO; Francis Corby to Retire

Exide Technologies has appointed Phillip Damaska, 53, as the company’s new executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective April 1, 2008. Damaska brings more than 30 years of experience to his new role at Exide. He joined the company in January 2005 as vice president, Finance, and was subsequently appointed vice president and corporate controller in August of that same year. Since March 2006, Damaska has held the position of senior vice president and corporate controller. From 1996 through 2004, Damaska held a variety of positions at Freudenberg-NOK, the joint venture partnership between Freudenberg and Company in Germany and NOK Corporation in Japan. During his tenure, he served as president of Corteco, an automotive and industrial seal supplier that is part of the Freudenberg-NOK global group of companies.  

SEMA to Showcase This Year’s Most Accessory Friendly Cars at Chicago Auto Show

DIAMOND BAR, CA – The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) will display this year’s most accessory-friendly vehicles at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show, scheduled to take place Feb. 8-17 at McCormick Place. The vehicles that will be on display are the 2008 SEMA Design Award winners, including the Nissan Titan (truck); Cadillac CTS (car); Hummer

Herman Trend Alert: The Natives are Restless — Again

From “Herman Trend Alert,” by Roger Herman and Joyce Gioia, Strategic Business Futurists GREENVILLE, SC — A global survey of 4,500 workers indicates that more people anticipate leaving their employers this year than last. In the 2006 BlessingWhite study, 65 percent said that they expected to “definitely” remain with their employers through the year. In