Would You Really Help A Friend In Trouble? Here’s Your Chance.
Founded more than 50 years ago by several top auto parts chain store owners, the Aftermarket Foundation was established to honor the memory of the late manufacturer’s representative Ray Jesselson. The organization’s sole mission was, and still is, to support those in the aftermarket who because of illness or accident have fallen on hard times, and literally have no other place to turn. While for many years, the Aftermarket Foundation was known as the industry’s best kept secret, today the Foundation is a beacon of light and hope for those in deep financial trouble.
Total Automotive Launches New Hingekits.com Website
With repairs kits now covering more than 7,000 vehicle applications and new kits added weekly, Total Automotive says the demand for its quality products and need for further distribution led to this retail launch.
Jon Apogee Named Marketing Manager at Prolong Super Lubricants
Apogee will be responsible for all aspects of brand management, strategic marketing, website design and enhancement as well as search engine optimization. His duties include providing direction and implementation for social media marketing and Prolong’s domestic sales.
ALI Launches Lift Inspector Certification Program
Program kicks off with event at SEMA Show 2012.
LKQ Launches the 2013 Edition of Its Annual Car Calendar Contest
For six years, LKQ Corp.’s Car Calendar Contest has provided car enthusiasts, hobbyists doing classic car restorations and custom car builders with the opportunity to showcase their favorite project cars or trucks to fellow auto enthusiasts across the nation.
Mitchell 1 Launches New ProDemand Website
ProsDemandIt.com features a wealth of information about the next generation of software from Mitchell 1 that will change the way that automotive technicians service vehicles, the company says.
HDA Truck Pride Appoints Director of Product Management
Josh Schwartz will report to COO Bill Burns and will be responsible for vendor programs and category management analysis, in conjunction with Burns’ product management team.
Hankook Announces Winners of University of Cincinnati Design Competition
The competition, which included third-year industrial design students from the university, was conducted over a three-month period from January through March. Students were asked to create new tire designs based on their own visions of future cars, sustainability needs such as reducing and reusing raw materials used in tire production, and the importance of increasing tire efficiency and meeting specific tire performance targets, the tiremaker said.
Ohio Technical College Opens The Edelbrock Performance Academy
School partners with Edelbrock to train students on building performance vehicles.
Outstanding Scholarship ‘Class of 2012’ Well-Deserving of Industry Support, Says GAAS Scholarship Chairman Pete Kornafel
Kornafel urges attendance at Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium in support of the scholarship program.