Obituary: Bill Laber, 66, Focused on Life’s Simple Pleasures
Today, I am reminded of how important it is to reach out to those you admire most, care about most, long for most, look up to most, trust most, respect most and enjoy most. Each of those feelings describes how I felt about Bill Laber. I was shocked to learn this morning that Bill passed away on Friday. I remain dazed, angry, confused, deeply saddened and remorseful that I hadn’t seen him in person in more than a year. We communicated often, almost every week if not more, but e-mail and phone calls are never enough.
CRP and CRP Canada Name New Sales Rep Agencies
CRP Canada Inc., the newly created business segment of CRP Industries Inc., has launched its domestic aftermarket belt program and is pleased to announce the appointment of Zurawel Patton Sample (ZPS) as sales representation for Canada. CRP is a longtime partner with Continental AG as an importer of ContiTech branded belts in North America. CRP has also announced the appointment of The Shephard Co. as sales representation for Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
Executive Interview with Tom Aliotti, VP and GM of Activant Solutions Automotive Group
This week we talk with Thomas Aliotti, vice president and general manager of Activant Solutions automotive group. A strategic operations and sales executive with more than 20 years of experience with leading technology companies, Aliotti joined Activant in 2005. He oversees the company’s development and introduction of next-generation electronic catalog, business management and supply chain analytics solutions for distributors, jobbers, retailers, and service providers. aftermarketNews recently sat down with Aliotti for a discussion about the challenges and opportunities related to aftermarket distribution technologies.
AMN’s Top Ten Week: Top Ten News Stories
If nothing else has been made clear by the events taking place in the automotive industry over the past 12 months, this much is true: The automotive aftermarket is changing — in dramatic ways. Here, the editorial staffs of Counterman and aftermarketNews takes a month-by-month look at the key events that have shaped this industry’s destiny over the past year.
Feds Probe Delphi Exec Stock Trades
Delphi Corp., already on the verge of bankruptcy and cooperating with a massive federal investigation into its accounting practices, now faces a new inquiry into stock trades made by more than a dozen former and current employees.
11 Lear Workers Guilty of Fraud
Eleven Lear Corp.employees who improperly collected more than $100,000 in state jobless benefits have been found guilty of unemployment insurance fraud, the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency said last week.
Delphi Reveals More Errors; Two More Executives Ousted
Delphi Corp. disclosed more accounting errors Thursday and forced out two more executives, bringing to six the number of senior officials who have left the Troy-based automotive supplier because of financial irregularities. Delphi, already under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for its accounting, said that from the time General Motors Corp. spun off the supplier in 1999 until the end of 2004 it failed to properly disclose the amount of accounts receivable, or money owed from other businesses for its services or merchandise, from its European operations.
Wheldon Claims Victory at Indy 500
Dan Wheldon became the first Englishman to win the Indianapolis 500 in nearly 40 years, winning the 89th running of the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” on Sunday with a late pass at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Executive Interview with Gary Halpern, Vice President of Product Development Neutronics
Join us as Gary Halpern, vice president of product development for Neutronics, provides an insider’s perspective on the current R-134a issues and shares with us the message he’s been trying to get out to repair shops for a decade.
Accounting Concerns Jolt GM’s Stock
General Motors Corp.’s stock skidded Wednesday after accounting experts cast doubt on how the automaker reported certain transactions with former subsidiary Delphi Corp., its largest supplier. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that several accounting experts it contacted had looked askance at the choices made. A GM spokeswoman insisted the accounting was appropriate and that the experts did not have complete knowledge of the transactions.