AAPEX 2012 Opens And Closes On A High Note
The show floor featured 660 first-time exhibitors, and a total of 2,309 exhibitors, up from 2,292 in 2011.
ALI Launches Certified Lift Inspector Program
Richard “The King” Petty, seven-time NASCAR Champion, posed with one of the new ads promoting the ALI Lift Inspector Certification Program before making a surprise appearance at the program kick-off event at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas on Oct. 31.
Exide Technologies And Maxwell Technologies Form Strategic Alliance
Companies to jointly develop and market integrated battery-ultracapacitor energy solutions.
Dana Chosen for Best Axles in eBay Motors’ ‘People’s Pick’ Competition
Dana was announced as a winner during the 2012 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas last week. The competition included online survey results from more than 14 million auto enthusiasts around the globe.
OBITUARY: Dan Jondron, Owner of Advanced Digital Strategies
Dan Jondron passed away peacefully on Friday, November 2, 2012, in Hawaii after a long battle with head and neck cancer. Highly regarded and well-known in the specialty equipment market, Jondron was owner of Advanced Digital Strategies, an e-marketing and traditional marketing provider since 1999. He was a frequent speaker at aftermarket industry events, and an expert in technology, e-marketing and e-commerce.
aftermarketNews Weekly (Nov. 5-9, 2012)
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Dayco VIN-Scanning App Wins Popular Mechanics 2012 Editor’s Choice Award
State-of-the-art app delivers available auto parts directly to smartphones.
Schrader Adds New TPMS Fitment Option With EZ-Tire Sensors
Using the same patented and programmable sensing technology as the valve-mounted EZ-sensor, the EZ-tire sensor is enclosed within a small, circular, rubber fitment package that easily adheres to the inner liner of the tire. Given its location, the EZ-tire solution expands the benefits of TPMS (including enhanced tire performance data) to a wide range of new applications in addition to traditional passenger cars and light trucks that are federally mandated to include TPMS.
Kathleen Schmatz Named AWDA’s 2012 Leader Of The Year
Each year, AWDA bestows this prestigious honor on an aftermarket professional who has contributed to the industry in a unique and significant way.
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