Two Southern Regional Aftermarket Associations Announce Merger
The new super regional association will operate as the Automotive Aftermarket Association Southeast effective Jan. 1, 2023.
Top 5 Stories of the Week
A recap of the top five stories on aftermarketNews during the week of April 11.
Schüler Named CEO Of Schaeffler’s Aftermarket Division
Michael Söding will retire at the end of the year after 20 years at Schaeffler.
Permatex Promotes Eva Pitts To Director Of Sales
Pitts will now serve as director of Sales for Traditional and International Business.
NPW Companies Acquires Engine and Performance Warehouse Inc.
The two companies signed the deal on Dec. 4.
SEMA Announces New Product Award Winners
SEMA’s annual New Product Awards competition recognizes outstanding achievements in the development of products being introduced to the automotive specialty-equipment market at the SEMA Show.
Cloyes Announces Purchase Of Arkansas Plant
The 155,00-square-foot plant manufactures highly machined powertrain gears, sprockets and idler assemblies for automotive original equipment manufacturers, the automotive aftermarket, marine and high-performance applications.
Icahn Automotive Awards $50,000 In Scholarships To Support Students Pursuing Automotive Technician Careers
Twenty students received $2,500 in an inaugural program from the parent company of service providers Pep Boys, AAMCO and Precision Tune Auto Care; part of a program to encourage the skilled trades.
Icahn Automotive To Separate Into Two Aftermarket Parts And Service Companies
The independent companies will be led by Chris Cox, CEO – Parts, and Brian Kaner, CEO – Service, who will report to Icahn Automotive’s board of directors and be supported by their own leadership teams, as well as a shared service division led by Chief Financial Officer Michael Nevin.
Icahn Automotive Celebrates Final 2019 Technical School Partnership At Orlando Universal Technical Institute
To celebrate the partnerships, Dominic Lightner, an automotive technology student at UTI in Orlando was presented with a $2,500 scholarship from Icahn Automotive.
