Affinia Under Vehicle Group Announces New Series of Training Programs
The Affinia Under Vehicle Group has announced a series of upcoming training programs available to service technicians across the country. A variety of accredited courses are available throughout the year at the company’s McHenry , IL , training center and through field training modules. The cost of training is less than $15 per hour, and students’ progress will be measured through examinations and training laboratory demonstrations.
Affinia Under Vehicle Group Announces Raybestos Spicer 2007 Promotions
This week at AAPEX, Affinia Under Vehicle Group announced an extensive lineup of sales promotions for 2007 designed to increase customer sales and raise brand awareness for Raybestos brand brakes and Spicer chassis. The 2007 promotions schedule includes a series of promotions targeted to reach warehouse distributors, countermen and installers, including the Raybestos brand brakes and Spicer chassis Box Top Promotion and the “Raybestos Spring Sizzle Sweepstakes.”
Affinia Under Vehicle Group Launches New Raybestos Product Line Up at AAPEX
Affinia Under Vehicle Group yesterday at AAPEX introduced its new Raybestos brand brake product line up, a consolidated product line that provides customers with increased application coverage, a competitive pricing structure and a simplified selection process for the company’s friction, rotors and hydraulic products.
Raybestos Sweepstakes Winners are Treated to the Richard Petty Racing Experience at Lowe’s Motor Speedway
IMAGE MCHENRY, IL – Six winners of the Brake Parts, Inc. Raybestos brand brakes “Race to Win” promotion recently enjoyed an all-expense paid trip to the heart of NASCAR country, where they had an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at a race shop and drove stock cars at speeds of more than 150 mph around the world-famous
Brake Parts Inc. Announces Raybestos Brand Brakes “Pit Crew Member for a Day” Sweepstakes
McHENRY, IL — Brake Parts Inc. has announced a new Raybestos brand brakes “Pit Crew Member for a Day” sweepstakes promotion for professional technicians and counterpeople. The “Pit Crew Member for a Day” sweepstakes will send a professional technician and a guest and his counterperson and a guest to a 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup event,
Affinia Under Vehicle Group Named Two-Time Gold Vendor of the Year by Uni-Select Northwest
Affinia Under Vehicle Group recently was named the Gold Vendor of the Year in the large vendor category by Uni-Select Northwest. This is the second time in three years that the group and its Raybestos brand brakes line have earned the honor. Affinia UVG received the award for excellence in customer service and support, promotional programs, cataloging and local representation.
Affinia Under Vehicle Group Assists Gulf Coast Hurricane Victims
Affinia Under Vehicle Group recently donated more than 1,200 articles of Raybestos brand brakes and Spicer Chassis apparel to victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as part of ongoing hurricane disaster response efforts in Louisiana and Mississippi.
APA Discusses Issue of New Returns During Annual Meeting
Returns are a necessary evil in the parts distribution world. Every store has encountered a situation where, for example, a fuel pump is returned. The installer claims that it’s defective. The counterperson, however, opens the box only to discover the manufacturer delivered the wrong part, the part was misinstalled or even worse, damaged. Place a group of concerned store managers and owners in a room to discuss that type of problem, and others concerning returns, and you’re bound to get a lively discussion.
NeoMedia Expands Relationship with DuPont
NeoMedia Micro Paint Repair, a developer and international supplier of auto rejuvenation products and processes, has expanded its relationship with DuPont. Specifically, NeoMedia signed direct supply agreements with DuPont de Nemours (Belgium) BVBA and E. I. du Pont Canada Co. (DuPont Canada), both subsidiaries of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., for paint sourced from Belgium and Canada, respectively. NeoMedia has also signed a letter of intent with DuPont Canada, whereby the company will assist with the packaging, labeling and palletizing of NeoMedia’s automotive micro paint for sale by NeoMedia to its operations in China.
WIX Filters Named Official Sponsor of Counterman Magazine’s Counter Professional of the Year Award
WIX Filters has joined forces with Counterman magazine to honor automotive aftermarket parts professionals through sponsorship of one of the industry’s most prestigious awards: The Counter Professional of the Year Award, presented by WIX Filters. This national honor, created in 1986 by Counterman, is presented annually to an ASE-certified aftermarket parts professional who excels in the demanding parts distribution profession. The winner and a guest receive an all-expenses paid trip for two to Las Vegas to attend the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) show.