Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance Holds Annual Winter Meeting in Sunny Florida
The shareholders of Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, Inc. gathered in Boca Raton, FL, for the group’s annual winter meeting held Dec. 2-6. Each shareholder of the Alliance was represented. The meeting is a culmination of the past year’s efforts of Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper parts stores and certified service centers. Reports and breakout meetings focusing on marketing, product and education were reviewed. New vendors were reviewed and approved and the 2007 marketing strategy was presented.
Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper Launches National Charity Program
A new nationwide program that helps victims of domestic violence and abuse gain their freedom through the donation of refurbished cars has been launched by Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper. This unprecedented vehicle gift program is sponsored by the warehouses, parts stores and certified service centers flying the Auto Value/Bumper to Bumper flags. Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, parent company of Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper, announced the new program yesterday at AAPEX.
Ford to Sell or Close Ex-Visteon Plants
The plan for job cuts and plant closings announced by Ford Motor Co. on Friday includes a 2008 deadline for selling off or closing 14 plants that the automaker took over last year as part of a bailout of parts supplier Visteon Corp. In October, Ford took back 17 plants from Visteon, which Ford spun off in 2000. The deal to bring Visteon back was aimed at making the supplier profitable and ensuring a stable flow of parts to the automaker. Ford created a subsidiary, Automotive Components Holdings LLC, for the plants and for six non-manufacturing facilities that it also took back.
Tenneco Expands China Operations
Tenneco has announced plans to expand its operations in China with investment in both manufacturing and engineering facilities. The company will open a wholly-owned elastomer manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China, and a joint venture emission control engineering center in Shanghai. The company has also reached an agreement to increase its ownership share to 65 percent in its Beijing ride control joint venture.
WIX Filters Names Grand Prize Winners in First WIX Filters Lap Leader Award Contest
WIX brand filters has named the winners of its first-ever WIX Filters Lap Leader Award contest. The WIX Filters Lap Leader Award contest enables fans to be a part of the action. The WIX Filters Lap Leader Award is presented to the driver who leads the most laps during each race in NASCAR’s NEXTEL Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck racing series. The online contest encourages fans to use their NASCAR knowledge in a weekly competition to predict which drivers will win the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award in each race. Fans who participate in the online contest compete for prizes including an all-expense-paid trip to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup event.
Auto Woes Manufacture City’s Decline
Look at a map of Ypsilanti, MI, and draw your finger along Ford Street and over to the Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum, home to obscure cars once built here. Or circle around to Factory Street and Ford Lake, a man-made invention created when Henry Ford brought the promise of hydropower and middle-class wages to the city in the 1930s.
Tenneco Launches Ready2Race Promotion
Selling Monroe shock absorbers and Walker exhaust products can earn service technicians a slew of prizes, including a chance in the NASCAR Total Pit Crew Experience sweepstakes, in Tenneco Automotive’s Ready2Race promotion in March.
Car Care Council Women’s Board Announces Winners of the Automotive Communications Awards
The Car Care Council Women’s Board (WB) has announced the winners of the new Automotive Communications Awards (ACA). The awards were presented during the Women’s Board reception on Tuesday, Nov. 2 in Las Vegas, during AAPEX. The Automotive Communications Awards recognize companies/agencies that provide automotive information through outstanding advertising, marketing and PR efforts. The business-to-consumer awards have 14 categories for entry targeted to women, including car care clinics and direct mail piece or campaign/newsletter. The business-to-business awards consist of 21 categories with such options as logo design and special promotions and promotional events/trade show.
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.
Learn How to Turn Your Leadership Passions into Performance at University Forum
This year at University Forum, John Passante, special advisor to the president of Delphi Product and Service Solutions, will teach attendees how to build a clear sense of purpose in their organizations with his presentation: “Turn Your Leadership Passions into Measurable Performance.”